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CIFM-FM

Radio station in Kamloops, British Columbia

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
Places and architectureInterpretive dossier study · Crown Archives visual atlas
Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 30, 2026
Entity authorityQ5011666 ↗
Source-derived summary

CIFM-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 98.3 FM in Kamloops, British Columbia. The station currently broadcasts an active rock format branded as 98.3 CIFM.

The station was launched in 1962 as CFFM-FM by Inland Broadcasters, and was acquired by the Jim Pattison Group in 1987.

Editorial summary

“CIFM-FM” enters the record as radio station in Kamloops, British Columbia. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what CIFM-FM, Radio and station can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA strong orientation record where physical form, institutional use and historical geography need to be read together. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1962, 1987—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1962-01-01. Its strongest next move is a source search built around CIFM-FM, Radio and station.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

“CIFM-FM” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, CIFM-FM, Radio and station provides the most credible route into that argument.

Evidence profile

The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5011666. Authority coordinates are 50.671, -120.399. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1962 and 1987.

Critical limits

Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

Best used for
  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “CIFM-FM”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow CIFM-FM primary sources, CIFM-FM archive and CIFM-FM research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “CIFM-FM”?
  2. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
  3. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “CIFM-FM” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.