Radio station in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
CJSS-FM
(101.9
MHz
) is a
commercial
radio station
in
Cornwall, Ontario
. The station broadcasts a
classic hits
format branded as
Boom
101.9
. CJSS is owned by
Corus Entertainment
, which acquired the station, along with
CFLG-FM
, in 2001.
[1]
CJSS-FM has an
effective radiated power
(ERP) of 3,000
watts
.
[2]
The
transmitter
is on McConnell Avenue, near the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway (
Ontario Highway 401
).
History
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In 1945, the station
signed on
the air as
CKSF
. It was owned by the city's daily newspaper, the
Cornwall Standard-Freeholder
, originally at 1230 kHz with 250 watts. In 1958, it moved to 1220 kHz with 1000 watts using a
directional antenna
located at a site on part of Lot 7, Concession 4 in the Township of Cornwall. In 1957, the newspaper also launched 104.5
CKSF-FM
. Two years later, the stations were acquired by Stanley Shankman, the owner of
CJSS-TV
. To match the TV station, the radio stations became CJSS-AM-FM.
By 1963, Shenkman had sold his broadcast holdings. Ernie Bushnell purchased CJSS-TV 8, using it as a repeater of
Ottawa
's
CJOH-TV
. The radio stations were sold to the local Emard family.
The radio stations were subsequently acquired by Tri-Co Broadcasting Ltd. in 1978. Tri-Co Broadcasting Ltd. converted CJSS from an AM station to FM in 1999.
[3]
CJSS' former frequency, 1220 AM, did not go
dark
, but changed to an
adult standards
format as
CJUL
(
The Jewel
). It remained on the air for another 11 years.
On August 18, 2010, CJUL (AM 1220) left the air. Corus stated that listeners across Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry would now get up-to-date local and regional information on local radio as Corus Radio redeployed news and community event information from AM 1220 (CJUL) onto its two FM stations, CJSS-FM, and
CFLG-FM
.
[4]
[5]
After the flip to FM in 1999, CJSS-FM aired a
country
station branded as
Blaze 101.9 FM
. On August 8,
2003
, the station shifted to an
active rock
format, branded as
Rock 101.9
.
On February 15, 2011, CJSS changed its format to
classic hits
, branded as
Greatest Hits 101.9 FM
.
On August 25, 2014, at 3 p.m., CJSS rebranded as
Boom
101.9
.
[6]
The last song on "Greatest Hits" was "
Revolution
" by
The Beatles
, while the first song on "Boom" was "
Don't Stop Believin'
" by
Journey
.
Also on August 25, 2014, Dan Allaire and Bill Halman teamed up to become the "Boom Breakfast with Dan & Bill". Tom Schoch was introduced as the station's new midday host, followed by popular
DJ
Darryl Adams in the afternoon
drive time
slot. By October 24, 2014, Bill Halman was named Program Director for both CJSS-FM and CFLG-FM, which had been re-branded as "
Fresh FM
".
On April 1, 2016,
Shaw Media
was sold to
Corus Entertainment
.
Previous logo
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References
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External links
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45°03′30″N
74°44′44″W
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45.05833°N 74.74556°W
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45.05833; -74.74556