| Station | On Air | Change | Change | Change | Change | Change | Notes |
| CKCH
Ottawa |
Feb. 27, 1924 | becomes CNRO
July, 1924 |
becomes CRCO
1933 |
becomes CBO AM 920
1936 |
moves to FM 91.5 February 28,1991 | CBC Radio One | |
| CKCO
Ottawa |
May 1, 1924 | becomes CKOY
June 1, 1949 |
becomes CIWW -AM (W1310) 1986 | becomes Oldies 1310 1995 | Rogers
Sister to Y105 |
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| CKCH
AM 970 Hull |
1933 | Signs off
Sept.30, 1994 |
Radio Mutuel / Telemedia consolidate holdings - end of AM | ||||
| CFRA AM 580
Ottawa |
May 3, 1947 | becomes News/Talk
June 7, 1993 |
CHUM Inc.
Sister to KOOL |
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| CJET
AM 630 Smiths Falls |
Oct. 22, 1955 | Rideau Broadcasting bought by CHEZ Inc. 1984 | |||||
| CBO - FM
Ottawa |
1964 | Becomes 103.5 FM
??? |
becomes CBOQ FM February 28,1991 | CBC Radio Two | |||
| CBOF
Ottawa AM 1250 |
1964 | moves to FM 90.7
February 28,1991 |
SRC
La Première Chaîne |
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| CFMO
Ottawa FM 93.9
|
1965 | becomes KOOL-FM August 28, 1992 (see below) | CHUM sells format/call letters to CHEZ with CRTC approval | ||||
| CJET - FM
Smiths Falls FM 100.1 |
1967 | becomes CKUE 1973
(the change indicated a move to distinct programming, from simulcasting and automation.) |
becomes CHEQ (Q101)
Sept. 14, 1984
(after sale to CHEZ FM Inc.) |
becomes FM Country 101 January 1, 1991 | becomes "new" CFMO
March
1,1993
(CHEZ Inc. acquires format and call letters after creation of KOOL-FM) |
becomes Lite 101 Sept. 30,1996 | CHEZ Inc.
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| CKBY -FM
Ottawa FM 105.3 |
1968 | becomes Y105 Young Country September 1995 | Rogers
Buys from Maclean-Hunter 1995 Sister to Oldies 1310 |
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| CKPM Ottawa
AM 1510 |
1972 | becomes CFGO AM 1440
c.1976 |
moves to AM 1200 Jan. 5, 1986 | becomes Energy 1200 March 8, 1988 | becomes The Buzz 1200 August 28, 1997 | becomes OSR Ottawa Sports Radio Sept. 9, 1998 | Rawlco buys in 1988 |
| CKCU
Ottawa FM 93.1 |
Nov. 15, 1975 | Carleton University
First (with CJUM Winnipeg) Campus-Community station in Canada |
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| CIMF
Hull FM 94.9 |
1976 | Telemedia
|
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| CHEZ
Ottawa FM 106.1 |
March 25, 1977 | becomes Classic Rock June 1994 | CHEZ Inc. holdings
sold to Rogers
1999 ?? |
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| CJSB
Ottawa AM 540 |
August 31, 1982 | becomes 54 Rock 1989 | signs off August 31, 1994
(Becomes The Bear) |
Standard Broadcasting
|
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| CKO
Ottawa FM 99.1 |
1983 | Signs off
1988 |
(99.1 FM now belongs to CHRI) | First Canadian All-News network | |||
| CBOF-FM
Ottawa FM 102.5 |
??? | becomes CBOX-FM February 28,1991 | SRC
La Chaîne culturelle |
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| CKTF Gatineau
FM 104.1 |
1987 | Radio Mutuel | |||||
| CHUO
Ottawa FM 89.1 |
May 31, 1991 | University of Ottawa | |||||
| CJMJ
Ottawa FM 100.3 |
August 31, 1991 | known as
Majic 100 since sign-on |
Rawlco
Sister to OSR
|
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| CKKL
Ottawa FM 93.9 |
August 28, 1992 | (CFMO becomes KOOL-FM) | CHUM Inc. | ||||
| CKQB
Ottawa FM 106.9 |
Sept. 1, 1994 | known as
The Bear since sign-on (54 Rock AM signs off day before) |
Standard Broadcasting
Formerly 54 Rock |
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| CKDJ
Ottawa FM 96.9 |
October, 1994 | Algonquin
College Instructional |
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| CHRI
Ottawa FM 99.1 |
March 30, 1997 | Religious
Christian 50% Commercial 50% Non-Profit |
updated February, 1999
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