CFGM-FM was a Canadian radio station, which aired at 102.7 MHz (FM) in Caledon, Ontario. Originally licensed in 2007 to broadcast a tourist information format, it expanded into a commercial adult contemporary music station in 2009, but was discontinued in 2015 when its owner merged its operations with nearby sister station CJFB-FM.
History
In 2007, Rick Sargent submitted two applications to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission for low-power stations in Caledon and Bolton; the Bolton station, CJFB-FM, would offer a music format, while the Caledon station, CFGM-FM, would broadcast tourist information. Both licenses were approved on October 15, 2007.[1] After just a few months in operation, however, Sargent applied to convert CFGM-FM into a rebroadcaster of CJFB-FM. That application was denied on July 31, 2008.[2]
On January 29, 2009, Sargent applied for a licence to convert CFGM into a music station, which would offer an adult contemporary format.[3] The station received CRTC approval on June 17, 2009.[4] In August 2009, the station was rebranded as The View.
On March 14, 2012, the CRTC approved an application by Haliburton Broadcasting Group to acquire the stations.[5] On April 23, 2012 Vista Broadcast Group, which owns a number of radio stations in western Canada, announced a deal to acquire Haliburton Broadcasting, in cooperation with Westerkirk Capital.[6] The transaction was approved by the CRTC on October 19, 2012.[7]
On May 4, 2015, Vista received approval from the CRTC to change the frequency of CJFB-FM from 105.5 to 102.7 MHz, along with an adjustment of authorized contours and transmitter power.[8] As an adjunct to that station's changes, Vista submitted a separate application to revoke the licence for CFGM-FM.
The CRTC approved Vista Radio's application to revoke CFGM-FM's broadcasting license on April 10, 2024.[9]
References
- ↑Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-371
- ↑Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-152. CRTC, July 31, 2008.
- ↑Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-36
- ↑ Decisión sobre radiodifusión CRTC 2009-357
- ↑ Decisión de radiodifusión CRTC 2012-148: CJFB-FM Bolton y CFGM-FM Caledon – Adquisición de activos . CRTC, 14 de marzo de 2012.
- ↑ "Westerkirk Capital adquiere los grupos de radiodifusión Vista y Haliburton". Archivado el 23 de septiembre de 2013 en Wayback Machine . Broadcaster , 26 de abril de 2012.
- ↑ Decisión de radiodifusión CRTC 2012-577: Diversas iniciativas de programación radiofónica – Adquisición de activos . CRTC, 19 de octubre de 2012
- ↑ Decisión de radiodifusión CRTC 2015-174: CJFB-FM Bolton - Modificación de licencia y cambios técnicos . CRTC, 4 de mayo de 2015
- ↑ Decisión de radiodifusión CRTC 2024-80 , CFGM-FM Caledon – Revocación de licencia, CRTC , 10 de abril de 2024
Enlaces externos
- Radio Caledón
- CFGM-FM en la Historia de la Radiodifusión Canadiense por la Fundación Canadiense de Comunicaciones
- CFGM-FM en la base de datos de estaciones canadienses de REC
- Emisoras de radio de música contemporánea para adultos en Canadá
- Emisoras de radio en la Municipalidad Regional de Peel
- Caledon, Ontario
- Emisoras de radio Vista
- Emisoras de radio fundadas en 2007
- Establecimientos en Ontario en 2007
- Disoluciones de establecimientos en Ontario en 2015
- Emisoras de radio desaparecidas en Ontario
- Las emisoras de radio fueron desmanteladas en 2015.