CJOS-FM (''Bounce 92.3'') is a Canadian

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radi ...

, that broadcasts an adult hits format at 92.3 FM in

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. The station is owned by

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History

On May 9, 2008,

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received approval from the

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to operate a new FM radio station at 92.3 MHz in Owen Sound. The CJOS call sign formerly belonged to a religious station in

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, which ceased broadcasting in 2006. On June 9, 2010, CJOS received CRTC approval to decrease their

effective radiated power Effective radiated power (ERP), synonymous with equivalent radiated power, is an IEEE standardized definition of directional radio frequency (RF) power, such as that emitted by a radio transmitter. It is the total power in watts that would ...

from 20,000 watts to 9,400 watts. The station officially signed on the air with a mix of rock music and

classic hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 198 ...

as ''92.3 The Dock'' - ''The Greatest Hits of All Time'' on July 26, 2010. On August 9, 2017,

announced that it would acquire CJOS from

. Bell Media received approval from the CRTC on February 14, 2018. As part of a mass format reorganization by Bell Media, on May 18, 2021, CJOS dropped its ''92.3 The Dock'' branding, shifted to adult hits, and adopted the ''Bounce'' branding.Bell Media Bounces 25 Stations Across Canada to New Variety Hits Brand
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References

External links

Bounce 92.3
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Radio stations established in 2006 2006 establishments in Ontario

JOS Jos is a city in the north central region of Nigeria. The city has a population of about 900,000 residents based on the 2006 census. Popularly called "J-Town", it is the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State. During British ...

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