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1 Overview
2 Stations
- 2.1 CJCL, Sportsnet 590 The Fan Toronto, Ontario
- 2.2 CFAC, Sportsnet 960 The Fan Calgary, Alberta
3 Shows & Personalities
- 3.1 Sportsnet 590
- 3.2 Sportsnet 960
4 References

[edit] Overview

Sportsnet Radio is a sports talk radio network in Canada carried on AM radio stations, owned by Rogers Radio. It was started in January 2011, after Rogers intended to increase synergy between its television and radio imprints. This was upon rumours that TSN was going to be launching its own radio station ^[1]

[edit] Stations

[edit] CJCL, Sportsnet 590 The Fan Toronto, Ontario

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The station first aired in 1951 as AM 1400 CKFH, a news and sports station owned by legendary Canadian broadcaster Foster Hewitt

After less than six months, Andrew Krystal was out as FAN 590 morning host. Greg Brady took over the show on an interim basis. Brady hosted the station's Hockey Central at Noon. A short time later it was announced that Greg Brady and Jim Lang would host The FAN morning show.

After 23 years, Howard Berger was let go from FAN 590 in May. Andrew Krystal was replaced in early afternoons on The Fan by Eric Smith.

Dan Dunleavy left Fan 590 sports to join the Maple Leaf broadcast team at CFMJ AM640. With the shut down of the Score's channel on Sirius/XM, Tim Micallef and Sid Seixeiro moved to Sportsnet Radio Fan 590. Michael Grange, who had been co-hosting Primetime Sports when Brunt and Cox were taking time off over the summer was now the permanent co-host from 9-noon on the Jeff Blair show. Scott Morrison left CBC Hockey Night in Canada to join Sportsnet. He would be doing spots on Fan 590 as a hockey insider and would also be one of the rotating co-hosts from noon-1pm on Hockeycentral at Noon which was simulcast on Sportsnet's Ontario regional channels.

Former CKFH fill-in talk show host Michael Magee died in July at the age of 81.

On August 31, the CRTC administratively renewed the licence for CJCL-DR-2 to April 30, 2012.

Rogers announced that in order to create an integrated brand across its five sports platforms (TV, Radio, Print, Digital and Mobile), it would rename the on-air brand of CJCL and change the logo's used. CJCL would become known as 'Sportsnet 590, The Fan'. It was also announced that effective October 3, CJCL's morning show 'Brady and Lang in the Morning' would be simulcast nationally.

Former CJCL personality and executive Barry Nesbitt passed away October 8. He was 85.

On December 12, Tim Micallef and Sid Seixeiro became the new afternoon co-hosts of Tim and Sid (1-4 p.m.) on Sportsnet 590 The FAN. Micallef and Seixeiro were at The Score for 13 years and co-hosts of Tim and Sid: Uncut, the No.1-ranked sports podcast on iTunes Canada.

Mike Farwell, Senior reporter/talk host at 570 News, joined Rogers Sportsnet FAN 590 Toronto as morning sports anchor on September 19.

Scott Morrison returned to Rogers Sportsnet as Executive Producer of Hockey. He was also on Hockeycentral and Sportsnet Radio The FAN 590 Toronto and FAN 960 Calgary. Morrison had been with CBC's Hockey Night in Canada. ^[2]

The Fan 590 is the flagship station for the following teams' radio broadcasts: