# CFAN-FM

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{{short description|Radio station in Miramichi, New Brunswick}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=February 2026}}
{{redirect-distinguish-text|CFAN|Canadian sports radio stations [CJCL](/source/CJCL) Toronto and [CFAC](/source/CFAC) Calgary, both branded "The Fan"}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CFAN-FM
| logo = River 993 CFAN 2012.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| city = [Miramichi, New Brunswick](/source/Miramichi%2C_New_Brunswick)
| country = CA
| area = [Miramichi Valley](/source/Miramichi_Valley)
| branding = 99.3 The River
| airdate = {{Start date|1949|4|4}}
| frequency = 99.3 [MHz](/source/Hertz) 
| format = [Country](/source/Country_music)
| erp = [horizontal](/source/Polarization_(antenna)) polarization only:<br>17.8 [kW](/source/watt)
| haat = {{convert|103.5|m}}
| class = B
| owner = [Maritime Broadcasting System](/source/Maritime_Broadcasting_System)
| website = [http://www.993theriver.com/ 993theriver.com]
| callsign_meaning = 
| former_callsigns = CKMR (1949–1973)
| former_frequencies = {{ubl|1340 [kHz](/source/Hertz) ([AM](/source/AM_broadcasting)) (1949–1956)|790 kHz (1956–2003)}}
}}
'''CFAN-FM''' is a Canadian [radio station](/source/radio_station) broadcasting at 99.3 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting) in [Miramichi](/source/Miramichi%2C_New_Brunswick), [New Brunswick](/source/New_Brunswick), owned by the [Maritime Broadcasting System](/source/Maritime_Broadcasting_System). The station uses its on-air brand name as ''99.3 The River'' with a [country](/source/country_music) format.

==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.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2002/db2002-164.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2002-164]</ref> 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](/source/adult_contemporary) to [country](/source/country_music). The station's branding remained the same but the station's slogan was changed to "Today's Best Country".

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.993theriver.com/ 99.3 The River]
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/new-brunswick/CFAN-FM CFAN-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [Canadian Communications Foundation](/source/Canadian_Communications_Foundation)
* {{RecnetCanada|CFAN-FM}}

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