Vista Radio Ltd. (also formerly known as Vista Broadcast Group) is a Canadian radio broadcasting company. The company only owned stations in

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

until 2007, when it expanded outside the province by acquiring an existing station in

Yellowknife Yellowknife (; Dogrib: ) is the capital, largest community, and only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, about south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the ...

Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...

and launching a new one in

Grande Prairie Grande Prairie is a city in northwest Alberta, Canada within the southern portion of an area known as Peace River Country. It is located at the intersection of Highway 43 (part of the CANAMEX Corridor) and Highway 40 (the Bighorn Highway), a ...

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

. It has since also expanded into

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

, with the acquisition of

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.CRTC The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC; french: Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes, links=) is a public organization in Canada with mandate as a regulatory agency for broadcasti ...

on October 19, 2012.

Stations

Alberta

Bonnyville Bonnyville is a town situated in east-central Alberta, Canada between Cold Lake and St. Paul. The surrounding Municipal District (MD) of Bonnyville No. 87's municipal office is located in Bonnyville. The community derives its name from Fat ...

CFNA-FM CFNA-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 99.7 FM in Bonnyville, Alberta. The station airs a country music format branded as Country 99 FM. The station was originally launched in 2003 by 912038 Alberta Ltd. as a rebroadcaster of CKL ...

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CFRI-FM CFRI-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 104.7 FM in Grande Prairie, Alberta owned by Vista Radio. The station broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format using its on-air brand name ''104.7 2Day FM''. History The station began broa ...

Lloydminster Lloydminster is a city in Canada which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan. The city is incorporated by both provinces as a single city with a single municipal administrati ...

CKLM-FM CKLM-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 106.1 FM in Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan. The station airs an active rock format branded as 106.1 The Goat. Licensed in 2000 to Peace River Broadcasting, the station was acquired by S ...

Lethbridge Lethbridge ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. With a population of 101,482 in its 2019 Alberta municipal censuses, 2019 municipal census, Lethbridge became the fourth Alberta city to surpass 100,000 people. The nearby Canadian ...

CJOC-FM CJOC-FM (94.1 FM) is a radio station in Lethbridge, Alberta. Owned by Vista Radio, it broadcasts a classic hits format. History The station was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on August 2, 2006, and ...

CKBD-FM CKBD-FM (98.1 FM broadcasting, FM, "98.1 2day FM") is a radio station in Lethbridge, Alberta. Owned by Vista Radio, it broadcasts a modern adult contemporary format. History The station signed on in December 2000 as CJTS-FM, a Christian radio sta ...

Medicine Hat Medicine Hat is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada. It is located along the South Saskatchewan River. It is approximately east of Lethbridge and southeast of Calgary. This city and the adjacent Town of Redcliff to the northwest are with ...

- CJLT-FM

British Columbia

* 100 Mile House -

CKBX CKBX is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 840 AM in 100 Mile House, British Columbia. Owned by Vista Broadcast Group, the station airs a country music format and is branded as Country 840 AM. History The station's license was issued ...

* Burns Lake -

CFLD CFBV is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a variety hits format and branded as The Moose at 870 AM in Smithers, British Columbia. The station is owned by Vista Radio. History CFBV originally began broadcasting in 1963 at 1230 AM und ...

* Campbell River - CIQC-FM * Castlegar -

CKQR-FM CKQR-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a classic rock format at 99.3 FM in Castlegar, British Columbia. The station s branded as ''The GOAT'' and it is owned by the Vista Broadcast Group. History The station originally signed on ...

* Courtenay - CFCP-FM * Cranbrook -

CFSM-FM CFSM-FM (107.5 FM, ''107.5 2Day FM'') is a radio station in Cranbrook, British Columbia. Owned by Vista Radio, it broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format targeting the Kootenay region of British Columbia. History The station was approved b ...

* Creston -

CKCV-FM CKCV-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 94.1 FM in Creston, British Columbia. The station plays a hot adult contemporary format branded as 94.1 Juice FM. The station is owned by Vista Radio Vista Radio Ltd. (also formerly known as V ...

* Duncan -

CJSU-FM CJSU-FM is a Canadian adult hits radio station that broadcasts a mix of 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s hits with some current hot adult contemporary singles at 89.7 FM in Duncan, British Columbia. The station is owned by Vista Broadcast Group ...

Gibsons Gibsons is a coastal community of 4,605 in southwestern British Columbia, Canada on the Strait of Georgia. Although it is on the mainland, the Sunshine Coast is not accessible by road. Vehicle access is by BC Ferries from Horseshoe Bay in West ...

- CKAY-FM *

Grand Forks Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the state of North Dakota (after Fargo and Bismarck) and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 59,166. Grand Forks, along with its twin city o ...

- CKGF-2-FM *

Nelson Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...

CHNV-FM CHNV-FM is an alternative rock radio station broadcasting at 103.5 FM in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada and is also heard at 91.9 FM in Crawford Bay with the call sign CHNV-FM-1. The station is branded as ''103.5 The Bridge'' and is owned by ...

Port Hardy Port Hardy is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada located on the north-east end of Vancouver Island. Port Hardy has a population of 4,132 as of the last census (2016). It is the gateway to Cape Scott Provincial Park, the North Co ...

- CFNI * Powell River -

CFPW-FM CFPW-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 95.7 FM in Powell River, British Columbia with an classic hits format branded as ''95.7 Coast FM''. The station is owned by Vista Broadcast Group. History The station began broadcasting in 19 ...

* Prince George -

CIRX-FM CIRX-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 94.3 FM broadcasting, FM in Prince George, British Columbia. The station airs an active rock format branded on-air as "94.3 The Goat". The station was launched in 1983 with the call sign CIBC, ...

CJCI-FM CJCI-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 97.3 FM in Prince George, British Columbia, owned by Vista Radio. The station currently airs a country music format using its on-air brand name as Country 97 FM. The station was launched in 197 ...

Quesnel Quesnel or Quesnell means "little oak" in the Picard dialect of French. It is used as a proper name and may refer to: Places * Le Quesnel, a commune the Somme department in France * Quesnel, British Columbia, a city in British Columbia, Canada ...

CKCQ-FM CKCQ-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 100.3 FM in Quesnel, British Columbia. Owned by Vista Broadcast Group, the station has a country music format and is branded as ''Cariboo Country.'' It also has a repeater in Williams La ...

Smithers Smithers is a surname of English origin. It derives from the Middle English term "smyther", referring to a metalsmith, and is thus related to the common occupational surname Smith. The name Smither is related. People *Alan Smithers (born 1938 ...

CFBV CFBV is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a variety hits format and branded as The Moose at 870 AM in Smithers, British Columbia. The station is owned by Vista Radio. History CFBV originally began broadcasting in 1963 at 1230 AM under ...

* Vanderhoof - CIRX-FM-1 * Williams Lake -

CKWL CKCQ-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 100.3 FM in Quesnel, British Columbia. Owned by Vista Broadcast Group, the station has a country music format and is branded as ''Cariboo Country.'' It also has a repeater in Williams La ...

CFFM-FM CFFM-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 97.5 FM in Williams Lake, British Columbia, with an active rock format as The Goat: World Class Rock. The station also rebroadcasts at 94.9 FM in Quesnel and at 99.7 FM in 100 Mile House. CFFM ...

Northwest Territories

CJCD-FM CJCD-FM (100.1 FM, "100.1 True North FM") is a radio station in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Owned by Vista Radio, it broadcasts a classic hits format as serving Yellowknife and Dettah. The station also has a rebroadcaster, CJCD-FM-1 a ...

Ontario

* Bancroft -

CHMS-FM CHMS-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 97.7 FM in Bancroft, Ontario. The station airs a Classic Hits and music mix format using the on-air branding Moose FM, and is owned by Vista Broadcast Group. The station originally began broad ...

* Barry's Bay - CHBY-FM *

Bolton Bolton (, locally ) is a large town in Greater Manchester in North West England, formerly a part of Lancashire. A former mill town, Bolton has been a production centre for textiles since Flemish people, Flemish weavers settled in the area i ...

CJFB-FM CJFB-FM is a Canada, Canadian radio station that broadcasts a Classic hits/Variety hits format which operates at 102.7 FM radio, FM in Bolton, Ontario. The station is branded as Moose FM. History Rick Sargent, the owner of the station, was giv ...

* Bracebridge - CFBG-FM * Cochrane -

CHPB-FM CHPB-FM is an adult contemporary radio station broadcasting at 98.1 MHz on the FM dial in Cochrane, Ontario, Canada. The station began broadcasting in 2003 under the ownership of Tri-Tel Communications. On November 19, 2003, the Haliburto ...

* Elliot Lake -

CKNR-FM CKNR-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts an adult contemporary format at 94.1 MHz in Elliot Lake, Ontario. The station uses the on-air brand ''Moose FM''. History The station first aired in 1967 at 1340 AM radio, AM, and was owned b ...

* Espanola -

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 ...

* Haliburton -

CFZN-FM CFZN-FM is a Canadian radio station with an oldies/adult contemporary format broadcasting at 93.5 FM in Haliburton, Ontario and is owned by the Vista Broadcast Group. It was founded by the Haliburton Broadcasting Group. The station uses an on-a ...

Huntsville Huntsville is a city in Madison County, Limestone County, and Morgan County, Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Madison County. Located in the Appalachian region of northern Alabama, Huntsville is the most populous city in th ...

CFBK-FM 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 ...

Iroquois Falls Iroquois Falls is a town in Northern Ontario, Canada, with a population of 4,537 at the 2016 census. The town centre lies 11 km east of Hwy 11 on the banks of the Abitibi River, west of Lake Abitibi. Timmins, one of the largest cities in ...

CFIF-FM 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. The station was launched in 1998 by Tri-Tel Communications as CJWL 104.9, and move ...

Kapuskasing Kapuskasing is a town on the Kapuskasing River in the Cochrane District of Northern Ontario, Canada, approximately east of Hearst. The town was known as MacPherson until 1917, when the name was changed so as not to conflict with another railw ...

- CKAP-FM *

Kemptville Kemptville is a community located in the Municipality of North Grenville in Eastern Ontario, Canada in the northernmost part of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. It is located approximately south of the downtown core of Ottawa and s ...

CKVV-FM CKVV-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting an adult hits format on the frequency of 97.5 MHz ( FM) in Kemptville, Ontario. The station is branded as ''97.5 Moose FM''. History On December 13, 2010, the Haliburton Broadcasting Group appli ...

* North Bay -

CFXN-FM CFXN-FM is a Canadian radio station, that airs a classic hits format at 106.3 FM in North Bay, Ontario. The station is branded as ''106.3 Moose FM'' with the slogan ''North Bay's Biggest Variety''. The station plays a variety of current, recent ...

CFCH-FM CFCH-FM (90.5 FM) is a Canadian radio station in North Bay, Ontario. Owned by Vista Radio, it broadcasts a country music format branded as ''Country 90.5'', "North Bay's Best Country." History On September 27, 2018, the CRTC issued call applic ...

Parry Sound Parry Sound is a sound or bay of Georgian Bay on Lake Huron, in Ontario, Canada. It is highly irregularly shaped with many deep bays and islands. Killbear Provincial Park is located on the large peninsula that separates the sound from Georgian B ...

- CKLP-FM * Prescott - CKPP-FM * Stratford -

CJCS-FM CJCS-FM is a Canadian radio station in Stratford, Ontario broadcasting at 107.1 FM with a classic hits/ variety hits format branded as ''107.1 CJCS''. The station is owned by Vista Radio. CJCS also broadcasts Toronto Blue Jays games. The stati ...

CHGK-FM CHGK-FM is a Canadian radio station in Stratford, Ontario with a Hot AC format at 107.7 FM, branded as ''107.7 2day FM''. CHGK's studios are located at 376 Romeo Street South in Stratford while its transmitter is located on Line 29 just south o ...

* Sturgeon Falls -

CFSF-FM CFSF-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 99.3 FM in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario. The station airs an adult contemporary format branded on-air as 99.3 Moose FM. The station is owned by Vista Radio. History On February 14, 2003 Joco Comm ...

Timmins Timmins ( ) is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada, located on the Mattagami River. The city is the fourth-largest city in the Northeastern Ontario region with a population of 41,145 (2021). The city's economy is based on natural resource ext ...

CHMT-FM CHMT-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 93.1 FM in Timmins, Ontario, Canada. Owned by Vista Radio, it broadcasts a country music format branded as ''Country 93.1'', "Timmins' Best Country". The Haliburton Broadcasting Group was li ...

Former stations

Caledon, Ontario Caledon (; Canada 2021 Census, 2021 population 76,581) is a town in the Regional Municipality of Peel in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. From a shortened form of Caledonia, the Roman name for North Britain; Caledon is a developing u ...

- CFGM-FM *

Kelowna, British Columbia Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word ''ki ...

- CJUI (sold to Avenue Radio Ltd. in October 2017) *

Vanderhoof, British Columbia Vanderhoof is a district municipality near the geographical centre of British Columbia, Canada. Covering 2.92 square kilometers., it has a population of about 4,500 within town limits, and offers services to nearly 10,000 people in nearby rural ...

- CIVH (discontinued March 2018 after transmitter collapse. Programming moved to CIRX-FM-1.) * Haldimand, Ontario - CKJN-FM (sold to Durham Radio in 2016) *

Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Falls is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is on the western bank of the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario, with a population of 88,071 at the 2016 census. It is part of the St. Catharines - Niagara Census M ...

CFLZ-FM CFLZ-FM (101.1 Hertz, MHz) is a commercial radio, commercial radio station in Fort Erie, Ontario, Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, serving the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Niagara Region and the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. It is owne ...

CJED-FM CJED-FM is a radio station in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada and targeting the Greater Niagara Falls area, including the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Niagara Region in Ontario and the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan ...

(sold to Byrnes Communications in January 2018)

References

External links

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History of Vista Broadcast Group Inc.
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