CFSF-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 99.3 FM in

Sturgeon Falls, Ontario West Nipissing is a municipality in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, on Lake Nipissing in the Nipissing District. It was formed on January 1, 1999, with the amalgamation of seventeen and a half former town, villages, townships and unorganized communi ...

. The station airs an

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format branded on-air as 99.3 Moose FM. The station is owned by

Vista Radio Vista Radio Ltd. (also formerly known as Vista Broadcast Group) is a Canadian radio broadcasting company. The company only owned stations in British Columbia until 2007, when it expanded outside the province by acquiring an existing station in Ye ...

History

On February 14, 2003

Joco Communications Joco Communications was a small Canadian radio broadcasting company, which operated radio stations in Sturgeon Falls and Espanola, Ontario. The company's name derives from the name of its founder and president, Joseph Cormier. __NOTOC__ History ...

was given approval by the

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for a new FM radio service to serve the community of Sturgeon Falls. Under Joco Communications ownership, the station was branded as Joco Radio. The station began broadcasting in April 2003 with its studios located at 12006 Highway 17, Unit 7, in Sturgeon Falls. In 2005, the station was given approval to increase power to serve all of the Municipality of

West Nipissing West Nipissing is a municipality in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, on Lake Nipissing in the Nipissing District. It was formed on January 1, 1999, with the amalgamation of seventeen and a half former town, villages, townships and unorganized communi ...

and outlying communities. As the only commercial station in a small bilingual community, the station aired a variety of programming, including CHR,

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and

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programs, in both

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and French. In September 2010 Joco Communications announced a tentative deal to sell the station to

Haliburton Broadcasting Group The Haliburton Broadcasting Group was a Canadian group of FM radio stations, located primarily in smaller markets in Ontario. The company was purchased by Vista Broadcast Group in 2012.CJJM-FM CJJM-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 99.3 FM in Espanola, Ontario. The station currently airs an adult contemporary format and is branded on-air as ''Moose FM''. The station is owned by Vista Radio. History Originally owned by J ...

in Espanola to Haliburton earlier in the year. In March 2011 the station was rebranded to Moose FM and adopted an adult contemporary format. On April 23, 2012

Vista Broadcast Group Vista Radio Ltd. (also formerly known as Vista Broadcast Group) is a Canadian radio broadcasting company. The company only owned stations in British Columbia until 2007, when it expanded outside the province by acquiring an existing station in Ye ...

, which owns a number of radio stations in western Canada, announced a deal to acquire Haliburton Broadcasting, in cooperation with Westerkirk Capital. The transaction was approved by the CRTC on October 19, 2012. 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 at 204 King Street was damaged in a fire. 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. Undated, following the fire at 204 King Street, the 99.3 Moose FM studios moved to a new location at Unit 1, 159 Main Street in Sturgeon Falls. Moose FM 99.3 contact
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References

External links

mywestnipissingnow.com
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