Ottawa Area Radio Station Chronology


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

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 

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

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.

 

CKBY -FM 

Ottawa

FM 105.3 

1968  becomes Y105 Young Country September 1995         Rogers

Buys from Maclean-Hunter 1995

Sister to Oldies 1310

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

CIMF

Hull 

FM 94.9 

1976           Telemedia

 

CHEZ 

Ottawa

FM 106.1 

March 25, 1977  becomes Classic Rock June 1994         CHEZ Inc. holdings sold to Rogers 

1999 ??

CJSB 

Ottawa

AM 540 

August 31, 1982  becomes 54 Rock 1989  signs off August 31, 1994

(Becomes The Bear)

      Standard Broadcasting

 

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

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
 

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

CKDJ 

Ottawa

FM 96.9 

October, 1994           Algonquin

College 

Instructional

CHRI 

Ottawa

FM 99.1 

March 30, 1997           Religious

Christian

50% Commercial

50% Non-Profit

  • Ottawa Radio Histories from History of Canadian Broadcasting

    updated February, 1999


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