CKAP-FM is a Canadian
radio station
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, which broadcasts at 100.9
FM in
Kapuskasing
Kapuskasing ( ) is a town on the Kapuskasing River in the Cochrane District of Northern Ontario, Canada, approximately east of Hearst, Ontario, Hearst and northwest of Timmins, Ontario, Timmins. The town was known as MacPherson until 1917.
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,
Ontario
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. The station airs an
adult contemporary
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format branded as ''100.9 Moose FM''. CKAP also has a rebroadcaster in
Hearst, CKHT-FM, at 94.5 FM.
The station was launched in 1965 by Kapuskasing Broadcasting, airing at 580
AM. It was acquired by
Mid-Canada Communications in 1987, becoming part of the Mid-Canada Radio network. In 1990, Mid-Canada Radio was acquired by the
Pelmorex Radio Network.
In 1999, the Pelmorex stations were sold to
Haliburton Broadcasting Group. Haliburton converted CKAP to the FM band in 2001. Initially branded as ''Mix 100'', the station adopted the Moose FM brand the following year.
In 2003, CKAP was authorized to add a rebroadcaster in Hearst to operate at 94.5 FM, as CKHT.
On July 30, 2010, Haliburton Broadcasting received CRTC approval to make a number of technical changes for CKHT-FM Hearst.
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. The transaction was approved by the CRTC on October 19, 2012.
Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-577
Various radio programming undertakings – Acquisition of assets, ''CRTC'', October 19, 2012
References
External links
www.mykapuskasingnow.com
CKAP-FM
at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
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Radio stations established in 1965
1965 establishments in Ontario
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