CKBY-FM

CKBY-FM (92.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Smiths Falls, Ontario, and serving the Ottawa Valley and the Western suburbs of Ottawa. The station is owned by Rogers Sports & Media. It broadcasts a country radio format and is branded as Country 92.3.[1]

For the radio station that was CKBY-FM from 1969 to 2020, see CJET-FM.
CKBY-FM
Broadcast areaNational Capital Region
Eastern Ontario
Western Quebec
Frequency92.3 MHz (FM)
BrandingCountry 92.3
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
Owner
CHEZ-FM, CISS-FM, CIWW, CJET-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)
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
Website923country.com

CKBY-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]

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.[3] 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. [4] 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.[5] The station adopted an adult hits format as 92.3 Jack FM in 2004.[6][7]

On December 3, 2020, CJET returned to country as Country 92.3, taking on the format and programming of CKBY-FM after its flip to all-news radio as a simulcast of CIWW.[6][8] The two stations also swapped call letters.

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. "CJET-FM". Canadian Communication Foundation. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  4. Decision CRTC 2000-81, Conversion of AM station CJET to FM, CRTC, March 21, 2000
  5. Country 92 former website from 2003 with logo from 2001-2004 - archive.org
  6. ‘I’m saddened’: Loss of last Smiths Falls radio station silences local voice, Smiths Falls Record News, January 7, 2021 archived
  7. "JACK has hit the road". Hometown News. 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  8. "1310 NEWS becomes CityNews, serving Ottawa and the Valley". CityNews. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

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