CKBY-FM

CKBY-FM (101.1 MHz, CityNews Ottawa) is a commercial radio station licensed to Smiths Falls, Ontario, and serving the National Capital Region including Ottawa. It is owned by Rogers Sports and Media and it simulcasts a News-Talk radio format with co-owned CIWW 1310 AM. CKBY-FM has radio studios in Smiths Falls (as part of its license agreement), with auxiliary studios at the Rogers Ottawa cluster on Thurston Drive and Conroy Road.

For the radio station that was CKBY-FM from 2000 to 2020, see CJET-FM.
For the radio station that was CKBY-FM from 1972 to 2000, see CISS-FM.
CKBY-FM
CitySmiths Falls, Ontario
Broadcast areaNational Capital Region
Frequency101.1 MHz (FM)
BrandingCityNews Ottawa
Programming
FormatNews-Talk
AffiliationsABC News Radio
Toronto Blue Jays Radio Network
CBS Sports Radio
Ownership
OwnerRogers Sports and Media
(Rogers Media, Inc.)
CHEZ-FM, CISS-FM, CIWW, CJET-FM
History
First air date
January 20, 1969 (1969-01-20)
Technical information
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT141.5 meters (464 ft)
Links
WebsiteOttawa.CityNews.ca

CKBY-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the current maximum power for Canadian FM stations. The transmitter is on Ontario Highway 15 near Line Route 7 in Beckwith, Ontario.[1]

Programming

On weekdays, local all-news blocks are heard in morning and afternoon drive time. In middays, two local talk shows air: Rob Snow in late mornings and Sam Laprade in early afternoons. Their shows are repeated in the evening. Overnights feature the national all-news service shared with CFTR Toronto, CFFR Calgary and CKWX Vancouver.[2]

On weekends, all-news blocks are heard in the morning and overnight, with talk shows in the afternoon and CBS Sports Radio in the evening. ABC News Radio supplies reports on world and U.S. news. Toronto Blue Jays baseball games are carried. The Blue Jays, CKBY-FM and CIWW are all co-owned by Rogers Communications.[3]

History

On January 20, 1969 (1969-01-20), the station signed on as CJET-FM. It was the FM counterpart to CJET 630 AM. At first, the two stations simulcast their programming. But after a few years, the FM station began broadcasting a separate format of easy listening and middle of the road music.

The CKBY-FM call sign was originally found on 105.3 FM in Ottawa, from 1972 to 2003, carrying a country music format. (That Ottawa station is now Hot AC CISS-FM.) The CKBY-FM call letters were moved to 92.5 in Smiths Falls in 2003 when AM 630 CJET switched to the FM band. The CKBY-FM call sign remained on that frequency until late 2020, while 101.1 continued to be called CJET-FM.

On June 28, 2013 at 3PM, CJET-FM changed its moniker to Country 101.1 (pronounced as "Country One-Oh-One-One"). It was part of Rogers' changing of its country-formatted stations to a unified brand. Other than the branding change, no format or staff changes occurred.[4]

On December 3, 2020, Rogers reorganized the content of three of its Ottawa-area stations. CIWW 1310 News became CityNews, simulcast on both 1310 AM and on 101.1 FM. The station at 92.3 FM was rebranded Country 92.3.[5] [6]

To coincide with Rogers' Ottawa station reorganization, the radio stations at 92.3 and 101.1 swapped their call signs. CJET-FM moved from 101.1 to 92.3 FM. And CKBY-FM moved from 92.3 to 101.1.[7]

References
  1. FCCdata.org/CKBY-FM
  2. "Ottawa Radio Program Schedule".
  3. "Blue Jays Radio Network".
  4. Radio Insight: "Rogers Launches Canadian Country Brand", July 3, 2013.
  5. "1310 NEWS becomes CityNews, serving Ottawa and the Valley". CityNews. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  6. JACK has hit the road, Hometown News, December 4, 2020
  7. Call Letter Changes in Smiths Falls, Canadian Radio News, December 12, 2020

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