Editing CJRT-FM (section)

===Independence===
In 1973, Ryerson announced its intention to surrender the broadcast licence of CJRT-FM due to financial restraints. By now the station had achieved somewhat of a profile and the story reached the press. After a large public outcry, a year later in 1974, [[Premier of Ontario|Ontario Premier]] [[Bill Davis]] announced that the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario|provincial legislature]] would pass legislation to create an independent corporation to run the station and buy the license.<ref name="history" /> On November 29, CJRT-FM INC. was incorporated by Ontario Letters Patent and CJRT-FM was transferred from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute to the new non-profit corporation. The station received money from the Ontario government and from companies and listeners through fundraising.<ref name="history" /> Cam Finley was appointed acting manager in 1973, general manager in 1974 and president and GM in 1979. John Valentyn launched a weekly blues program. Bud Riley joined CJRT as news and public affairs director.

In co-operation with Ryerson and [[York University]]'s Atkinson College, CJRT offered several on-air [[Open College (Toronto)|Open College]] courses from 1971 to 2003. In 2003, the service was transferred to Ryerson's [[G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education]], which offers [[distance education]] through the internet, print, and recorded media rather than on radio. In its last years, Open College broadcasts aired Sunday mornings from 6{{nbsp}}am to 8{{nbsp}}am.<ref>[http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/radio/histories.php?id=418&historyID=199 "Radio Station History - CJRT (JAZZ)-FM, Toronto, CJRT-FM Inc."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050426082952/http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/radio/histories.php?id=418&historyID=199# |date=2005-04-26 }}, Canadian Communications Foundation</ref>

Following Ryerson's loss of ownership of CJRT in 1974, [[CKLN-FM]] was licensed as Ryerson's campus radio station from 1983 to 2011<ref name=ryehis>{{cite news|title=A timeline of Ryerson's radio history, 1949-2014|url=http://www.ryersonian.ca/a-timeline-of-ryersons-radio-history-1949-2014/|accessdate=October 29, 2014|work=Ryersonian|date=October 7, 2014}}</ref> followed by [[CJTM]] since 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/cjru-am|title = CJRU-AM &#124; History of Canadian Broadcasting}}</ref>

In 1975, Glen Woodcock began hosting ''The Big Band Show'', which was still running more than 45 years later.<ref name="history" /><ref name=":0" />