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Radio Guide

Ottawa's radio dial is saturated with over 20 stations, ranging from popular music to sports to talk radio. We have three eclectic university/college stations, a Christian station, a few french stations, with jazz and ethnic stations still to come in the near future.

Ottawa Radio Stations

(Stations available in the Ottawa area. Mostly based in Ottawa/Gatineau, but a few based in northern New York state.)

 

 

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Radio Ratings

Ottawa Spring 2007 BBM Results (April 16-June 10), Share of listeners, Adults 12+ English. Source: BBM Canada (PDF)
See also: Ottawa-Gatineau Anglo Station Trending (PDF) & Ottawa-Gatineau Franco Station Trending (PDF) (via imsradio)

Top 10 stations in Ottawa, by share

Station Share Reach (000)
CBO (CBC Radio 1) 18.8 190.4
CFRA 10.6 125.6
CJMJ (Majic 100) 9.9 145.0
CIHT (Hot 89.9) 9.1 147.2
CHEZ 6.8 112.2
CKQB (The Bear) 5.6 111.1
CKBY 5.5 67.4
CBOQ (CBC2) 5.2 76.4
CJWL (Jewel) 4.7 59.7
CKKL (BOB FM) 4.7 80.7

Central (Ctrl) Reach - The estimated number of different people, within the central market area, who tuned to that station for at least one quarter hour during the week.

Share - Within the central market area, the estimated total hours tuned to that station expressed as a percentage of total hours tuned to all radio.

Amateur Radio

New radio stations for Ottawa

  • August 2007: 11 companies have submitted proposals to the CRTC for new radio stations in Ottawa.
  • June 23, 2005: The CRTC has awarded new stations to NewCap (New Rock/Alternative), The Evanov Group (Adult Standards/Easy Listening) as well as Radio Nord (French language Pop/Rock/Urban) and a low power FM tourist information station. (Source: Milkman Unlimited)
  • November 10, 2004: CHRI 99.1FM Applying For Reapter Signal In Pembroke
  • September 16, 2004: New radio station proposal: Jewel FM (TheJewel.fm)
  • Natalie writes: "Not to take anything from the JEWEL, adult listeners in the Ottawa area may be interested to know that Global and Kingston's KROC also have applications before the CRTC to operate FM radio stations with Jazz, Standards and Smooth formats. So hopefully our thirsty ears will be quenched soon! "
  • September 14, 2004: CHRI applying for second Christian FM station
  • September 6, 2004: NewCap radio seeks to bring alt-rock radio to Ottawa
  • Jan. 22, 2004: Yet another station for Ottawa? The CRTC announced today that "it has received applications for a broadcasting licence to provide commercial radio services to serve Ottawa/ Gatineau." Read more...
  • JAN. 9, 2004: First it was a country station, then a Christmas station, and now it's a "Today's Best Music" station, at 105.3fm. Kiss FM launched at noon today. "Ottawa advertisers will come to know the station as a younger, more affordable Majic 100," says a company information release. Also: Y105 moves down the dial to become Y101, and it's still a country station. 92.3fm changes from a country format to JACK FM, with the slogan "Playing what we want". The station formerly served the communities of Smiths Falls, Perth, and Carleton Place, but is hoping to reach Ottawa's growing suburbs in the east and west.
  • "Thank you so much for getting rid of the only station in Ottawa worth listening to. Now that leaves us with Chez, Bob, the Bear, and Y101. This music is targeted for ages 30 to 90 years old." Read more on our Letters page...

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