Jump to content

CJET-FM

Add links
Coordinates: 45°4′50″N 76°5′52″W / 45.08056°N 76.09778°W / 45.08056; -76.09778
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the radio station that was CJET-FM from 2020 to 2023, see CKBY-FM.
CJET-FM
Broadcast areaNational Capital Region
Eastern Ontario
Western Quebec
Frequency92.3 MHz
Branding92.3 WOW FM
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
OwnerMy Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
October 22, 1955 (on AM)
October 27, 2001 (on FM)
Former call signs
CFRL (1955)
CJET (1955–2000)
CKBY-FM (2020–2023)
Former frequencies
1070 kHz (AM) (1955–1958)
630 kHz (1958–2000)
Technical information
ClassB
ERP9,300 watts (17,000 watts peak) horizontal polarization only
HAAT119.1 meters (391 ft)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitelanarkleedstoday.ca

CJET-FM (92.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Smiths Falls, Ontario, and serving the Ottawa Valley and National Capital Region. The station is owned by My Broadcasting Corporation. It broadcasts an classic hits (Classic Pop Songs) format and is branded as 92.3 WOW FM.

CJET-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 9,300 watts (17,000 watts maximum), horizontal polarization only. The transmitter is on Ontario Highway 15 near Line Road 7 in Beckwith, Ontario.[1]

History

[edit]

The station was launched in 1955 by Rideau Broadcasting as CJET, on 1070 AM, and played a country format.[2] Prior to signing on, the station would have been known as CFRL = "Rideau Lakes" it was changed to CJET when the station signed on. It began broadcasting in a daytime-only capacity On October 22, 1955.[3] In 1958, the station's frequency changed to 630 AM.

In the early 1960s Rich Little was hired full-time as a disc jockey and talk show host. His afternoon-evening shift ran from 4 to 8 weekdays, and the show gave him the opportunity to use his impressions on the air.[4]

In 1969, CJET-FM was launched on 101.1 FM as a stereo simulcast of the AM signal.

In 1984, the AM and FM stations were sold to Harvey Glatt's CHEZ-FM Inc., which was subsequently acquired by Rogers Communications in 1999. On March 21, 2000, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved Rogers' application to convert CJET from the AM band (630 kHz) to the FM band on 92.3 MHz. [5] On October 14, 2001, CJET-FM began testing on 92.3 MHz and launched on October 27 as Country 92. CJET's 630 AM transmitter was later shut down.[6] The station adopted an adult hits format as 92.3 Jack FM in 2004.[7][8]

On December 3, 2020, CJET returned to country as Country 92.3, taking on the format and programming of CKBY-FM (both stations would also swap callsigns) after its flip to all-news radio as a simulcast of CIWW CityNews Ottawa.[7][9] The two stations also swapped call letters.[10][11]

Former logo as "Jack 92.3" used from 2023-2025

On October 26, 2023 at 1:00 p.m., the country format was reverted back to CKBY-FM 101.1 (along with the callsign change) after Rogers decided to discontinue the all-news format in Ottawa. After the two frequencies simulcasted for several days, 92.3 would begin stunting on November 1 with Christmas music for the holiday season as Santa Radio Canada, sharing its branding with an internet radio stream promoted by Rogers under the same name.[12][13] On December 27, 2023, the station returned to the Jack FM format as Jack 92.3, emphasizing the return by using the tagline "Smith Falls' newish radio station".[14][15]

On November 22, 2024, Rogers Radio announced its intent to sell CJET-FM to My Broadcasting Corporation, pending CRTC approval.[16] The application was approved by the CRTC on June 30, 2025.[17] On August 1, 2025, the station flipped to classic hits as 92.3 Wow FM.[18]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "FCCdata.org - powered by REC". fccdata.org. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ "CJET Radio". www.ottawacountrymusichof.org. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ^ "CJET-FM". Canadian Communication Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Rich Little". Canadian Communication Foundation. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  5. ^ Decision CRTC 2000-81, Conversion of AM station CJET to FM, CRTC, March 21, 2000
  6. ^ "Country 92". 26 October 2003. Archived from the original on 2003-10-26. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b ‘I’m saddened’: Loss of last Smiths Falls radio station silences local voice, Smiths Falls Record News, January 7, 2021 archived
  8. ^ "JACK has hit the road". Hometown News. 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  9. ^ "1310 NEWS becomes CityNews, serving Ottawa and the Valley". CityNews. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  10. ^ "City News Ottawa Ceases Operation; Country 92.3 Returns To 101.1 - RadioInsight". Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  11. ^ NorthEast Radio Watch 12/7/2020: Can Rogers Combine in Ottawa?, Scott Fybush/Northeast Radio Watch, December 7, 2020
  12. ^ "Jack Returns To Smiths Falls/Ottawa - RadioInsight". Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  13. ^ "JACK 92.3 - Playing Whatever". www.jack923.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Jack Returns To Smiths Falls/Ottawa". RadioInsight. 2023-12-27. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  15. ^ Jack FM is back on the airwaves, hometownnews.ca, January 5, 2024
  16. ^ Thiessen, Connie (2024-11-22). "MBC to acquire three stations from Rogers Sports & Media". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  17. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-162, Three radio stations in Ontario – Change in ownership and effective control, CRTC, June 30, 2025
  18. ^ Thiessen, Connie (2025-08-01). "MBC relaunches Ontario stations acquired from Rogers Sports & Media". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
[edit]

45°4′50″N 76°5′52″W / 45.08056°N 76.09778°W / 45.08056; -76.09778

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CJET-FM&oldid=1303901152"