CFBK-FM
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| Frequency | 105.5 MHz (FM) |
|---|---|
| Branding | 105.5 Moose FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | adult hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Vista Broadcast Group |
| History | |
First air date | 1958 |
Former frequencies | 590 kHz (AM) (1958-1961) 630 AM (1961-1987) |
| Technical information | |
| Power | 43,400 watts |
| Links | |
| Website | www.mymuskokanow.com |
CFBK-FM is a Canadian radio station that airs at 105.5 FM in Huntsville, Ontario with an adult hits format branded as 105.5 Moose FM.
CFBK began broadcasting in 1958 as CKAR on the AM band at 590 kHz with a repeater in Parry Sound known as CKAR-1. In 1961, CKAR moved to 630 kHz and in 1977 became CFBK. In September 1987, the station converted to the FM band at 105.5 MHz[1] and the old AM 630 frequency left the air for good on December 31 the same year.
(CKAR was a former callsign of a radio station in Oshawa, Ontario, known today as CKDO, and the CKAR callsign currently belongs to a community radio station in Huntsville known as Hunters Bay Radio 88.7 FM and a television station in Armstrong, Ontario, known as CHFD-TV).
Formerly owned by Muskoka-Parry Sound Broadcasting, the station's acquisition by Haliburton Broadcasting Group was approved by the CRTC on February 21, 2008.[2][3]
CFBK's branding was More-FM and changed to the Moose FM branding after the acquisition by the Haliburton Broadcasting Group in 2008 and then changed to The New 105.5 FM, Muskoka's Lite Favourites with a new high-powered signal in April 2010. They were rebranded once again as "105.5 Moose FM" in March 2013. In May 2014, the station changed their format to "World Class Rock." In 2015, the station changed to adult hits with "Huntsville's Biggest Variety" retaining the "Moose FM" branding.
On May 1, 2008, CFBK-FM applied to the CRTC to increase its effective radiated power from 5,000 watts to 43,400 watts [4] and received CRTC approval on June 1, 2009.[5]
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.[6] The transaction was approved by the CRTC on October 19, 2012.[7]
References
- ^ * Decision CRTC 87-150
- ^ 2007-1260-6
- ^ http://www.crtc.gc.ca/public/broad/applications/2007/2007-1260-6.zip
- ^ Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-37
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-319
- ^ "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
- Moose FM 105.5
- Template:History of Canadian Broadcasting
- Template:History of Canadian Broadcasting
- CFBK-FM in the REC Canadian station database