CIOT (AM)

CIOT (800 kHz, Global News Radio 800 Ottawa) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to,. Owned by, the station broadcasts a news/talk format.

CIOT broadcasts with a power of 50,000 watts as a class B station from a site near using a very directional antenna (six towers) with the same directional pattern day and night to protect various other stations on the same frequency, including  in  (which is approximately 261 kilometres (162 mi) away).

Moving from Quebec City/Launch of CIOT NCR News 800
Interested in moving the station to the more competitive and multilingual - market, Corus applied with the with a proposal to have CHRC re-licensed to Ottawa and it's transmitter site moved to. It would remain a Class B station with 50,000 watts of power. The CRTC approved Corus' proposal, mainly because the new site was to be built in a specific way so it's directional pattern setup could still protect, also on 800 AM, in nearby.

CHRC signed on for the first time from Ottawa on October 1, 2014 under the new callsign of CIOT and the all-news format NCR News 800. The old CHRC callsign was moved to a new Corus radio station in Quebec City on 1440 AM broadcasting French news/talk, while.

Global News Radio 800 Ottawa
On November 27, 2017, CIOT rebranded as Global News Radio 800 Ottawa. As part of the rebranding, the station added an audio-only simulcast of CKAZ-DT's Global News at Noon.