British Columbia, Greater Vancouver

CFMI-FM, Vancouver, Corus Entertainment Inc.

1968
On May 16, Radio NW Ltd. (owner of CKNW 980) was granted approval to establish a new FM station at New Westminster on 101.1 MHz with effective radiated power of 100,000 watts and antenna height of 709 feet.

1970
Radio NW (Frank Griffiths) launched CFMI-FM on March 22. The format was "pop for adults" and the station was heavily automated with the "Fat Albert" system, using stereo cartridges. CFMI’s transmitter was located on Mount Seymour. Studios and offices were at 815 McBride Plaza in New Westminster.

1986
Former general sales manager Ron Bremner was promoted to general manager.

Don Schaefer left CFMI to become program director at CFOX-FM.

1987
CFMI-FM was given approval to decrease effective radiated power from 40,000 to 36,000 watts and to relocate the transmitter site slightly to the east on Seymour Mountain.

1990
CFMI-FM planned to move to a harder rock sound after the CRTC approved a change from 70:50 to 50:50 soft to hard pop and rock format. Cancon would increased from 20% to 30%. A decrease in news was denied.

1991
Dave Rutherford was appointed vice president and assistant general manager of CFMI and CKNW. He would also continue on as program director of CKNW.

1996
CFMI and CKNW moved to new studios in the TD Tower in downtown Vancouver on January 15. They had been at situated at 815 McBride Plaza in New Westminster.

1997
Al Anaka was now general sales manager of CFMI/CKNW. John Iacobucci was no longer vice president and director of sales. Anaka had been with CHQR/CKIK-FM in Calgary.

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 Communications.

On October 18, CFMI was given approval to operate a transitional digital radio undertaking. The transmitters would be installed on Mount Seymour and Metrotown - Cantel Building in Burnaby and would employ the EUREKA-147 digital audio broadcasting system. The station would transmit on 1461.536 MHz with an effective isotropic radiated power of 3,381 watts from Mt. Seymour and 2,774 watts from Burnaby.

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 CFMI Vancouver.

On June 19, CFMI was authorized to add a rebroadcast transmitter at Whistler, operating on 90.7 MHz with ERP of 50 watts. 

2001
Christian Hall added assistant program director duties to his role as music director at Rock 101.

2005
On August 3 the CRTC approved the application by Corus Premium Television Ltd. to change the authorized contours of CFMI-FM transmitter VF2341 Whistler, by relocating the transmitter and increasing the antenna height. These changes reflect the actual technical parameters following construction of the transmission facilities.

2006
The CRTC renewed CFMI's licence on August 24. This renewal included the transmitter VF2341 at Whistler.

2009
On August 28, the CRTC renewed the transitional digital radio licence of CFMI-DR-1.

                  Written by Gord Lansdell - updated by Bill Dulmage - October, 2009