CHPB-FM is a Canadian adult contemporary radio station broadcasting at 98.1 MHz on the FM dial in Cochrane, Ontario.

CHPB-FM
Frequency98.1 MHz (FM)
Branding98.1 Moose FM
Programming
FormatAdult contemporary
Ownership
OwnerVista Broadcast Group
CFIF-FM
History
First air date
November 19, 2003
Technical information
ClassLP
ERP50 watts
HAAT19 meters (62 ft)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitemycochranenow.com

The station began broadcasting in 2003 under the ownership of Tri-Tel Communications.[1] On November 19, 2003, the Haliburton Broadcasting Group was given approval to acquire CHPB-FM from Tri-Tel.[2]

CHPB-FM is a sister station of CFIF-FM in Iroquois Falls. The station airs an adult contemporary format branded as 98.1 Moose FM.

On April 23, 2012 Vista Broadcast Group, which owns a number of radio stations in western Canada, announced a deal to acquire Haliburton Broadcasting Group, in cooperation with Westerkirk Capital.[3] The transaction was approved by the CRTC on October 19, 2012.[4]

References

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  1. ^ CRTC Decision 2003-84
  2. ^ CRTC Decision 2003-580
  3. ^ "Westerkirk Capital Acquires Vista and Haliburton Broadcast Groups" Archived 2013-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. Broadcaster, April 26, 2012.
  4. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-577 Various radio programming undertakings – Acquisition of assets, CRTC, October 19, 2012
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