CFAN-FM

"CFAN" redirects here. Not to be confused with Canadian sports radio stations CJCL Toronto and CFAC Calgary, both branded "The Fan".

CFAN-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 99.3 FM in Miramichi, New Brunswick, owned by the Maritime Broadcasting System. The station uses its on-air brand name as 99.3 The River with a country format.

CFAN-FM

Miramichi, New Brunswick
Broadcast area	Miramichi Valley
Frequency	99.3 MHz (FM)
Branding	99.3 The River
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Maritime Broadcasting System
History
First air date	April 4, 1949
Former frequencies	1340 kHz (AM) (1949–1956) 790 kHz (1956–2003)
Technical information
Class	B
ERP	horizontal polarization only: 17.8 kWs
HAAT	103.5 meters (340 ft)
Links
Website	993theriver.com

History

CFAN originally began as CKMR on April 4, 1949 at 1340 AM. It moved to 790 in 1956. In 1973, CKMR's callsign had changed to CFAN. On July 2, 2002, CFAN was given approval by CRTC to switch to the FM band.^[1] On January 10, 2003, CFAN officially launched as an FM station at 99.3 MHz branded as 99.3 The River. On September 7, 2012 at 6 p.m., CFAN-FM changed its format from adult contemporary to country. The station's branding remained the same but the station's slogan was changed to "Today's Best Country".