CFSF-FM

CFSF-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 99.3 FM in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario. The station airs an adult contemporary format branded on-air as 99.3 The Moose. The station is owned by Vista Radio.

CFSF-FM
CitySturgeon Falls, Ontario
Frequency99.3 MHz (FM)
Branding99.3 The Moose
SloganWest Nipissing's Best Music
Programming
Formatadult contemporary
Ownership
OwnerVista Broadcast Group
CFXN-FM
History
First air date
2003
Call sign meaning
Coming From Sturgeon Falls
Technical information
ClassA
ERPvertical polarization only:
1.35 kWs
HAAT48.5 meters (159 ft)
Links
Websitewww.mywestnipissingnow.com

History

On February 14, 2003 Joco Communications was given approval by the CRTC for a new FM radio service to serve the community of Sturgeon Falls.[1] Under Joco Communications ownership, the station was branded as Joco Radio. In 2005 the station was given approval to increase power to serve all of the Municipality of West Nipissing and outlying communities.[2]

As the only commercial station in a small bilingual community, the station aired a variety of programming, including CHR, country and classic rock programs, in both English and French.

In September 2010 Joco Communications announced a tentative deal to sell the station to Haliburton Broadcasting Group,[3] which received CRTC approval on February 21, 2011.[4] Joco had already sold CFSF's former sister station CJJM-FM in Espanola to Haliburton earlier in the year.[5]

In March 2011 the station was rebranded to Moose FM and adopted an adult contemporary format.

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]

On May 11, 2012 the station changed the format and the slogan from West Nipissing's Lite Favorite to Today's Hits and Yesterday's favorites.

In July 2014 the station was rebranded and changed its format from adult contemporary to a variety hits format.

In 2016, the station's studio was damaged in a fire.[8] Station staff were able to recover some of the station's equipment, and the station was back on the air later the same day from a temporary setup at the transmitter site.[9]

References
  1. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-52
  2. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-239
  3. "Haliburton Broadcasting Group Inc. buys three Ontario radio stations" Archived 2010-09-22 at the Wayback Machine. Canadian Press, September 17, 2010.
  4. CRTC Decision 2011-111.
  5. Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2010-935
  6. "Westerkirk Capital Acquires Vista and Haliburton Broadcast Groups" Archived 2013-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. Broadcaster, April 26, 2012.
  7. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-577 Various radio programming undertakings – Acquisition of assets, CRTC, October 19, 2012
  8. "Big fire in downtown Sturgeon Falls". Northern Life, July 15, 2016.
  9. CFSF-FM history – Canadian Communications Foundation

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