CJOA-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 95.1
FM in
Thunder Bay
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,
Ontario
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. The station broadcasts a
contemporary Christian music
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format.
History
The station, owned by a local
non-profit
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Christian group, received
CRTC
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approval on September 28, 1998 and launched on December 28, 1998.
In addition to its main transmitter at Thunder Bay, the station also had a low-power rebroadcast transmitter operating on 93.1 FM at the nearby Candy Mountain, Ontario
ski resort
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, that was closed in 2005.
On October 9, 2018, the CRTC approved
United Christian Broadcasters Media Canada's application to operate a new FM transmitter at
Nipigon
Nipigon () is a township in Thunder Bay District, Northwestern Ontario, Canada, located along the west side of the Nipigon River and south of the small Lake Helen running between Lake Nipigon and Lake Superior. Lake Nipigon is located approximate ...
on the frequency of 92.5 MHz (channel 223LP) with an effective radiated power of 50 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of antenna above average terrain of -4.5 metres).
Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2018-394
CJOA-FM Thunder Bay – New transmitter in Nipigon, ''CRTC'', October 9, 2018
The call sign may stand for "Celebrating Jesus on Air," or "Christ Jesus on Air".
See also
*Christian radio
Christian radio is a Christian media radio format that focus on programming with a Christian message. Many such broadcasters play contemporary Christian music, though many programs include sermons, radio dramas, as well as news and talk progra ...
References
External links
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Radio stations established in 1998
1998 establishments in Ontario
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