CFIF-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 101.1 FM in Iroquois Falls, Ontario. The station airs an adult contemporary format branded as Moose FM.
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| Broadcast area | Cochrane Iroquois Falls |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 101.1 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | Moose FM |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Vista Broadcast Group |
| CHPB-FM | |
| History | |
Call sign meaning | CF Iroquois Falls |
| Technical information | |
| Class | LP |
| ERP | 33 watts Vertical Polarization Only |
| HAAT | 32 meters (105 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | mycochranenow.com |
The station received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate a new low-power english language FM radio programming at Iroquois Falls on September 28, 1998, [1] which was launched in 1998 by Tri-Tel Communications as CJWL-FM at 104.9 FM, and moved to its current frequency at 101.1 FM in 2000.[2] The frequency change from 104.9 MHz to 101.1 MHz would eliminate the interference from CBON-FM-21 at 104.9 MHz in Gogama.
In 2003, CJWL and its sister station CHPB-FM in Cochrane were purchased by their owner, Haliburton Broadcasting Group.[3]
Haliburton changed the station's callsign to CFIF-FM in 2005, enabling Evanov Radio Group to take over the old callsign for its own new CJWL-FM in Ottawa. The "IF" in the CFIF-FM callsign stands for Iroquois Falls.
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.[4] The transaction was approved by the CRTC on October 19, 2012.[5]
Current operation status of CFIF is unknown. It is believed that CFIF is a rebroadcaster of CHPB-FM.
References edit
- ^ Decision CRTC 98-458, New FM radio programming undertaking, CRTC, September 28, 1998
- ^ Decision CRTC 2000-154
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-580
- ^ "Westerkirk Capital Acquires Vista and Haliburton Broadcast Groups" Archived 2013-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. Broadcaster, April 26, 2012.
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-577 Various radio programming undertakings – Acquisition of assets, CRTC, October 19, 2012
External links edit
- Moose FM
- CFIF-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CFIF-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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