CIWW

CIWW (1310 kHz) is a silent commercial AM radio station in Ottawa, Ontario, owned by Rogers Sports & Media. It most recently simulcast a News/Talk radio format branded as CityNews Ottawa, along with co-owned 101.1 CJET-FM. The station broadcast at 50,000 watts, the maximum for Canadian AM stations. The transmitter site is on McKenna Casey Drive, near Strandherd Drive and Ontario Highway 416 in Nepean. To protect other stations on 1310 AM, it used a directional antenna. By day it employed a two-tower array and at night a five-tower array. The nighttime signal was beamed mainly into Canada. On October 26, 2023, Rogers announced it would discontinue the news/talk format on both CIWW and CJET-FM effective at 1:00 p.m. that day, with CJET returning to a country music format and the CIWW licence expected to be returned to the CRTC for cancellation. Programming As CityNews, local all-news blocks were heard from 5 to 6 AM weekday mornings, and also during All News Afternoons drive times. The station's morning show, Wake Up With Rob Snow, featured talk programming from 6 to 9 AM hosted by Rob Snow and produced by David Smith and Noah Wachter. In mid-days, two local talk shows aired: The Talkback Hour with David Smith in late mornings and The Sam Laprade Show in early afternoons. The Sam Laprade Show was rebroadcast during evenings. Overnights featured syndicated sports content from CBS Sports shared with CFTR Toronto and CKWX Vancouver.