CJOT-FM (99.7 FM, "Boom 99.7") is a radio station licensed to Ottawa, Ontario. Owned by Corus Entertainment, it broadcasts a classic hits format.
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| Broadcast area | National Capital Region |
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| Frequency | 99.7 MHz |
| Branding | Boom 99.7 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| CKQB-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | May 27, 2010 |
Call sign meaning | CJ OTtawa (broadcast area) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 38,000 watts (100,000 watts maximum) |
| HAAT | 161 meters (528 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | boom997.com |
CJOT's studios and offices are located on Merivale Road in Nepean along with sister station CKQB-FM. The transmitter is located off Stagecoach Road (Route 25) in Greely, southeast of Ottawa.[1]
History
editOn August 26, 2008, the CRTC approved applications by Astral Media and Frank Torres for two new FM licenses in Ottawa, which would be devoted to popular music and blues respectively.[2] The approval of the station proved controversial; on November 21, 2008, Minister of Heritage James Moore issued a statement calling on the CRTC to review its approval of both the Astral station and Frank Torres' new CIDG-FM. Moore asked the commission to assess whether the francophone population of the Ottawa-Gatineau area was sufficiently well-served by existing French radio services, and to consider licensing one or more of the French language applications—which included a Christian music station, a community radio station and a campus radio station for the Université du Québec en Outaouais—in addition to or instead of the approved stations.[3][4]
In the resulting round of hearings, Torres proposed that a new francophone station could be licensed on 94.5 FM, although such a station would be second-adjacent to Astral's CIMF-FM.[5] Industry Canada subsequently aired a testing signal on 94.5 in May 2009 to determine whether the signal could be used without impacting CIMF.[6] The test found that the signal could be used without causing significant interference to CIMF, and Astral consequently gave its consent to the use of the frequency as long as the company retained authorization to launch the 99.7 station.[7]
The station officially launched on May 27, 2010 as CJOT-FM, with an adult contemporary format branded as 99.7 EZ Rock.[8] On June 30, 2011, CJOT flipped to classic hits as Boom 99.7.[9][10]
In March 2013, as part of Bell Media's proposed acquisition of Astral Media, Corus Entertainment reached an agreement to acquire assets from the company to comply with concentration of media ownership rules, including CJOT and sister station CKQB-FM. The acquisition was closed on January 31, 2014.[11][12]
An unprotected low-power tourist information radio station owned by Instant Information Services operated at 99.7 FM as CIIO-FM. [13] That station was authorised by the CRTC in May 2010 to move to 97.5 MHz.[14] As well, CKQB-FM operated a repeater at 99.7 FM in Pembroke, which later moved to 99.9 FM.[15]
References
edit- ^ FCCdata.org/CJOT-FM
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-222
- ^ "The Government of Canada Refers Decisions on Radio in the Ottawa-Gatineau Region Back to CRTC", November 21, 2008.
- ^ Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-2, January 8, 2009.
- ^ "Language card played in bid for radio spot on FM dial". Ottawa Citizen, April 14, 2009.
- ^ Scott Fybush, "On Memorial Day, No On-Air 'Rewound'". NorthEast Radio Watch, May 25, 2009.
- ^ Scott Fybush, "WHHO, RIP". NorthEast Radio Watch, February 8, 2010.
- ^ "99.7 EZ Rock Debuts In Ottawa". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ "EZ Rock rebrands as boom 99.7". Ottawa Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ^ "Boom Goes 99.7 EZ Rock Ottawa". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ "Corus Entertainment Receives CRTC Approval on the Acquisition of Ottawa Radio Stations CKQB-FM and CJOT-FM". Corus Entertainment. January 28, 2014. Archived from the original on February 12, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ "Bell moves closer to Astral with sale of TV assets". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-75, Low-power tourist information service in Ottawa - Technical change, CRTC, March 1, 2007 (See also: CKOF-FM))
- ^ "Radio-Info: "Canadian Radio News for May 2010", June 2, 2010". Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-649
External links
edit- Boom 99.7
- CJOT-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CJOT-FM in the REC Canadian station database