CIHT-FM

CIHT-FM

City	Ottawa, Ontario
Branding	Hot 89.9
Slogan	Ottawa's #1 Hit Music Station
Frequency	89.9 MHz (FM)
First air date	February 7, 2003
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
ERP	27,000 watts
HAAT	262.4 meters (861 ft)
Class	C1
Callsign meaning	C I HoT
Owner	Newcap Radio
Sister stations	CILV-FM
Webcast	Listen Live!
Website	www.hot899.com

CIHT-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 89.9 FM in Ottawa, Ontario with a CHR format branded as Hot 89.9. The station is owned and operated by Newcap Radio. CIHT's studios are located on Antares Drive in Nepean, while its transmitter is located in Camp Fortune, Quebec.

History

The station was licensed by the CRTC in 2001 to broadcast a Rhythmic CHR/dance format known as "The Planet 89.9".^[1] The station launched on February 7, 2003 as "The New Hot 89.9" under a rhythmic CHR format, but flipped to its current format after 105.3 Kiss FM signed on the air in 2004. Both CIHT and CHBN-FM in Edmonton share the distinction of having been shifted from rhythmic top 40 to Top 40 in less than a year after their 2003 sign-ons.

Ottawa was the largest market Newcap owned radio stations until its expansion into Toronto and Vancouver in 2014, thanks to the purchase of five stations from a blind trust being run by Bell Media as part of their merger with Astral Media. Even while they were the only English top 40 station in Ottawa, it is one of the few top 40 stations in Canada to continue supporting older music, making CIHT lean towards more of a hot adult contemporary direction than most top 40 stations in Canada, but on March 31, 2014, CIHT picked up new competition with CKQB's flip from active rock to a rhythmic-leaning Top 40/CHR presentation as "JUMP 106.9," a move that prompted CIHT to back off from the Hot AC fare and become more hit-driven with more currents.

The station carries a syndicated national show, the Canadian Hit 30 Countdown, which is a locally produced show hosted by Mauler and Rush.

April Fool's Day Contest

On April 1, 2010, the station temporarily changed its name to "Ho 89.9" as part of a contest. According to the station, the "T" from the slogan has been stolen, and there is a $10,000 cash prize to be awarded to the listener who follows the clues to locate the hidden "T". Three clues were given out daily.

The missing "T" was found at "Rooms by Design" on Highway 31 in Greely.

References

↑ Decision CRTC 2001-628

External links

Newfoundland Capital Corporation Limited (Newcap Radio)

Corporate directors	Harold R. Steele Michael MacDonald David Matheson Robert G. Steele Donald Warr

AM stations	CFCB CFCW CFGN CFNW CFSX CHCM CISL CJYQ CKCM CKDQ CKGA CKIM CKJR CKVO VOCM

FM stations	CFCV CFCW CFDL CFLC CFLN CFLW CFNN CFRK CFRQ CFXE CFXH CFXJ CFXL CFXW CHBM CHFT CHHI CHLG CHNI CHNO CHRK CHSL CHSP CHTN CHVO CIBQ CIGM CIGV CIHT CIJK CILB CILR CILV CIRK CIXF CIZZ CJEG CJMO CJPR CJXK CJXL CKBA CKCH CKGY CKKY CKIX CKKO CKMP CKQK CKRA CKSA CKSQ CKUL CKVH CKWB CKWY CKXD CKXG CKXX CKZZ VOCM

Television stations	CITL CKSA

Radio stations in Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec

Ottawa AM	CFRA 580 CFGO 1200 CIWW 1310 CHYW 1630

Ottawa SW	CHU 3.330 / 7.850 MHz / 14.67 MHz

Ottawa FM	CILV 88.5 CHUO 89.1 CIHT 89.9 CBOF 90.7 CBO 91.5 VF8013 92.3 CJVN 92.7 CKCU 93.1 CKKL 93.9 CJFO 94.5 CJLL 97.9 CJWL 98.5 CHRI 99.1 CJOT 99.7 CJMJ 100.3 CIDG 101.7 CBOX 102.5 CBOQ 103.3 CISS 105.3 CHEZ 106.1 CKQB 106.9 CKDJ 107.9

Gatineau	CJEU 1670 CIMF 94.9 CFTX 96.5 CHLX 97.1 CKTF 104.1 CKOF 104.7

Smiths Falls	CJET 92.3 CKBY 101.1

Perth	CHLK 88.1

Kemptville	CKVV 97.5

Internet radio	Dawg FM

Defunct stations	CKCH 970 CIRA-5 1350 Mix FM 91.9 (pirate) CKAV-9 95.7 CIIO 96.1 CIIF 97.5 CFDT 96.5 CKO-FM-1 106.9

Weatheradio Canada	VBE719 162.550 (Ottawa-Gatineau)

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CHR / Top 40 radio stations in the Province of Ontario

By frequency	89.9 91.5 92.5 93.5 97.5 99.9 103.3 103.5 104.5 105.1 105.3 106.9

By callsign	CFCA CIGM CIHT CIQM CIDC CKFM CKIS CKBT CKQB CKQV CJED

By city	Dryden Kenora Kitchener (CFCA) Kitchener (CKBT) London Niagara Falls Orangeville Ottawa (CIHT) Ottawa (CKQB) Sioux Lookout Sudbury Toronto (CKFM) Toronto (CKIS) Vermilion Bay

Ontario radio markets Cornwall & Eastern Ontario Hamilton-Niagara Kenora District First Nations Radio Kingston-Brockville Kitchener-Waterloo London Midwestern Ontario North Bay Ottawa Parry Sound-Muskoka-Haliburton Pembroke/Ottawa Valley Peterborough Quinte/Belleville-Trenton Rainy River Simcoe County/Barrie/Orillia Sault Ste. Marie Sudbury Thunder Bay Timiskaming Timmins Toronto Windsor-Chatham-Sarnia See also List of radio stations in Ontario

Coordinates: 45°20′08″N 75°42′23″W / 45.33565°N 75.70633°W / 45.33565; -75.70633 (CIHT-FM Broadcast Location)

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