CFGM-FM was a Canadian

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, which aired at 102.7

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( FM) in Caledon,

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. Originally licensed in 2007 to broadcast a

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format, it expanded into a commercial

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music station in 2009, but was discontinued in 2015 when its owner merged its operations with nearby sister station

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History

In 2007, Rick Sargent submitted two applications to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission for low-power stations in Caledon and

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; the Bolton station, CJFB-FM, would offer a music format, while the Caledon station, CFGM-FM, would broadcast

. Both licenses were approved on October 15, 2007. After just a few months in operation, however, Sargent applied to convert CFGM-FM into a rebroadcaster of CJFB-FM. That application was denied on July 31, 2008. On January 29, 2009, Sargent applied for a licence to convert CFGM into a music station, which would offer an

format. The station received

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approval on June 17, 2009. In August 2009, the station was rebranded as ''The View''. On March 14, 2012, the CRTC approved an application by

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, which owns a number of radio stations in western Canada, announced a deal to acquire Haliburton Broadcasting, in cooperation with Westerkirk Capital. The transaction was approved by the CRTC on October 19, 2012. On May 4, 2015, Vista received approval from the CRTC to change the frequency of CJFB-FM from 105.5 to 102.7 MHz, along with an adjustment of authorized contours and transmitter power.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-174: CJFB-FM Bolton - Licence amendment and technical changes
CRTC, May 4, 2015 As an adjunct to that station's changes, Vista submitted a separate application to revoke the licence for CFGM-FM.

Notes

CFGM was a former call sign of a radio station in

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, which is known today as

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References

External links

Radio Caledon
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