CFOR-FM is a

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that broadcasts an

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format at 99.3 FM in Maniwaki, Quebec. The station originally signed on in 1975 at 1340 AM as CKMG, until it moved to its current frequency in 1993. The CFOR callsign was adopted in 1999. (The CFOR callsign was formerly used at a radio station in

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.) The station is currently owned by Radio CFOR Inc. On October 27, 2009, the station applied to add an FM transmitter at

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and was denied by the CRTC on April 16, 2010. If approved, the new transmitter would have broadcast on 98.3 MHz. On July 31, 2020 in decision 2020-238 the CRTC chose to not renew this station's license which expires August 31, 2020.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2020-238
CFOR-FM Maniwaki – Non-renewal of licence, ''CRTC'', July 31, 2020

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