CFBK-FM

Radio station in Huntsville, Ontario

Huntsville, Ontario

Broadcast areaMuskokaFrequency105.5 MHz (FM)Branding105.5 Moose FMProgrammingFormatAdult hitsOwnershipOwnerVista Broadcast GroupHistory

First air date

1958

Former frequencies

590 kHz (AM) (1958-1961)
630 kHz (1961-1987)Technical informationClassBERP43,400 wattsHAAT147 metersLinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitemymuskokanow.com

CFBK-FM is a Canadian radio station that airs at 105.5 FM in Huntsville, Ontario with an adult hits format branded as 105.5 Moose FM.

CFBK began broadcasting in 1958 as CKAR on the AM band at 590 kHz with a repeater in Parry Sound known as CKAR-1. In 1961, CKAR moved to 630 kHz and in 1977 became CFBK. In September 1987, the station converted to the FM band at 105.5 MHz^[1] and the old AM 630 frequency left the air for good on December 31 the same year.

CKAR was a former callsign of a radio station in Oshawa, known today as CKDO, and the CKAR callsign currently belongs to a community radio station in Huntsville known as Hunters Bay Radio 88.7 FM and a defunct television station in Armstrong, known as CHFD-TV.

Formerly owned by Muskoka-Parry Sound Broadcasting, the station's acquisition by Haliburton Broadcasting Group was approved by the CRTC on February 21, 2008.^[2]^[3]

CFBK's branding was 105.5 More-FM and changed to the 105.5 Moose FM branding after the acquisition by the Haliburton Broadcasting Group in 2008 and then changed to The New 105.5 FM, Muskoka's Lite Favourites with a new high-powered signal in April 2010. They were rebranded once again as 105.5 Moose FM in March 2013. In May 2014, the station changed their format to "World Class Rock". In 2015, the station changed to adult hits with "Huntsville's Biggest Variety" retaining the "Moose FM" branding.

On May 1, 2008, CFBK-FM applied to the CRTC to increase its effective radiated power from 5,000 watts to 43,400 watts ^[4] and received CRTC approval on June 1, 2009.^[5]

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.^[6] The transaction was approved by the CRTC on October 19, 2012.^[7]

References

^ "Decision CRTC 87-150".
^ "ARCHIVED - Information Bulletin - Applications processed pursuant to the streamlined procedure". crtc.gc.ca. February 21, 2008.
^ "2007-1260-6.zip".
^ "ARCHIVED - Notice of consultation - Application received". crtc.gc.ca. May 1, 2008.
^ "ARCHIVED - Licensing of new radio stations to serve Bracebridge and Gravenhurst and technical change relating to CFBK-FM Huntsville". crtc.gc.ca. June 1, 2009.
^ "Westerkirk Capital Acquires Vista and Haliburton Broadcast Groups". Broadcaster. April 26, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-09-23.
^ "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-577 Various radio programming undertakings – Acquisition of assets". CRTC. October 19, 2012.

External links

105.5 Moose FM
CFBK-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
CFBK-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
CFBK-FM in the REC Canadian station database

Radio stations in Parry Sound–Muskoka–Haliburton, Ontario (Central Ontario)

Parry Sound District

Britt: CBEZ 107.7
Parry Sound: CBPO 88.9; CBLR 89.9; CKLP 103.3
Wasauksing: CHRZ 91.3

Muskoka District

Bala: CFWP 98.3 (defunct)
Bracebridge: CFBG 99.5; CJMU 102.3
Huntsville: CKAR 88.7; CBLU 94.3; CJLF-3 98.9; CFBK 105.5; CBL-1 106.9

Haliburton County

Haliburton: CBLY 92.3; CFZN 93.5; CKHA 100.9

Algonquin Park

Bancroft

Nearby regions: London; Midwestern Ontario; North Bay; Sudbury

See also: List of radio stations in Ontario

v t e Adult contemporary radio stations in the Province of Ontario
Anglophone stations	CFBG-FM – Bracebridge CFBK-FM – Huntsville CFGX-FM – Sarnia CFHK-FM – St. Thomas CFJR-FM – Brockville CFLG-FM – Cornwall CFLY-FM – Kingston CFNO-FM – Marathon CFSF-FM – Sturgeon Falls CHAS-FM – Sault Ste. Marie CHCD-FM – Simcoe CHFI-FM – Toronto CHGK-FM – Stratford CHMS-FM – Bancroft CHRE-FM – St. Catharines CHUM-FM – Toronto CHUR-FM – North Bay CHYM-FM – Kitchener CHYR-FM – Leamington CICW-FM - Fergus CIGL-FM – Belleville CIHR-FM – Woodstock CIMA-FM – Alliston CIMJ-FM – Guelph CING-FM – Hamilton CISS-FM – Ottawa CIXK-FM – Owen Sound CJED-FM – Niagara Falls CJJM-FM – Espanola CJKL-FM – Kirkland Lake CJMI-FM – Strathroy CJMJ-FM – Ottawa CJML-FM – Milton CJMX-FM – Sudbury CJRL-FM – Kenora CJTT-FM – Temiskaming Shores CKAP-FM – Kapuskasing CKCB-FM – Collingwood CKDR-FM – Dryden CKGB-FM – Timmins CKMB-FM – Barrie CKMO-FM – Orangeville CKNR-FM – Elliot Lake CKNX-FM – Wingham CKOT-FM – Tillsonburg CKPR-FM – Thunder Bay CKPT-FM – Peterborough CKRU-FM – Peterborough CKSG-FM – Cobourg CKSY-FM – Chatham-Kent CKWS-FM – Kingston CKXM-FM – Exeter
Francophone stations	CHYC-FM – Sudbury CHYK-FM – Timmins CHYQ-FM – West Nipissing
See also List of radio stations in Ontario CHR/Top 40 stations in Ontario

v t e Vista Radio
Corporate directors	Bryan Edwards (President), Gary Russell (Vice President), Joe Gabor (Director of Sales & Business), Darren Scott (Director of Creative Services)
Radio stations (by call sign)	CFBG CFBK CFBV CFCP CFFM CFIF CFNA CFNI CFPW CFRI CFSF CFXN CFZN CHBY CHGK CHMS CHMT CHNV CHPB CIQC CIRX CIRX-FM-1 CJCD CJCI CJCS CJFB CJJM CJSU CKAP CKAY CKBX CKCQ CKBX CKCQ CKHT CKVV CKLM CKLP CKPP CKNR CKQR CKWL CJOC CKBD CFSM CFLD CKCV CKGF CJLT Defunct: CFGM
See also	Haliburton Broadcasting Group