K C Y ▁and ▁C J WA ▁were ▁acquired ▁by ▁C K C Y ▁ 9 2 0 ▁Ltd ., ▁who ▁again ▁changed ▁the ▁station ' s ▁sim ul cast ing ▁source , ▁this ▁time ▁to ▁C K C Y ' s ▁sister ▁station ▁C J Q M . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁the ▁stations ▁were ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁Mid - Can ada ▁Radio ▁network , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Pel more x ▁Radio ▁Network ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁Pel more x ▁changed ▁the ▁station ' s ▁sim ul cast ing ▁source ▁again , ▁this ▁time ▁to ▁CH AS . ▁ ▁Pel more x ▁subsequently ▁closed ▁C J WA ▁ 1 2 4 0 ▁AM ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁leaving ▁W awa ▁without ▁a ▁locally ▁based ▁radio ▁station . ▁( The ▁only ▁other ▁stations ▁serving ▁W awa ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁were ▁those ▁re bro ad cast ing ▁C BC ▁Radio ▁and ▁Radio - Can ada ▁from ▁Sud bury .) ▁ ▁Reb irth ▁of ▁C J WA ▁on ▁FM ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁North ▁Super ior ▁Broadcast ing ▁received ▁appro val ▁from ▁the ▁CR TC ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁new ▁FM ▁station , ▁which ▁would ▁replace ▁their ▁existing ▁W awa ▁re bro ad c aster ▁of ▁CF NO - FM ▁in ▁Mar athon ; ▁the ▁station ▁adopted ▁the ▁" C J WA - FM " ▁call ▁sign ▁as ▁an ▁hom age ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁C J WA ▁that