CIWN-FM is a community radio station in Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada, which broadcasts at 88.7 MHz 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 the CRTC 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 as 88.7 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.

Featured Shows and Programs

• Barometer- A one hour long talk show featuring numerous guests with a different topic each week.
• Broadway Hits and Bits- A one hour long show playing specifically music from Broadway and the movies, with interluded spoken trivia and stories from the host.
• Low Blow Radio- A show focusing specifically on news from MMA, WWE, UFC of the week before. The host talk in depth about their opinions.
• Lutheran Hour- A half an hour church service provided by numerous local churches in Wellington County.
• The Morning Show with Rob and Leigh- A show played every weekday morning from 7-9am, featuring funny, unpredictable and improvised conversation about a variety of current topics.
• The Outdoorz Guyz- A talk show all about camping, hunting, fishing and outdoor family activities.
• Town Hall- A popular talk show hosted by members of the local Wellington County community regarding national, provincial and local current events with a twist.
• Jazz and Blues Show- A five-hour marathon of only jazz and blues every Sunday night.
• Rob and Cara's Rockin' Country Show- Rob likes rock and Cara likes country, the show is a mash of the two genres alternating between the best rock and country songs.

Events

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/) .