CJJM-FM

Radio station in Espanola, Ontario

Espanola, Ontario

Frequency99.3 MHz (FM)Branding99.3 Moose FMProgrammingFormatAdult contemporaryOwnershipOwnerVista Broadcast GroupHistory

First air date

2008Technical informationClassAERPvertical polarization only:
.794 kWs average
1.41 kWs peakHAAT32.5 meters (107 ft)LinksWebsitemyespanolanow.com

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 99.3 Moose FM. The station is owned by Vista Radio.

History

Originally owned by Joco Communications, the station was licensed by the CRTC on July 19, 2007.^[1]

CJJM began testing at 99.3 FM in late 2007 and officially began broadcasting in spring 2008. The station offered an adult contemporary/classic hits format with some specialty programming, similar to the format of Joco's CFSF-FM in Sturgeon Falls. However, unlike CFSF's bilingual format, CJJM broadcasts exclusively in English.

The launch of CJJM-FM 99.3 in Espanola is the areas first local FM radio station since an unrelated radio station CKNS AM 930 Espanola left the air in 1997 to be replaced by CKNR-FM Elliot Lake.

In May 2010, an application by Haliburton Broadcasting Group to acquire the station was received by the CRTC. This application was approved on August 12 of that year.^[2] Formerly branded as Joco Radio, the station was rebranded to 99.3 Moose FM in September 2010 with an adult hits format including some current hits. Joco subsequently sold CFSF-FM to Haliburton to a separate transaction in late 2010.

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.^[3] The transaction was approved by the CRTC on October 19, 2012.^[4]

References

^ CRTC Decision 2007-238
^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-565
^ "Westerkirk Capital Acquires Vista and Haliburton Broadcast Groups" Archived 2013-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. Broadcaster, April 26, 2012.
^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-577 Various radio programming undertakings – Acquisition of assets, CRTC, October 19, 2012

External links

99.3 Moose FM
CJJM-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
CJJM-FM in the REC Canadian station database

Vista Radio

Corporate directors

Bryan Edwards (President), Gary Russell (Vice President), Joe Gabor (Director of Sales & Business), Darren Scott (Director of Creative Services)

Radio stations
(by call sign)

Defunct: CFGM

See also

Haliburton Broadcasting Group

v t e Radio stations in Sudbury, Sudbury District and Manitoulin District, Ontario
Greater Sudbury	CBBS 90.1 CBBX 90.9 CICS 91.7 CJRQ 92.7 CIGM 93.5 CJTK 95.5 CKLU 96.7 CBON 98.1 CHYC 98.9 CBCS 99.9 CKJC 101.7 CHNO 103.9 CJMX 105.3 Defunct CKBB 102.9 CKSO 101.1
Chapleau	CBCU 89.9 CBON-28 91.9 CFJW 93.7 CHAP 95.9 CJWA-1 100.7 Defunct CHIM-8 92.7
Espanola	CBON-7 94.9 CJJM 99.3 Defunct CKNS 930
Manitoulin Island	CHYF 88.9 CHEI 89.9 CBCE 97.5 CFRM 100.7 CJTK-2 102.1 CHAW 103.1
Weatheradio Canada	XLJ898 162.400 (Sudbury) XMJ375 162.475 (Espanola-Little Current)
Radio stations in Northeastern Ontario North Bay Sault Ste. Marie Sudbury Timiskaming Timmins and Cochrane District Other nearby regions Parry Sound-Muskoka-Haliburton See also List of radio stations in Ontario