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| Broadcast area | National Capital Region |
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| Frequency | 99.7MHz |
| Branding | Boom 99.7 |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
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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 | 38,000watts (100,000 watts maximum) |
| HAAT | 161 meters (528 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | boom997.com |
CJOT-FM (99.7FM, "Boom 99.7") is a radio stationlicensed toOttawa, Ontario. Owned byCorus Entertainment, it broadcasts aclassic hits format.
CJOT's studios and offices are located on Merivale Road inNepean along withsister stationCKQB-FM. Thetransmitter is located off Stagecoach Road (Route 25) inGreely, southeast of Ottawa.[1]
On August 26, 2008, theCRTC approved applications byAstral Media and Frank Torres for two new FM licenses in Ottawa, which would be devoted to popular music andblues respectively.[2] The approval of the station proved controversial; on November 21, 2008,Minister of HeritageJames Moore issued a statement calling on the CRTC to review its approval of both the Astral station and Frank Torres' newCIDG-FM. Moore asked the commission to assess whether thefrancophone 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 aChristian music station, acommunity radio station and acampus radio station for theUniversité 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 besecond-adjacent to Astral'sCIMF-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 anadult contemporary format branded as99.7EZ Rock.[8] On June 30, 2011, CJOT flipped to classic hits asBoom 99.7.[9][10]
In March 2013, as part ofBell Media's proposed acquisition of Astral Media,Corus Entertainment reached an agreement to acquire assets from the company to comply withconcentration of media ownership rules, including CJOT and sister stationCKQB-FM. The acquisition was closed on January 31, 2014.[11][12]
An unprotected low-powertourist information radio station owned by Instant Information Services operated at 99.7 FM asCIIO-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 inPembroke, which later moved to 99.9 FM.[15]
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