CJET-FM (92.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Smiths Falls, Ontario, and serving the Ottawa Valley and National Capital Region. The station is owned by My Broadcasting Corporation. It broadcasts an classic hits format and is branded as 92.3 WOW FM.
CJET-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 9,300 watts (17,000 watts maximum), horizontal polarization only. The transmitter is on Ontario Highway 15 near Line Road 7 in Beckwith, Ontario.
History The station was launched in 1955 by Rideau Broadcasting as CJET, on 1070 AM, and played a country 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 the early 1960s Rich Little was hired full-time as a disc jockey and talk show host. His afternoon-evening shift ran from 4 to 8 weekdays, and the show gave him the opportunity to use his impressions on the air.
In 1969, CJET-FM was launched on 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 Rogers Communications in 1999. On March 21, 2000, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved Rogers' application to convert CJET from the AM band (630 kHz) to the FM band on 92.3 MHz. Decision CRTC 2000-81, Conversion of AM station CJET to FM, CRTC, March 21, 2000 On October 14, 2001, CJET-FM began testing on 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, 2021 archived
On December 3, 2020, CJET returned to country as Country 92.3, taking on the format and programming of CKBY-FM (both stations would also swap callsigns) after its flip to all-news radio as a simulcast of CIWW CityNews Ottawa. The two stations also swapped call letters.NorthEast Radio Watch 12/7/2020: Can Rogers Combine in Ottawa?, Scott Fybush/Northeast Radio Watch, December 7, 2020
On October 26, 2023 at 1:00 p.m., the country format was reverted to CKBY-FM 101.1 (along with the callsign change) after Rogers decided to discontinue the all-news format in Ottawa. After the two frequencies simulcasted for several days, 92.3 would begin stunting on November 1 with Christmas music for the holiday season as Santa Radio Canada, sharing its branding with an internet radio stream promoted by Rogers under the same name. On December 27, 2023, the station returned to the Jack FM format as Jack 92.3, emphasizing the return by using the tagline "Smith Falls' newish radio station".Jack FM is back on the airwaves, hometownnews.ca, January 5, 2024
On November 22, 2024, Rogers Radio announced its intent to sell CJET-FM to My Broadcasting Corporation, pending CRTC approval. The application was approved by the CRTC on June 30, 2025.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-162, Three radio stations in Ontario – Change in ownership and effective control, CRTC, June 30, 2025 On August 1, 2025, the station flipped to classic hits as 92.3 Wow FM.New kid in town! MBC Launches 92.3 WOW FM in Smiths Falls, lanarkleedstoday.ca, August 1, 2025
On July 27, 2026, My Broadcasting Corporation updated the 92.3 WOW FM logo with new slogan Just Great Songs retaining the classic hits format. On the same date, MBC rebranded all the My Broadcasting Corporation-owned oldies stations to WOW FM in the following locations: CFMP-FM Arnprior, CIYM-FM Brighton, CJWV-FM Peterborough and CKNC-FM Simcoe.My Broadcasting Rebrands Ontario Oldies Stations Under Wow-FM Brand, radioinsight.com, July 27, 2026
References
External links lanarkleedstoday.ca CJET-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation CJET Radio - Ottawa Valley Country Music Hall of Fame Smiths Falls Then & Now - CJET