'CFOB', branded as 'B93', is a
Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 93.1
FM in
Fort Frances, Ontario. The station airs an
adult contemporary format.
The station was launched in
1944 as
AM 1340 'CKFI', a
Dominion Network affiliate owned by local businessman J. G. McLaren. The station moved to AM 800 in
1952, and adopted the CFOB callsign in
1955.
The station was acquired by its current owner, Fawcett Broadcasting, in
1960. Fawcett sold the station to Border Broadcasting in
1966, but reacquired it in
1971.
In
1984, the station moved to AM 640. In
1989, the station began airing programming from
CKIS in
Winnipeg during the overnight hours.
In
2002, CFOB moved to the FM band.
Once a day CFOB airs personal messages they receive intended for people in remote areas without normal means of communication.