CFGM-FM was a Canadian
radio station
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, which aired at 102.7
MHz
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(
FM) in
Caledon,
Ontario
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. Originally licensed in 2007 to broadcast a
tourist information
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Types of visitor center
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format, it expanded into a commercial
adult contemporary
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music station in 2009, but was discontinued in 2015 when its owner merged its operations with nearby sister station
CJFB-FM
CJFB-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a Classic hits/ Variety hits format which operates at 102.7 FM in Bolton, Ontario. The station is branded as Moose FM.
History
Rick Sargent, the owner of the station, was given approval ...
.
History
In 2007, Rick Sargent submitted two applications to the
Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission
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for low-power stations in Caledon and
Bolton
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; the Bolton station, CJFB-FM, would offer a music format, while the Caledon station, CFGM-FM, would broadcast
tourist information
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Types of visitor center
A visi ...
. 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
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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
adult contemporary
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet ...
format. The station received
CRTC
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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
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 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 Toronto
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, which is known today as CFIQ
CFIQ (640 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Richmond Hill, Ontario, and serving Greater Toronto. The station airs a talk format and is known as ''640 Toronto''. It is owned by Corus Entertainment with radio studios and offices ...
.
References
External links
Radio Caledon
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