On December 13, 2010, the Haliburton Broadcasting Group applied to operate a new FM radio station in Kemptville at 97.5 MHz. This application received CRTC approval on April 21, 2011.[1]
Launches as Star FM
Original logo as Star FM 97.5 Kemptville 2012-2014
The station is Kemptville's first local commercial FM radio station. The station launched on February 27, 2012.[2][3] The station was branded as Star 97.5.
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.[4] The transaction was approved by the CRTC on October 19, 2012.[5]
Juice FM
97.5 Juice FM logo 2014-2020
On September 9, 2014, the station changed its branding to Juice FM with a variety hits format.
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Moose FM
On October 23, 2020, the station once again changed its branding to 97.5 Moose FM retaining its variety hits format.
Technical Issues
The station may receive interference from a 97 kilowatt radio station, WFRY, out of Watertown, New York.[7] The 97.5 FM frequency was also used for a low-power tourism station in Ottawa with the call sign VF2516.[8]
