1964
Bentley Broadcasting Co. Ltd. (Ted Soskin) started CHQR on November 17. The station broadcast on 810 kHz with a power of 10,000 watts day and night, using four 305 foot towers. Studios and offices were at 1030 4th Street S.W. The call letters stood for “Calgary Has Quality Radio”. The format was “Good Music, Limited Commercials – Quality Radio for Quality People”.

1968
On May 28, Bentley Broadcasting’s application for a new FM station (94.5 MHz with ERP of 100 kW) was denied.

1970
On March 25, Bentley Broadcasting Co. Ltd. was given approval to sell CHQR to Western Broadcasting Co. Ltd. Former owner Ted Soskin would remain on the Board of Directors. Western took ownership of CHQR on April 15.

In time, the Calgary station would operate under the corporate name, Radio QR Ltd.

1974
On July 19, Radio QR Ltd. was granted a power increase for CHQR from 10,000 to 50,000 watts, using five 305 foot towers.

1979
On October 22, the CRTC turned down an application that would have seen the transfer of effective control of Western Broadcasting Co. Ltd., owner of Radio QR Ltd., thru the transfer of 55.8% of the common shares of WBC from companies controlled individually or jointly by F. A. Griffiths, D. S. Owen and J. R. Peters - North Continent Communications Ltd. (26.3%), Doncaster Investments Ltd. (19.5%), Atlin Investments Ltd. (1.9%) and Peters Management Ltd. (0.3%) to J. Raymond Peters, on behalf of a company to be incorporated; and the entry into a voting trust agreement by the proposed shareholders of the company to be incorporated. This deal was tied in with a similar proposed transfer of Premier Cablevision Ltd. of which WBC held 26.1%.

1982
On June 21, QR Radio Ltd. was given permission to acquire CHQR from Radio QR Ltd. There was no change in ownership. These companies were wholly owned by WIC Western International Communications Ltd. which was controlled by Frank A. Griffiths thru his ownership of Western Broadcasting Co. Ltd.

1983
CHQR began broadcasting in stereo.

1984
CHQR moved its studios and offices to Palliser Square 1900-125 9th Avenue S. E.

1985
On January 25, the CRTC gave Westcom Radio Group Ltd. (formerly QR Radio Ltd.) approval to switch CHQR to 770 kHz with 50,000 watts full-time, and to move the antenna site five miles south-east of the present site. Six 90 degree towers would be used. CHQR wanted to improve its night-time signal and stated the rapid encroachment of urban growth south of Calgary on the existing transmitter site had exacerbated radiation problems in the city. The Province had also informed CHQR that it intended to expropriate a portion of the station’s existing transmitter site. A competing application by CHUM Ltd. for CIBQ Brooks was denied.

Allan Anaka was named general sales manager and Greg Haraldson became program director.

Ted Soskin died at age 59 on October 13. He was president of CHQR. His radio career started in 1941 with Vancouver's CKMO (CFUN). He also worked for CKOV in Kelowna and CJIB Vernon. In 1950, he opened a Los Angeles office so he could interview personalities for Calgary's CKXL. Soskin founded CHQR in 1964 and remained as president after its sale to Western Broadcasting Co. Ltd. in 1970.

1987
With the change of CKXL to CISS and the move from CHR to Soft Rock/AC, CHQR started mixing in a more mellow sound, including instrumentals and easy-listening pop.

1991
Myke Thomas was named marketing director in November.

Angele Kokott was news director and Vern Koop was assistant news director.

1992
CHQR became a full-service news and talk station.

1995
Westcom Radio Group Ltd. (WIC Western International Communications Ltd.) acquired Calgary FM station CKIK.

1996
On July 2, CKIK-FM Ltd. received permission to acquire CHQR from Westcom Radio Group Ltd. CKIK-FM Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westcom.

1997
The corporate name changed to WIC Radio Ltd.

Ted Farr joined CHQR/CKIK from co-owned CJOB/CJKR, keeping the title of operations manager.

Al Anaka left CHQR/CKIK-FM as president, to become general sales manager at CKNW/CFMI-FM in Vancouver.

1998
The Griffiths family holdings in WIC Western International Communications Ltd. were sold, subject to CRTC approval, to Shaw Communications Inc. and CanWest Global Communications Corp.

1999
Following months of negotiation, agreements were filed with the CRTC on the split of WIC assets between CanWest Global, Corus Radio Company (formerly Shaw Radio), and Shaw Communoications.

2000
Following an April hearing in Vancouver, in July, the CRTC announced the approval of the purchase of WIC Radio by Corus Radio Company, which included CHQR Calgary.

2001
Ted Farr, operations manager for CHQR/CKIK-FM, left the company March 16.

2003
The CRTC renewed CHQR's licence on July 11. 

                                                Written by Bill Dulmage - Updated November, 2009