1962
On May 21, Inland Broadcasters, owner of CFJC-AM opened an FM station on 98.3 MHz

1966
By this time, the station was known as CFFM 98.3, operating with 3,900 watts in stereo. Programming was separate from CFJC-AM.

Undated
The corporate name changed to Twin Cities Radio Ltd. The Inland Broadcasters Ltd. name was retained for CFJC-TV.

1977
Twin Cities Radio Ltd. applied to the CRTC for FM rebroadcast transmitters for CFFM-FM at Cache Creek/Ashcroft (125 watts on 95.3 MHz) and Williams Lake (176 watts on 97.5 MHz).

1986
The Jim Pattison Group (CJOR/CJJR Vancouver) agreed to purchase CFJC, CFFM-FM and CFJC-TV Kamloops. Dave Clark, who was the major shareholder, would remain with the group. No programming changes were planned, but technical improvements would be made, and Pattison would follow through on an application for an FM station in the Cariboo.

CFFM-FM-5 100 Mile House and CIFM-FM Williams Lake were given approval to change their program source from CFFM-FM Kamloops to CFJC Kamloops. CFFM’s other rebroadcasters (CFFM-FM-1 Savona, CFFM-FM-2 Clearwater, CFFM-FM-3 Merritt, CFFM-FM-4 Clinton, CFFM-FM-6 Cache Creek/Ashcroft, CFFM-FM-7 Pritchard and CFFM-FM-8 Chase) continued to simulcast CFFM.

CFFM became CIFM while CIFM Williams Lake became CFFM.

1987
Twin Cities Radio Ltd. (CIFM) were sold by D.S. Clark, J.W.R. Pollard and Diane Edgell to Jim Pattison Industries Ltd.

1992
The corporate name changed to Jim Pattison Enterprises Ltd.
 
1994
The corporate name changed to Great Pacific Industries Inc.

1997
The corporate name changed to Jim Pattison Industries Ltd.

2001
Doug Anderson was now general manager. He had been operations manager at CFQX Winnipeg.

2003
By this time, CIFM operated the following transmitters: CIFM-FM-2 Clearwater, CIFM-FM-3 Merritt, CIFM-FM-4 Clinton, CIFM-FM-5 Barriere, CIFM-FM-6 Cache Creek/Ashcroft, CIFM-FM-7 Pritchard and CIFM-FM-8 Chase.

CIFM was authorized to add a transmitter at Sun Peaks, operating on 90.1 MHz with an ERP of 40 watts.

2004
On December 23, the CRTC approved the application by Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Ltd. (the general partner) and Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. (the limited partner) carrying on business as Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Limited Partnership, owned by James A. Pattison (the Pattison Group), for the authority to acquire the assets of all of the radio television undertakings (and their respective transmitters) currently licensed to corporate entities owned by James A. Pattison. This transaction was part of a corporate reorganization that would not affect the ultimate control of the broadcasting undertakings. The ultimate control would continue to be exercised by James A. Pattison, the sole shareholder of Jim Pattison Ltd.

At this time CIFM-FM operated the following transmitters: CIFM-FM-2 Clearwater, CIFM-FM-3 Merritt, CIFM-FM-4 Clinton, CIFM-FM-5 Barriere, CIFM-FM-6 Cache Creek, CIFM-FM-7 Pritchard, CIFM-FM-8 Chase, and CIFM-FM-9 Sun Peaks Resort.

2010
Leo Baggio, afternoon drive host on 98.3 CIFM was promoted to director of radio programming and operations for the Pattison Kamloops radio division. 

                                Written by Bill Dulmage, Gord Lansdell - Updated May, 2010