CIWN-FM is acommunity radiostation inMount Forest,Ontario,Canada, which broadcasts at 88.7MHz with an effective radiated power of 1,648 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of antenna above average terrain of 73.1 metres). Owned by Saugeen Community Radio,[1] was granted approval by theCRTC on September 17, 2013.[2]
Signal testing began in August 2015 and the station officially went live with music and announcers on November 23, 2015. The station's first contest was to have listeners suggest a name. The overwhelming winning name was The River. From December 22, 2015, CIWN is now known as88.7 The River.
The River moved to their current location 248 Main Street N Mount Forest in early 2017.
Currently, the station has over twenty dedicated on air personalities as well as production crew.
In May 2019, The River hosted a twenty-four Radio-thon in order to raise money to construct a splash pad in Mount Forest. It was a success and $28,000.00 was raised directly for the community.
In 2019, The River hosted The River Classic Golf Tournament in association with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wellington County (https://bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/find-agency-near/centre-wellington-on/), Crimestoppers of Guelph Wellington(https://crimestoppersguelphwellington.com/) and Get in Touch for Hutch (https://getintouchforhutch.com/) .
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