CKPP-FM is a radio station which broadcasts a

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Classic Hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 198 ...

format on 107.9

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( FM) in

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. CKPP's studio is located in

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, while its transmitter is located near Prescott.

History

On February 16, 2011,

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.Prescott, Ontario Prescott, Ontario is a small town on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Canada. In 2021, the town had a population of 4,078. The Ogdensburg–Prescott International Bridge, east of Pres ...

at 107.9 MHz. On November 10, 2011, this application received approval from the CRTC. 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.

Launch as 107.9 Coast FM

CKPP began broadcasting as ''107.9 Coast FM'' on October 20, 2015 At exactly 12:00 PM EST.New Radio Station in Prescott Hit The Airwaves on Tuesday
, ''easternontarionetwork.com'', October 21, 2015

Moose FM

On October 23, 2020, just five years after its airdate as ''Coast FM'', the station changed its branding to ''Moose FM'' retaining its classic hits but with a wider variety hits format.

References

External links

107.9 Moose FMwww.vistaradio.ca
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