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{{short description|Radio station in Timmins, Ontario}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name             = CJQQ-FM
| logo             = 
| city             = [[Timmins]], [[Ontario]]
| branding         = Q92 
| airdate          = 1948 (as '''CKGB-FM''')<br>1992 (as '''CJQQ-FM''')
| frequency        = 92.1 [[Hertz|MHz]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
| format           = [[Mainstream rock]]
| erp              = 40 [[watt|kW]]s<br>[[Polarization (antenna)|horizontal polarization only]]
| haat             = {{convert|162|meters}}
| class            = C
| owner            = [[Rogers Media]]
| licensee         = Rogers Media, Inc.
| sister_stations  = [[CKGB-FM]]
| website          = [https://www.q92timmins.com/ www.q92timmins.com]
| callsign_meaning = '''CJQ Q''' (current branding)
| former_callsigns = '''CKGB-FM''' (1948–1976)<br>'''CFTI-FM''' (1976–1992)
}}

'''CJQQ-FM''' is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 92.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]] in [[Timmins]], [[Ontario]]. The station broadcasts a [[mainstream rock]] format as ''Q92''.

==History==
The station was originally launched in 1948 by [[Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet|Roy Thomson]] as '''CKGB-FM''', a simulcast of [[AM broadcasting|AM]] sister station [[CKGB-FM|CKGB]]'s [[CBC Radio One|CBC Trans-Canada Network]] programming. Thomson sold the stations in 1972, and the FM station adopted the callsign '''CFTI-FM''' in 1976. The stations were subsequently acquired by [[Telemedia]] in 1980.

In 1984, CFTI was authorized to drop its [[CBC Radio]] affiliation as network service was now available in the area from CBC-owned [[CBCS-FM|CBCJ-FM]].<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1984/DB84-406.HTM Decision CRTC 84-406]</ref>

In 1992, Telemedia adopted the station's branding (as ''Q92''), callsign '''CJQQ''' and format, which had been successful on Telemedia's [[CJRQ-FM|CJRQ]] in [[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury]].

In 2002, [[Standard Broadcasting]] purchased Telemedia, and sold all of Telemedia's [[Northern Ontario]] stations to [[Rogers Media]].

On June 7, 2016, CJQQ-FM rebranded the station as ''92.1 Rock''. The station uses the same general format as, and shares some programming with, [[CJRQ-FM]] in Sudbury and [[CKFX-FM]] in [[North Bay, Ontario|North Bay]]. The stations currently air a mixture of locally-hosted dayparts with syndicated programming, including the ''Brock & Dalby'' morning show from [[CIKR-FM]] Kingston,<ref>[https://ygknews.ca/2020/12/16/rogers-media-faces-backlash-over-mass-layoffs/ "Rogers Media faces backlash over mass layoffs"]. ''YGK News'', December 16, 2020.</ref> and the internationally syndicated ''[[Greg Beharrell|Greg Beharrell Show]]'' in the evenings.<ref>Jeff McKay, [https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/222209/the-greg-beharrell-show-added-to-11-canadian-marke "The Greg Beharrell Show Added To 11 Canadian Markets"]. ''All Access'', October 7, 2022.</ref>

On June 28, 2024, Rogers dropped the ''92.1 Rock'' branding and resurrected the original 1990s ''Q92'' branding. Rogers had also resurrected the original 1990s brandings for [[CJRQ-FM]] Sudbury (as ''Q92'') and [[CKFX-FM]] North Bay (as ''101.9 The Fox'').<ref>[https://facebook.com/share/v/65ghNCZ1incNhFSQ/?mibextid=oFDknk Q92…Established in 1990. Resurrected in 2024], ''Q92 Timmins - Facebook'', June 28, 2024</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.q92timmins.com/ Q92 - Timmins' Rock Station] - Official website 
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/ontario/ontario-northern/CJQQ-FM CJQQ-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
* {{RecnetCanada|CJQQ-FM}}

{{Rogers Communications}}
{{Timmins Radio}}

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