CFBG-FM
CFBG-FM is a hot adult contemporary radio station broadcasting at 99.5 FM in Bracebridge, Ontario and is owned by the Vista Broadcast Group.
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| Broadcast area | Muskoka |
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| Frequency | 99.5 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | 99.5 Moose FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Vista Radio |
| History | |
First air date | 1987 |
Former frequencies | 100.9 MHz (1988-2002) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 12 kW |
| HAAT | 85.5 meters (281 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | mymuskokanow.com |
History
The station originally began broadcasting at 100.9 FM in 1988, however, in the CRTC decision, the proposed frequency was 107.7 MHz.[1] The station was originally operated by a partnership between Telemedia and local company Muskoka-Parry Sound Broadcasting, the owner of CFBK-FM in Huntsville. During this era, CFBG aired a mix of locally produced programming and simulcasting of CFBK.
CFBG was acquired by Haliburton Broadcasting Group in 1997.[2] The station moved to its current frequency at 99.5 FM in 2002 with the on-air branding 99.5 Moose FM.[3]
On April 23, 2012, Vista Broadcast Group, which owns a number of radio stations in western Canada, announced a deal to acquire Haliburton Broadcasting, in cooperation with Westerkirk Capital.[4] The transaction was approved by the CRTC on October 19, 2012.[5]
References
- Decision CRTC 87-166
- Decision CRTC 97-671. Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, December 10, 1997.
- Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2002-12
- "Westerkirk Capital Acquires Vista and Haliburton Broadcast Groups" Archived 2013-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. Broadcaster, April 26, 2012.
- Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-577 Various radio programming undertakings – Acquisition of assets, CRTC, October 19, 2012
External links
- 99.5 Moose FM
- CFBG-FM history – Canadian Communications Foundation
- CFBG-FM in the REC Canadian station database