radio station
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Kapuskasing
Kapuskasing ( ) is a town on the Kapuskasing River in the Cochrane District of Northern Ontario, Canada, approximately east of Hearst, Ontario, Hearst and northwest of Timmins, Ontario, Timmins. The town was known as MacPherson until 1917.
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Ontario
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. The station airs an
adult contemporary
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format branded as ''100.9 Moose FM''. CKAP also has a rebroadcaster in Hearst, CKHT-FM, at 94.5 FM.
The station was launched in 1965 by Kapuskasing Broadcasting, airing at 580 AM. It was acquired by
Mid-Canada Communications
Mid-Canada Communications (Canada) Corp. was a Canadian media company, which operated from 1980 to 1990. The company, a subsidiary of Northern Cable, had television and radio holdings in Northeastern Ontario.
MCTV
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in 1987, becoming part of the Mid-Canada Radio network. In 1990, Mid-Canada Radio was acquired by the
Pelmorex Radio Network
The Pelmorex Radio Network was a system of Canada, Canadian radio stations in Northern Ontario, owned and operated by Pelmorex.
History
In 1989, Pierre Morrissette founded his own communications company, Pelmorex Media Inc., and acquired several ...
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In 1999, the Pelmorex stations were sold to
Haliburton Broadcasting Group
The Haliburton Broadcasting Group was a Canadian group of FM radio stations, located primarily in smaller markets in Ontario. The company was purchased by Vista Broadcast Group in 2012.Vista Broadcast Group
Vista Radio Ltd. (also formerly known as Vista Broadcast Group) is a Courtenay, British Columbia-based media company. Owned by Westerkirk Capital, Vista is the second-largest owner of radio stations in Canada.
The company only owned stations in ...
, which owns a number of radio stations in western Canada, announced a deal to acquire
Haliburton Broadcasting Group
The Haliburton Broadcasting Group was a Canadian group of FM radio stations, located primarily in smaller markets in Ontario. The company was purchased by Vista Broadcast Group in 2012.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-577 Various radio programming undertakings – Acquisition of assets, ''CRTC'', October 19, 2012
CKAP-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the
Canadian Communications Foundation
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