CJWA-FM

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CJWA is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 107.1 FM in Wawa, Ontario. The station broadcasts an adult contemporary format under the on-air brand JJAM or JJAM FM.

CJWA was originally launched in 1964 by Sault Ste. Marie's Highland Broadcasting as an AM station, broadcasting at 1240 on the AM dial. The station aired a mixture of original programming and simulcasting of the Sault station CJIC. In 1976, an ownership shuffle in the Sault gave CJWA to Huron Broadcasting, which converted the station's simulcast source to its own CKCY.

In 1985, CKCY and CJWA were acquired by CKCY 920 Ltd., who again changed the station's simulcasting source, this time to CKCY's sister station CJQM. In 1988, the stations were acquired by the Mid-Canada Radio network, which in turn was sold to the Pelmorex Radio Network in 1990. Pelmorex changed the station's simulcasting source again, this time to CHAS.

Pelmorex subsequently closed the station in 1996.

In 1998, North Superior Broadcasting received approval from the CRTC to reopen CJWA as an FM station, which would replace their existing Wawa rebroadcaster of CFNO in Marathon. In 1999, the station added a rebroadcast transmitter at 100.7 FM in Chapleau, also through conversion of an existing CFNO retransmitter.

In 2002, CJWA was acquired by Labbe Media Inc and now operates under the supervision of president and CEO Richard (Rick) Labbe.