CKBY-FM (92.3 MHz) is a

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licensed to Smiths Falls,

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, and serving the

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and the Western suburbs of

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. The station is owned by Rogers Sports & Media. It broadcasts a

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and is branded as ''Country 92.3''. CKBY-FM has an

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(ERP) of 9,300

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s (17,000 watts maximum), horizontal polarization only. The

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is on

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near Line Road 7 in

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History

The station was launched in 1955 by Rideau Broadcasting as CJET, at 1070 AM, and played a

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. 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

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, the stations' current owner, in 1999. On March 21, 2000, the

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(CRTC) approved Rogers' application to convert CJET from the AM band (630 kHz) to the FM band at 92.3 MHz. 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. The station adopted an adult hits format as ''92.3 Jack FM'' in 2004.‘I’m saddened’: Loss of last Smiths Falls radio station silences local voice
''Smiths Falls Record News'', January 7, 202

/ref> 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

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as a simulcast of CIWW. The two stations also swapped call letters.

References

External links

Country 92.3

CKBY-FM history
- Canadian Communications Foundation
Smiths Falls Then & Now - CJET
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