Canadian
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radio station
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that broadcasts a
Classic hits
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Bolton, Ontario
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. The station is branded as Moose FM.
History
Rick Sargent, the owner of the station, was given approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on October 15, 2007 to broadcast on the frequency 105.5 FM at Bolton. The new station will offer an eclectic
adult contemporary
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rock
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country
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folk
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jazz
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and classical music including local, Canadian, and emerging artists. CJFB-FM was also a
community radio
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/tourist information station.
The station was branded as ''B105.5'' or ''The B''.
On April 9, 2008, the station submitted an application to convert CFGM-FM 102.7 Caledon to a transmitter of CJFB-FM. That application was denied on July 31, 2008.
On March 14, 2012, the CRTC approved the application by
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 Canadian radio broadcasting company. The company only owned stations in British Columbia until 2007, when it expanded outside the province by acquiring an existing station in Ye ...
, 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 MHz 102.7 MHz. The CRTC also approved a change the station's authorized contours by increasing the average effective radiated power (ERP) from 50 to 1,565 watts (maximum ERP from 50 to 4,000 watts), changing the antenna's radiation pattern from non-directional to directional and decreasing its effective height above average terrain (EHAAT) from 15.7 to -22 metres. Vista has also submitted a separate application to revoke the licence for CFGM-FM 102.7 MHz.
Vista Radio received extensions from the CRTC to April 15, 2020 and was given a third, and final, extension to October 15, 2020 to relocate CFJB-FM 105.5 MHz in Bolton, Ontario to 102.7 MHz and increase the power from 50 to 1,100 watts.
In August 2021, Vista announced that CJFB-FM will be relaunching the station at 102.7 MHz with a new format and branding in September 2021. On September 3, 2021 at 11:00 AM EDT, Vista launched the radio station as ''
Moose FM
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.Start Me Up" by
The Rolling Stones
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