CJOR (AM)

CJOR
Broadcast area
Okanagan-Similkameen
Frequency1240 kHz
Branding1240 Summit
Programming
LanguageEnglish
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
OwnerVista Radio
Technical information
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
TranslatorCJOR-FM 102.9 Oliver
Links
WebcastListen Live
Website

CJOR (1240 AM, 1240 Summit) is a radio station in Osoyoos, British Columbia. Owned by Vista Radio, it broadcasts an adult hits format.

The station operates an FM rebroadcaster on 102.9 MHz as CJOR-FM in Oliver.

History

CKOK Ltd. the original owner launched the station in December 1966 as CKOO. Sometime in the late 1970s or the early 1980s, a rebroadcaster was added in Oliver at 1490 AM with the callsign CKOO-1. In 1984, CKOO and CKOO-1 were authorized to increase night power from 250 to 1,000 watts. In 1991, CKOO and CKOO-1 adopted their current callsigns CJOR and CJOR-1. The CJOR callsign was previously used at an unrelated radio station in Vancouver from 1926 to 1988.

Over the years, the station went through a number of owners and formats. In 1993, CJOR received CRTC approval to convert CJOR-1 Oliver to the FM dial to operate at 102.9 MHz.

Logo as "Bounce Radio", 2021-2025

In May 2021 as part of a mass reorganization, CJOR flipped to adult hits as Bounce 1240.

The station has been sold to Vista Radio in 2024, as part of Bell Media's cuts, which was approved by the CRTC on February 13, 2025.

The sale took effect April 14, 2025, with Vista rebranding the station as "1240 Summit", and flipping to classic hits.

References

  1. ↑ Decision CRTC 93-648
  2. ↑ "Bell Media Bounces 25 Stations Across Canada To New Variety Hits Brand". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  3. ↑ "Bell Media planning cuts to CTV, BNN Bloomberg following BCE layoffs, sale of 45 radio stations".
  4. ↑ "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-44". Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-44. CRTC. Retrieved 13 February 2025.