Vista Broadcast Group
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Vista Broadcast Group, or Vista Radio, is a Canadian
radio broadcasting company, which operates radio stations in Western Canada
. The company only owned stations in British Columbia
until 2007, when it expanded outside the province by acquiring an existing station in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
and launching a new one in Grande Prairie
, Alberta
. Vista Radio currently operates a number of radio stations in communities across British Columbia, Alberta and the Northwest Territories.
Vista Radio was founded by Paul Mann, Jason Mann, Margot Micallef, Barb Fairclough and Bryan Edwards in 2004. It has a vision of creating a strong regional broadcast voice over Western Canada. Vista now employs over 160 employees.
The company plans to convert most of its AM stations to the FM dial.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
radio broadcasting company, which operates radio stations in Western Canada
Western Canada
Western Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces and commonly as the West, is a region of Canada that includes the four provinces west of the province of Ontario.- Provinces :...
. The company only owned stations in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
until 2007, when it expanded outside the province by acquiring an existing station in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
and launching a new one in Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie, Alberta
Grande Prairie is a city in the northwestern part of the province of Alberta in Western Canada. It is located on the southern edge of the Peace River Country . The city is surrounded by the County of Grande Prairie No...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. Vista Radio currently operates a number of radio stations in communities across British Columbia, Alberta and the Northwest Territories.
Vista Radio was founded by Paul Mann, Jason Mann, Margot Micallef, Barb Fairclough and Bryan Edwards in 2004. It has a vision of creating a strong regional broadcast voice over Western Canada. Vista now employs over 160 employees.
The company plans to convert most of its AM stations to the FM dial.
Alberta
- BonnyvilleBonnyville, AlbertaBonnyville, Alberta is a town situated in east-central Alberta between the City of Cold Lake and the Town of St. Paul. It is the seat of the Municipal District of Bonnyville No...
- CFNA-FMCFNA-FMCFNA-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 99.7 FM in Bonnyville, Alberta. The station airs a country music format branded as 99.7 The Wolf.... - Grande PrairieGrande Prairie, AlbertaGrande Prairie is a city in the northwestern part of the province of Alberta in Western Canada. It is located on the southern edge of the Peace River Country . The city is surrounded by the County of Grande Prairie No...
- CFRI-FMCFRI-FMCFRI-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a Classic rock and Sports Radio format at 104.7 FM in Grande Prairie, Alberta. The station is branded as Free FM and is owned by the Vista Broadcast Group.Free FM broadcasts AJHL and NHL hockey games... - LloydminsterLloydminsterLloydminster is a Canadian city which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan...
- CKLM-FMCKLM-FMCKLM-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 106.1 FM in Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan. The station airs an active rock format branded as 106.1 The Goat....
British Columbia
- 100 Mile House - CKBXCKCQ-FMCKCQ-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 100.3 FM in Quesnel, British Columbia. Owned by Vista Broadcast Group, the station airs a country music format branded as The Wolf. The station also has a rebroadcast transmitter in Williams Lake .The station was launched in 1957 by Cariboo...
- Burns LakeBurns Lake, British Columbiathumb|309px|right|Burns Lake's welcome signBurns Lake is a rural village in the North-Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, incorporated in 1923...
- CFLD - Campbell RiverCampbell River, British ColumbiaCampbell River is a coastal city in British Columbia on the east coast of Vancouver Island at the south end of Discovery Passage, which lies along the important coastal Inside Passage shipping route...
- CIQC-FM - CastlegarCastlegar, British ColumbiaCastlegar is the second largest city in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. It is located within the Selkirk Mountains at the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers. It is a regional trade and transportation centre, with a local economy fueled by forestry, mining and tourism...
- CKQR-FMCKQR-FMCKQR-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts an active rock format at 99.3 FM in Castlegar, British Columbia. The station is branded as Mountain FM and is owned by the Vista Broadcast Group.-History:... - CourtenayCourtenay, British ColumbiaCourtenay is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the largest city in the area commonly known as the Comox Valley, and it is the seat of the Comox Valley Regional District which replaced the Comox-Strathcona Regional District...
- CFCP-FMCFCP-FMCFCP-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts an active rock format at 98.9 FM in Courtenay, British Columbia. The station is branded as Classic Rock and More - 98.9 Jet FM and is owned by Vista Broadcast Group.... - DuncanDuncan, British ColumbiaDuncan is a city on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.-History:The community is named after William Chalmers Duncan . He arrived in Victoria in May 1862, then in August of that year he was one of the party of a hundred settlers which Governor Douglas took to Cowichan Bay...
- CJSU-FMCJSU-FMCJSU-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a mix of 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s hits with some current hot adult contemporary singles at 89.7 FM in Duncan, British Columbia... - KelownaKelowna, British ColumbiaKelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
- CJUI-FMCJUI-FMCJUI-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 103.9 FM in Kelowna, British Columbia. The station, owned by Vista Broadcast Group, broadcasts an adult hits format branded as 103.9 The Juice, with its motto or station slogan as "playing whatever"... - NelsonNelson, British ColumbiaNelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as "The Queen City", and acknowledged for its impressive collection of restored heritage buildings from its glory days in a regional silver rush,...
- CHNV-FM - Port HardyPort Hardy, British ColumbiaPort Hardy is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada located on the north-eastern coast of Vancouver Island. Port Hardy has a population of 3822 at last census...
- CFNICFNI (AM)CFNI is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a country music format at 1240 AM in Port Hardy, British Columbia. The station is owned by Vista Broadcast Group.The station began broadcasting in 1979.-External links:*... - Powell RiverPowell River, British ColumbiaPowell River is a city on the northern Sunshine Coast of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Most of its population lives near the eastern shores of Malaspina Strait, that part of the larger Georgia Strait between Texada Island and the Mainland...
- CFPW-FM - Prince GeorgePrince George, British ColumbiaPrince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"...
- CIRX-FMCIRX-FMCIRX-FM is a radio station in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada with a mainstream rock format at FM 94.3 MHz branded as 94X.The station was launched in 1983 with the call sign CIBC, and was later changed to CIRX. It had most of the time been Prince George's only rock station until 2003,...
, CJCI-FMCJCI-FMCJCI-FM, branded as The Wolf @ 97FM, is a Canadian radio station, which airs a country music format at 97.3 FM in Prince George, British Columbia.The station was launched in 1970 by Central Interior Radio, broadcasting on 620 AM... - QuesnelQuesnel, British Columbia-Demographics:Quesnel had a population of 9,326 people in 2006, which was a decrease of 7.1% from the 2001 census count. The median household income in 2005 for Quesnel was $54,044, which is slightly above the British Columbia provincial average of $52,709....
- CKCQ-FMCKCQ-FMCKCQ-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 100.3 FM in Quesnel, British Columbia. Owned by Vista Broadcast Group, the station airs a country music format branded as The Wolf. The station also has a rebroadcast transmitter in Williams Lake .The station was launched in 1957 by Cariboo... - SmithersSmithers, British ColumbiaSmithers is a town located in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, approximately halfway between Prince George and Prince Rupert. Smithers is located in the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako....
- CFBV - VanderhoofVanderhoof, British Columbia-External links:**...
- CIVH - Williams LakeWilliams Lake, British ColumbiaWilliams Lake, is a city in the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the central part of a region known as the Cariboo, it is the largest urban centre between Kamloops and Prince George, with a population of 11,150 in city limits....
- CKWLCKCQ-FMCKCQ-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 100.3 FM in Quesnel, British Columbia. Owned by Vista Broadcast Group, the station airs a country music format branded as The Wolf. The station also has a rebroadcast transmitter in Williams Lake .The station was launched in 1957 by Cariboo...
, CFFM-FMCFFM-FMCFFM-FM is a radio station in Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada broadcasting at FM 97.5 MHz, with a hot adult contemporary format branded as The Rush...