CKAP-FM

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CKAP-FM
Frequency 100.9 MHz (FM)
Branding100.9 Moose FM
Programming
Format Adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner Vista Broadcast Group
History
First air date
1965
Former frequencies
580 kHz (AM) (1965–2001)
Call sign meaning
Canada Kapuskasing
Technical information
Class B
ERP 12 kWs
horizontal polarization only
HAAT 83 meters (272 ft)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website mykapuskasingnow.com
CKHT-FM
Frequency 94.5 MHz (FM)
Programming
Format Adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner Vista Broadcast Group
History
First air date
2003
Call sign meaning
Canada KHearst
Technical information
Class A1
ERP 72 watts average
130 watts peak
vertical polarization only
HAAT 50 meters (160 ft)

CKAP-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 100.9 FM in Kapuskasing, Ontario. The station airs an adult contemporary 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. [1] 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. [2] 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. [3]

On July 30, 2010, Haliburton Broadcasting received CRTC approval to make a number of technical changes for CKHT-FM Hearst. [4]

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. [5] The transaction was approved by the CRTC on October 19, 2012. [6]

References

  1. Radio 580 CKAP - ON THE AIR July 31, CKAP Newsletter, VoI. 1, No. 1, July 26, 1965
  2. Decision CRTC 2001-49
  3. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-559
  4. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-537, CKAP-FM Kapuskasing and CKHT-FM Hearst - Technical change, CRTC', July 30, 2010
  5. "Westerkirk Capital Acquires Vista and Haliburton Broadcast Groups" Archived 2013-09-23 at the Wayback Machine . Broadcaster, April 26, 2012.
  6. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-577 Various radio programming undertakings – Acquisition of assets, CRTC, October 19, 2012

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