CFBG-FM is a hot adult contemporary radio station broadcasting at 99.5 FM in Bracebridge, Ontario and is owned by the Vista Broadcast Group.
Compared to Huntsville's CFBK-FM, which has a massive coverage area around Muskoka and beyond, CFBG runs at a relatively low power from a short transmitter. Its reliable signal only covers Gravenhurst/Bracebridge and the surrounding area, extending to Huntsville in the north and Orillia in the south. In the southernmost area of its coverage area, the signal is often impacted from co-channel interference from WDCX in Buffalo, New York, which broadcasts on the same frequency.
History ThIt's signal only reliability covers Gravenhurst,eBracebridge, and the surrounding station originally Huntsville in the North, and Orillia in the south. In the southern edge of its coverage area, CFBG suffers from began broadcasting at 100.9 FM in 1988, however, in the CRTC decision, the proposed frequency was 107.7 MHz.Decision CRTC 87-166 The station was originally operated by a partnership between Telemedia and local company Muskoka-Parry Sound Broadcasting, the owner of CFBK-FM in Huntsville. During this era, CFBG aired a mix of locally produced programming and simulcasting of CFBK.
CFBG was acquired by Haliburton Broadcasting Group in 1997.Decision CRTC 97-671. Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, December 10, 1997. The station moved to its current frequency at 99.5 FM in 2002 with the on-air branding 99.5 Moose FM.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2002-12
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."Westerkirk Capital Acquires Vista and Haliburton Broadcast Groups" . Broadcaster, April 26, 2012. The transaction was approved by the CRTC on October 19, 2012.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-577 Various radio programming undertakings – Acquisition of assets, CRTC, October 19, 2012
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External links 99.5 Moose FM CFBG-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation