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 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 C ...

, 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-FMCRTC Decision 2008-323
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- CFRI-FM *

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 * Lethbridge -

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 *

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 100 Mile House is a district municipality located in the South Cariboo region of central British Columbia, Canada. History 100 Mile House was originally known as Bridge Creek House, named after the creek running through the area. Its origins ...

- CKBX * 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 * Courtenay - CFCP-FM * Cranbrook - CFSM-FM * 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 *

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 - 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 ...

- 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 - CKCQ-FM * Smithers -

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

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 weavers settled in the area in the 14th ...

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 * Elliot Lake - CKNR-FM * 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 -

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 -

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 - 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 - 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 *

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 (; 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 urban area, althoug ...

- CFGM-FM * Kelowna, British Columbia - 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, CJED-FM (sold to Byrnes Communications in January 2018)

References

External links

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History of Vista Broadcast Group Inc.
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Canadian Communications Foundation The Canadian Communications Foundation (CCF) is a Canadian nonprofit organization which documents the history of broadcasting in Canada, particularly radio and television. Since 1995, the organization has distributed its collection via an inter ...

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