1963
The Board of Broadcast Governors recommended for approval, an application by CKLG-AM under general manager Don Hamilton for a new FM station, operating on 99.3 MHz.  Hamilton later also launched Vancouver station CIOF in 1986. 

1964
CKLG-FM signed on October 15 with easy listening, orchestra concerts along with movie and Broadway soundtrack recordings.  It was the city’s second commercial FM station after CHQM-FM in 1960. CBC’s Vancouver FM went on air in 1947.  At this same time in late 1964, sister station CKLG-AM began moving toward a Top 40 format.

1967
In the fall, CKLG-FM started experimenting with rock music at night.  In October, Bill Reiter, the young co-owner of Bill and Bob’s Record Shop in Vancouver’s Chinatown, was hired by program director Frank Callaghan to host a new jazz/blues show.  Generally recognized as the first all-genres Black Music radio show in Canada, “Groovin’ Blue” started airing on Saturday evenings.

1968
In the spring, “Groovin’ Blue” expanded to six evenings a week and went on to become widely known to listeners in B.C. as well as neighbouring Washington state.  Management wanted a unique program that fit with the type of music being played on California FM radio.  This “California” format, originally known as “Underground”, later became “Progressive Rock”.  On March 16, CKLG-FM started playing album tracks from rock, folk and popular albums during most of its broadcast day.In addition to Bill Reiter, personalities who were brought on board at this time, shaping the early days of the station, included Tim Burge, Bob Ness, John Runge, J.B. Shayne and John Tanner.  Burge had been hosting an underground program for several months on Vancouver’s CJOR and Runge had been the host of a jazz program on CKUA Edmonton.  “Groovin’ Blue” went on to be heard on three other Vancouver radio stations as late as 2001 and Reiter voiced over 4500 radio spots and 300 TV commercials and wrote or produced nearly 1000 radio/TV commercials.

1970
In an unusual move for FM radio, CKLG-FM added a daily talk show hosted by Allen Garr, which lasted until 1975.  Garr moved on to other Vancouver stations and wrote for local newspapers before becoming an instructor at Langara College.

1973
The station described itself as programming a flow-through system of new, current and old records in 15 minute sets, with a pool of 3000 records, compared to 40 on the parent AM station.  All programming was live except for Sunday mornings.  Special programming included a two-hour daily talk show, a Saturday “sock hop” of nostalgia and concerts.  Commercials filled five to six minutes an hour with a maximum of eight minutes.  Kerry Marshall started in the newsroom of both CKLG AM & FM, later becoming news director, staying with the stations until 2002.

1976
Roy Hennessy, who had been hosting mornings on CKLG-AM, took over the reins as program director.  Don Shafer was hired from CHUM Toronto and John Donabie from CJFM Montreal to assist in moving the station’s format to be more like CHUM-FM Toronto and CHOM-FM Montreal.  CKLG-FM progressively moved away from its “Underground” format to a “Progressive Rock” FM station.

1977
John Donabie left to help launch CILQ-FM Toronto, moving to other Toronto stations before settling in as a talk show host at CFRB in 1995.

1979
After station announcements that CKLG-FM would be a thing of the past, on January 6 the station became CFOX-FM, to distinguish itself from the AM side.  The change was voiced by Roy Hennessy with "The End" by The Doors followed by about 3 minutes of dead air, then "FM" by Steely Dan. The new call letters were picked up after CFOX-AM Montreal gave them up in late 1977 to become all-news CKO-FM.  Shafer acquired the PD duties from Hennessy, who moved on to manage several western Canadian stations before becoming President of Hennessy & Bray Communications in Toronto.

1981
Bill Sysak became vice president and general manager of CKLG/CFOX-FM. He had been at CHED Edmonton. Sysak replaced Vern Traill who was moved to CHED.

1985
CFOX was granted a decrease in ERP from 41,000 watts (100,000 maximum) to 35,200 (75,000 watts maximum) and a change of transmitter location from above the top of Lonsdale Avenue in North Vancouver to the Rogers tower on Mount Seymour.  The 600-plus metres height above average terrain (HAAT) of the new site offset the lower power.Don Shafer moved to program director at rival CFMI-FM where he stayed for two years before becoming President and GM of CILQ-FM Toronto.  After management positions at Pelmorex Communications and Torstar Media in Toronto, he headed back west as VP & GM of Standard Broadcasting’s B.C. Interior Group in Kelowna in 2003.

1986
Don Schaefer joined CFOX as program director. He had been with CFMI-FM.

1988
Jim Johnston became program director at CFOX. He had held the same post at CHAM in Hamilton.

Willy Pearcy and Larry Hennessey were hired for mornings at CFOX. They had been doing the morning show at CKPR in Thunder Bay.

1990
Jim (J.J.) Johnston, program director of CFOX-FM, was appointed PD of sister station CKLG as well. Johnston has won The Record's PD of the year award for both country and album rock formats.

1991
Jim (J.J.) Johnson, CFOX / CKLG program director was appointed national PD for Moffat Radio.

1992
On August 20, the CRTC approved the sale of CKLG and CFOX-FM from Moffat Communications Ltd. to Shaw Radio Ltd.  This was part of Moffat's sale of its radio division. Transfer of CKLG/CFOX-FM to Shaw was completed September 1.

1993
Shaw Radio promoted Alden Diehl to industry relations and staff development manager at the company. He had been general manager of CFOX and CKLG. Chris Pandoff moved from the general sales manager position to general manager of the two stations. Gordon Forbes, 16 eyars with CFOX/CKLG, moved from sales supervisor to general sales manager.

General manager Chris Pandoff named Bob Mills as CFOX program director. Mary Ann McKenzie remained as assistant program director.

1993-94
Rob Robson was named music director for CFOX and Bill Courage became afternoon host. He had been morning man at CFMI-FM. Erin Davis moved from CKLG-AM to handle afternoon news at the Fox.

1997
Jeff O'Neil was evening announcer. Bill Courage and Erin Davis handled the afternoon drive show.

General manager Chris Pandoff announced new positions in the marketing and promotions department. Assistant program director Mary Ann McKenzie assumed the position of marketing director. She would also oversee the promotions department while promotions director Dayna Aysals enjoys an extended maternity leave. In addition to his on-air work, Steve Dunbar will be involved in programming department duties. Graham Scott would handle the maintenance and development of the station's website.

Bob Mills was program director. Larry Hennessey and Willie Percy ("Larry & Willie") hosted the CFOX morning show.

1998
On July 8, CFOX-FM was given approval to operate a rebroadcast transmitter operating on 92.3 MHz, with an effective radiated power of 47 watts at the ski resort of Whistler, 75 kilometres north of Vancouver.

1999
Shaw Communications spun off the radio division to a new entity called Corus Radio Company.On October 18, CFOX was granted 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
After sale of CKNW and sister station CFMI-FM was announced two years earlier, and after considerable restructuring, on July 6 the CRTC approved application by Corus Entertainment Inc. to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of WIC Premium Corporation.  Corus now owned four stations in the Vancouver market, which included CKLG-AM and CFOX-FM.

Alden Diehl, 68, died October 27. He had run CFOX-FM and CKLG for a number of years - until his retirement a few years back. Diehl had joined Moffat Vancouver from sister stations CKY / CITI-FM in Winnipeg. Before that, he had worked for CKLW Windsor and CFRA in Ottawa.

2001
After leaving CFOX-FM, Erin Davis joined Z95 as morning news voice.

2002
Corus announced the appointment of Ross Winters as Director of Programming Corus Radio across its 52 radio stations in Canada.  He had been PD of CFOX-FM and its Vancouver sister station CFMI-FM.

2003
In late march, Rogers Radio acquired the historic CKLG call letters after Corus gave them up in February 2001, renaming its CKKS-FM Vancouver as CKLG-FM.  Then in a startling announcement in early May, it was revealed that long time morning team of Larry Hennessey and Willy Percy was moving to mornings at rival Rogers-owned CKLG-FM (JACK-FM) in Vancouver.  The two had hosted the very popular Larry & Willy morning show on CFOX-FM since 1988.

2005
On April 21, Corus Radio announced that it had launched podcasting on several of its Vancouver stations including CFOX-FM.

2006
In January, Corus Radio announced the appointment of Jim (JJ) Johnston as General Manager for Corus Radio Vancouver (CHMJ, CKNW, CFOX-FM, and CFMI-FM) effective February 28.  Johnston had been GM of Corus Radio Toronto

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

                       Written by Gord Lansdell, Bill Dulmage - Updated November, 2009