[3] In its first years, CJAD had its studios and offices on Rue de la Montagne (Mountain Street) in Montreal, now the site of O'Sullivan College.

Two specialized shows were heard on weekends: "The Bandstand" with Dick Irvin Jr., and "Starlight Concert" with Rod Dewar.

On November 19, 2006, CKTS ceased broadcasting, signing off the transmitter and surrendering its licence to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).

On Labour Day Weekend, 2012, CJAD, as well as its sister stations previously owned by Astral, moved from 1411 Fort Street to new facilities in the Bell Media Radio building on René-Lévesque Boulevard East at Papineau Avenue.

CJAD management then reached an agreement with CHUM Limited to use their CKGM transmitter on 990 kHz until new towers were erected.

A large part of CJAD's daily programs are talk shows discussing local and international news.

On weekdays, James Foster and veteran anchor Trudie Mason deliver morning newscasts, with Jason Mayoff taking over in the afternoons.

[6] Some of the station's notable former reporters include Shuyee Lee, Claude Beaulieu, Patrick Lejtenyi, Angelica Montgomery, Tina Tenneriello, Matthew Gilmour, Michel Boyer, Natalie Nanowski, Benson Cook, Elizabeth Zogalis, Sofia Misenheimer, and Emily Campbell.

[9][10][11][12] In December 2024, Bell Media announced that CTV News would combine its Quebec newsroom with that of its French-language radio stations and Noovo.

In June 2010 it was announced that Canadiens broadcasts would switch to sports radio station CKGM, now on AM 690 and co-owned with CJAD.

[16] On March 5, 2012, it was announced that CJAD would be the exclusive English language radio broadcaster of Montreal Impact soccer team for the next two years.

[17] Beginning in September 2013, CKGM (TSN 690) staffers began providing sports updates for co-owned CJAD.