CJPT-FM is a radio station broadcasting at 103.7 FM in Brockville, Ontario, Canada. The station, owned by My Broadcasting Corporation, airs a classic rock format branded as 103.7 Giant FM.
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| Broadcast area | Eastern Ontario |
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| Frequency | 103.7 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | 103.7 Giant FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | My Broadcasting Corporation |
| CFJR-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1987 |
Former call signs | CHXL-FM (1988–2003) |
Call sign meaning | CJ The PoinT (former branding) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 53 kW average 100 kW peak |
| HAAT | 144 meters (472 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 103.7 Giant FM |
History
editAfter the station was previously denied a license to operate a new FM radio station at Brockville in 1986, [1] the station was originally licensed by the CRTC in 1987 to Eastern Broadcasting, the owner of CFJR.[2] Eastern sold both stations to St. Lawrence Broadcasting before the FM station was launched. St. Lawrence launched the FM station in mid-1988 at 103.7 MHz with the call sign CHXL-FM with a classic rock format branded as XL-103.7.
In September 1995, the station rebranded as The River retaining the classic rock format.
In 1996, both Brockville stations, as well as sister stations CKLC and CFLY in Kingston, were sold to CHUM Limited. On January 1, 2001, CHUM changed CHXL's call sign and format, adopted the current CJPT calls and began airing a hot adult contemporary format as 103.7 The Point. On July 14, 2003, CJPT flipped to adult hits and rebranded as 103.7 Bob FM.
CHUM was acquired by CTVglobemedia in 2007, and since CTVglobemedia's 2011 breakup, now owned by Bell Media.
As part of a mass format reorganization by Bell Media, on May 18, 2021, CJPT adopted the Bounce branding.[3]
On February 8, 2024, Bell announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC, including the sale of CJPT to My Broadcasting Corporation (MBC).[4]
The sale to My Broadcasting Corporation was approved by the CRTC on February 26, 2025.[5] On March 24, 2025, CJPT flipped to classic rock as 103.7 Giant FM (a brand modeled after Welland sister station CIXL-FM).[6] [7]
References
edit- ^ Decision CRTC 86-191
- ^ Decision CRTC 87-136
- ^ Bell Media Bounces 25 Stations Across Canada to New Variety Hits Brand
- ^ Hudes, Sammy (8 February 2024). "'Not a viable business anymore': Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs". Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-59, CFJR-FM Brockville, CJPT-FM Brockville, CFLY-FM Kingston and CKLC-FM Kingston – Change in ownership and effective control, CRTC, February 26, 2025
- ^ "My Broadcasting Relaunches Ontario Foursome Following Bell Acquisition". RadioInsight. 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
- ^ Brockville Radio Stations Officially Change Ownership, hometowntv12.ca, March 26, 2025
External links
edit- 103.7 Giant FM
- www.brockvilledaily.ca
- CJPT-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CJPT-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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