CHBY-FM is a

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which broadcasts a

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format on the frequency of 106.5

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in Barry's Bay, Ontario,

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. This is Barry's Bay's first commercial FM radio station. Owned by the

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approval on January 12, 2011. The stations' new call sign will be CHBY-FM with the Moose FM branding and a launch date for the new radio station has yet to be announced. On April 23, 2012

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, 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. In 2013, Vista had until January 12, 2014 to get CHBY-FM on the air.Canadian Radio News CRTC Transactions February 2013
(under extensions granted), ''airchecker.ca'', March 1, 2013 The station was granted a second extension date of October 19, 2015 to get the station on the air. CHBY-FM officially signed on the air at 12:00 PM on October 16, 2015 branded as ''106.5 Moose FM''. The station has a

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format and broadcasts from the CBC tower just outside Barry's Bay with an ERP of 12,000 watts.

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