{{Short description|Radio station in Smiths Falls, Ontario}} {{For|the radio station that was CJET-FM from 2020 to 2023|CKBY-FM}} {{Use Canadian English|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox radio station | name = CJET-FM | logo = CJET-FM logo.png | logo_size = 150px | airdate = {{Start date|1955|10|22}} | frequency = 92.3 MHz | city = Smiths Falls, Ontario | country = CA | area = National Capital Region, Eastern Ontario, Western Quebec | format = Classic hits | owner = My Broadcasting Corporation | licensee = | erp = 9,300 watts (17,000 watts peak) horizontal polarization only | haat = {{convert|119.1|meters}} | branding = 92.3 WOW FM | sister_stations = | class = B | website = [https://lanarkleedstoday.ca/ lanarkleedstoday.ca] | former_frequencies = {{ubl|1070 kHz (AM) (1955–1958)|630 kHz (1958–2000)}} | former_callsigns = {{ubl|CFRL (1955)|CJET (1955–2000)|CKBY-FM (2020–2023)}} | callsign_meaning = | webcast = [https://mybroadcasting.streamb.online/27-SMITHS-FALLS-CJET-1239942610/streamb-popup Listen Live] on My Broadcasting Stream <br>[https://www.iheart.com/live/smiths-falls-923-wow-fm-11228/ Listen Live] on iHeartRadio }}
'''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 My Broadcasting Corporation. It broadcasts an classic hits format and is branded as ''92.3 WOW FM''.
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&canfm=CJET-FM|title=FCCdata.org - powered by REC|website=fccdata.org|accessdate=19 February 2024}}</ref>
==History== The station was launched in 1955 by Rideau Broadcasting as '''CJET''', on 1070 AM, and played a country format.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ottawacountrymusichof.org/inductees/cjet.htm|title=CJET Radio|website=www.ottawacountrymusichof.org|accessdate=19 February 2024}}</ref> Prior to signing on, the station would have been known as '''CFRL''' = "'''R'''ideau '''L'''akes" it was changed to CJET when the station signed on. It began broadcasting in a daytime-only capacity On October 22, 1955.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/cjet-fm |website=Canadian Communication Foundation |access-date=22 October 2018 |title=CJET-FM |archive-date=22 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022193540/http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/cjet-fm |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1958, the station's frequency changed to 630 AM.
In the early 1960s Rich Little was hired full-time as a disc jockey and talk show host. His afternoon-evening shift ran from 4 to 8 weekdays, and the show gave him the opportunity to use his impressions on the air.<ref name="bh">{{cite web |title=Rich Little |url=http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/personalities/little-rich |website=Canadian Communication Foundation |access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref>
In 1969, CJET-FM was launched on 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 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 on 92.3 MHz. <ref>[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2000/db2000-81.htm Decision CRTC 2000-81], Conversion of AM station CJET to FM, ''CRTC'', March 21, 2000</ref> On October 14, 2001, '''CJET-FM''' began testing on 92.3 MHz and launched on October 27 as ''Country 92''. CJET's 630 AM transmitter was later shut down.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://country92.ca/|title=Country 92|date=26 October 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031026152536/http://country92.ca/ |accessdate=19 February 2024|archive-date=2003-10-26 }}</ref> The station adopted an adult hits format as ''92.3 Jack FM'' in 2004.<ref name=":0">[https://www.insideottawavalley.com/news-story/10302039--i-m-saddened-loss-of-last-smiths-falls-radio-station-silences-local-voice/ ‘I’m saddened’: Loss of last Smiths Falls radio station silences local voice], ''Smiths Falls Record News'', January 7, 2021 [https://archive.st/archive/2021/5/www.insideottawavalley.com/azf0/www.insideottawavalley.com/news-story/10302039--i-m-saddened-loss-of-last-smiths-falls-radio-station-silences-local-voice/index.html archived]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-04 |title=JACK has hit the road |url=https://www.hometownnews.ca/jack-has-hit-the-road/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Hometown News |language=en-US}}</ref>
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 ''CityNews'' ''Ottawa''.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news |date=December 3, 2020 |title=1310 NEWS becomes CityNews, serving Ottawa and the Valley |work=CityNews |url=https://ottawa.citynews.ca/local-news/1310-news-becomes-citynews-serving-ottawa-and-the-valley-3151012 |access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> The two stations also swapped call letters.<ref name="insight">{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/260365/city-news-ottawa-ceases-operation-country-92-3-returns-to-101-1/|title=City News Ottawa Ceases Operation; Country 92.3 Returns To 101.1 - RadioInsight|accessdate=19 February 2024}}</ref><ref>[https://www.fybush.com/nerw-20201207/ NorthEast Radio Watch 12/7/2020: Can Rogers Combine in Ottawa?], ''Scott Fybush''/''Northeast Radio Watch'', December 7, 2020</ref>
thumb|right|150px|Former logo as "Jack 92.3" used from 2023-2025 On October 26, 2023 at 1:00 p.m., the country format was reverted back to CKBY-FM 101.1 (along with the callsign change) after Rogers decided to discontinue the all-news 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 Canada'', sharing its branding with an internet radio stream promoted by Rogers under the same name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/260644/rogers-launches-santa-radio-in-canada/|title=Jack Returns To Smiths Falls/Ottawa - RadioInsight|accessdate=19 February 2024}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.jack923.com/|title=JACK 92.3 - Playing Whatever|website=www.jack923.com|accessdate=19 February 2024}}</ref> On December 27, 2023, the station returned to the ''Jack FM'' format as ''Jack 92.3'', emphasizing the return by using the tagline "Smith Falls' newish radio station".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-27 |title=Jack Returns To Smiths Falls/Ottawa |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/260644/rogers-launches-santa-radio-in-canada/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>[https://www.hometownnews.ca/jack-fm-back-on-airwaves/ Jack FM is back on the airwaves], ''hometownnews.ca'', January 5, 2024</ref>
On November 22, 2024, Rogers Radio announced its intent to sell CJET-FM to My Broadcasting Corporation, pending CRTC approval.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2024-11-22 |title=MBC to acquire three stations from Rogers Sports & Media |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/mbc-to-acquire-three-stations-from-rogers-sports-media/ |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}</ref> The application was approved by the CRTC on June 30, 2025.<ref>[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2025/2025-162.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-162], Three radio stations in Ontario – Change in ownership and effective control, ''CRTC'', June 30, 2025</ref> On August 1, 2025, the station flipped to classic hits as ''92.3 Wow FM''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2025-08-01 |title=MBC relaunches Ontario stations acquired from Rogers Sports & Media |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/mbc-relaunches-ontario-stations-acquired-from-rogers-sports-media/ |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>[https://lanarkleedstoday.ca/2025/08/01/mbc-launches-new-radio-brands-in-smiths-falls-and-tillsonburg-after-acquisition-from-rogers/ New kid in town! MBC Launches 92.3 WOW FM in Smiths Falls], ''lanarkleedstoday.ca'', August 1, 2025</ref>
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==External links== * [https://lanarkleedstoday.ca/ lanarkleedstoday.ca] * [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/ontario/ontario-ottawa-valley/cjet-fm/ CJET-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation *[http://www.ottawacountrymusichof.org/inductees/cjet.htm CJET Radio] - Ottawa Valley Country Music Hall of Fame *[https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC2TG61_smiths-falls-then-now-cjet Smiths Falls Then & Now - CJET] * {{RecnetCanada|CJET-FM}}
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