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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
BrandingSanta Radio
Programming
FormatChristmas music (stunting)
Ownership
Owner
CHEZ-FM, CISS-FM, CIWW, CKBY-FM
History
First air date
October 22, 1955 (on AM)
October 27, 2001 (on FM)
Former call signs
CFRL (1955)
CJET (1955-2000)
CJET-FM (2000-2020)
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
Websitesantaradiocanada.com

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 Rogers Radio, a division of Rogers Sports & Media. It broadcasts a temporary Christmas music radio format and is branded as Santa Radio.[1]

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.[2] On October 26, 2023, the station swapped call letters with its sister station, switching from CKBY-FM to CJET-FM, after the sister station abandoned its CityNews Radio format. CJET-FM is to switch to a new music format later in 2023. [3]

History

The station was launched in 1955 by Rideau Broadcasting as CJET, at 1070 AM, and played a country format. 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.[4] In 1958, the station's frequency changed to 630 AM.

In 1969, CJET-FM was launched at 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, the stations' current owner, 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 at 92.3 MHz. [5] On October 14, 2001, CJET-FM began testing at 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.[7][9] The two stations also swapped call letters.[3]

On October 26, 2023 at 1pm, the country format was reverted back to CKBY-FM (along with the callsign change) after Rogers decided to discontinue the CityNews 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, utilizing the brand and format of a live webstream under that name launched by Rogers on that day. A new format is expected to debut after the holidays. [10]

References

  1. ^ "92.3 JACK FM (Smiths Falls) - Rogers Media Inc". Archived from the original on 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  2. ^ FCCdata.org/CJET-FM
  3. ^ a b https://radioinsight.com/headlines/260365/city-news-ottawa-ceases-operation-country-92-3-returns-to-101-1/
  4. ^ "CJET-FM". Canadian Communication Foundation. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  5. ^ Decision CRTC 2000-81, Conversion of AM station CJET to FM, CRTC, March 21, 2000
  6. ^ Country 92 former website from 2003 with logo from 2001-2004 - archive.org
  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. ^ Rogers Launches Santa Radio in Canada

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