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| Broadcast area | National Capital Region Eastern Ontario Western Quebec |
| Frequency | 1310kHz |
| Branding | CityNews 101.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| History | |
First air date | 1922 |
Last air date | October 26,2023 (101 years) |
Former call signs | CKCO (1922–1949) CKOY (1949–1985) |
Former frequencies | 400 m (1922–1925) 690 kHz (1925–1929) 840 kHz (1927) 890 kHz (1929–1933) 1010 kHz (1933–1941) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°15′27.1″N75°47′3.2″W / 45.257528°N 75.784222°W /45.257528; -75.784222 (CIWW}) |
CIWW (1310AM) was aradio station inOttawa, Ontario owned byRogers Radio. The station was the oldest radio station in Ottawa, first signing on in 1922. The station broadcast at 50,000watts, the maximum for Canadian AM stations. Thetransmitter site was on McKenna Casey Drive, near Strandherd Drive andOntario Highway 416 inNepean.[2] To protect other stations on1310 AM, it used adirectional antenna. By day it employed a two-tower array and at night a five-tower array. The nighttime signal was beamed mainly into Canada. The towers were removed sometime in late 2023.[3]
In 2020, the station added an FM simulcast onCJET-FM. On October 26, 2023, the station was closed by Rogers after just over 100 years of operation.
CIWW was Ottawa's oldest station and one of the first in Canada. Dr. George Geldert launched the station in 1922. Its originalcall sign wasCKCO. The use of the callsign CKCO was not related toCKCO-TV inKitchener, which signed on decades later.
In its early years, CKCO changed frequencies a number of times, as most early AM radio stations in North America did. With the adoption of theNorth American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA), the station moved to 1310 kc. in 1941. In 1945, CKCO became Ottawa'saffiliate of theCanadian Broadcasting Corporation'sDominion Network until the network dissolved in 1962.
In 1949, the station was purchased bySoutham, a newspaper and broadcasting company. The callsign changed toCKOY.
In 1972,sister stationCKBY-FM was launched. In 1978, after two failed attempts to sell the stations toMoffat Communications, theCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved their sale toMaclean-Hunter.
The station adopted the call signCIWW in 1985, switching to anOldies format. Theplaylist was mostly music of the late 1950s to early 1970s. The name used over the air wasW1310, followed bySunny 1310. In 1992, the station changed to the branding ofOldies 1310.
In 1994, the stations became part ofRogers Radio when Rogers acquired Maclean-Hunter.
On October 12, 2010, the station announced it would be adopting anall-news format, to be branded1310 News, taking effect the following Monday, October 18, at 6:00 a.m.[4] CIWW is the fourth Rogers station to adopt a 24-hour all-news format afterCFTRToronto,CKWXVancouver, andCFFRCalgary. The company also owns four other stations that combine the all-news format (during morning and afternoon drive) with talk programming.
The final song played on the station in its oldies format, at 5:55 a.m. on October 18, 2010, was "Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)", a song which rapidly recounts radio from the 1950s, '60s & '70s. This was followed at 5:58 a.m. by an announcement that the format change was taking effect.
Rogers announced on November 5, 2013 that CIWW would begin carryingSportsnet Radio programing from Toronto sister stationCJCL for the bulk of its schedule. The station continues its all-news format duringdrive time hours. It also introduced a local late-morning general-interesttalk show,Talk to the Hand, hosted by Ed Hand. The move was concurrent with layoffs at Rogers.[5][6]
On November 24, 2014, CIWW made a slight change to their schedule, which included morning news beginning a half-hour earlier at 5:00 a.m., Talk to the Hand was renamed to The Ed Hand Show and began airing for three hours, from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Afternoon news, hosted byMark Day and Lisa Best, now began and ended an hour earlier, starting at 2 p.m. and ending at 7 p.m. Prime Time Sports ran in the evening.
On March 18, 2016, the station namedMark Sutcliffe, a long-time Ottawa broadcaster and future mayor, as host ofOttawa Today, airing weekdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m, and repeated every weekend from 8 a.m.
On May 10, 2016, it was announced that formerCTV Ottawa news anchorCarol Anne Meehan would be hostingThe Carol Anne Meehan Show, which aired from 1 to 3 p.m. The show was later replaced byThe Rick Gibbons Show in November 27, 2017.
On September 16, 2016, afternoon newscasts started beginning at 3 p.m.
On December 3, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., CIWW rebranded asCityNews, and began simulcasting on sister stationCJET-FM (101.1) while continuing to broadcast on 1310.[7][8] The FM signal was strongest to the south and west of Ottawa, while the AM signal continued to cover Ottawa's eastern suburbs that may not have picked up the FM station.
On October 26, 2023, at 1:00 p.m., CIWW was shut down by Rogers, and the all-news format was concurrently discontinued.[9] After 101 years of service to the Ottawa area and transmitting at 1310 kHz since 1941, the CIWW 1310 AM transmitter was turned off the following day on October 27, 2023 at 9:00 AM, after airing a final announcement:[10]
You're listening to 1310 AM, the former home of CityNews Ottawa.
Despite the best efforts of the talented and committed team who provided local news and engaging talk radio to Ottawa and the region dependably day after day, the station has now sadly closed.
This was an incredibly difficult decision and one we hoped we'd not have to make.
To the team that contributed so passionately to the station, thank you.
To each of you who showed us your support by tuning in day after day, thank you.
To each local business that trusted us to help market your products and services, thank you.
If you're seeking local news, traffic and weather, you can find that 24-7 at ottawa.citynews.ca.
Ottawa, thank you. (AM static)
CJET-FM returned to its former country format on 101.1 FM when the callsign was changed toCKBY-FM, while 92.3 became CJET-FM which briefly simulcast CKBY-FM, stuntingChristmas music on November 1, then back to itsJack FM format on December 27, 2023.[11][12] On November 28, 2023, CIWW's license was returned to the CRTC by Rogers.[13]
As CityNews, local all-news blocks were heard from 5 to 6 AM weekdays, and also during All News Afternoonsdrive times. The station's morning show, Wake Up With Rob Snow, featured talk programming from 6 to 9 AM hosted by Rob Snow and produced by David Smith and Noah Wachter. In mid-days, two local talk shows aired: The Talkback Hour with David Smith in late mornings and The Sam Laprade Show in early afternoons. The Sam Laprade Show was rebroadcast during evenings. Overnights featured syndicated sports content from CBS Sports shared withCFTRToronto andCKWXVancouver.
On weekends, all-news blocks were heard in the mornings and overnights, with Best Of talk show segments airing in the afternoons andCBS Sports Radio in the evenings.ABC News Radio supplies reports on world and U.S. news. The station was also the Ottawa affiliate of theToronto Blue Jays Radio Network.[14]
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