1925
CFXC moved to 1030 kHz and increased power to 20 watts.

1926
On July 13, Hume sold CFXC to brothers Art and George Chandler for around $600 with a down payment and $25 a month. The Chandlers moved the station to Vancouver and a new licence was issued under the call letters CJOR, which was apparently the closest thing to "George". It operated with 50 watts into a fish pole antenna located near the old Marpole Bridge at the south end of the city. Broadcasts originated from the St. Julian Hotel (later the Ritz). George Chandler's eye for talent would be a key factor in the stations subsequent growth. 

CJOR handled what was likely the first political broadcast in Canada. Arthur Meighan was the leading speaker. 

1927
CJOR shared airtime with CNRV. Pioneer broadcaster and musician John Avison was a piano soloist and accompanist on CKMO, CJOR, CKWX and CNRV Vancouver during the 1920s and 30s.

CJOR handled the first hockey broadcast in the city, with Charley Defieux handling the Fort William-Hamilton game from the old arena.

1928
CJOR began experimenting with crystal control transmitting.

1929
The frequency was changed from 1030 to 1210 kHz.

The station moved to its first real studios...in rooms above the Alexandra Ballroom. 

1930
CJOR's studios moved to the Grosvenor Hotel, 840 Howe Street. 

The old carbon mike was on the way out at CJOR, replaced by the condenser type.

1931
CJOR increased power to 500 watts, using a water cooled tube.

1933
On October 1, CJOR moved to 600 kHz.

1934
Canada's Big Band King, Mart Kenney made his radio debut on CJOR at the Alexandra Ballroom.

Pioneer broadcaster Jack Stark produced and hosted "High Schools on Parade" on CJOR.

Alan Young joined CJOR.

After being an actors' agent and Hollywood /movie director during the 1920s, Leo Nicholson became the Voice of Lacrosse for the New Westminster Salmonbellies on CJOR from 1934-45. The most valuable lacrosse goalkeeper award "Leo Nicholson Memorial Trophy" is named in his honour.

The "Voice of the Races", Jack Short started as the announcer at Vancouver's horse racing tracks, a position he kept until 1976. During that time he called nearly 50,000 races, many of which were broadcast live on CJOR.

1936
Dick Diespecker started in news. He moved up to program director and wrote over 400 radio dramas that aired on CJOR and internationally. Diespecker, along with some of the other prominent early CJOR broadcasters, was responsible for finding many of the on-air personalities, which were hired with the approval of owner George Chandler.

1937
Bill Rea hosted "Ranger's Cabin" on CJOR. He founded rival CKNW New Westminster in 1944.

Comedian Alan Young started as assistant to program director Dick Diespecker.

Special events broadcasting became the norm for CJOR when the station presented a full program from the exhibition grounds.

1938
Popular announcer Colin Fitzgerald started hosting mornings as the "Gee Gee Man" along with a news and pop music program "Gee Gee's Informalities". He stayed with CJOR until 1955.

Big Band musician, and later orchestra leader, Dal Richards performed in the "Signal Oil Carnival" with Bernie Braden, which was aired live on CJOR.

Around this time Alan Young left for the CBC. He had done writing, acting and announcing during his time at CJOR.

CJOR microphones were on the scene for the Pier D fire and other events.

1940
Dorwin Baird, a pioneer member of the University of B.C. Radio Society, hosted "Varsity Time" and was a prominent radio host at CJOR throughout the 1940s and 50s. Juliette began her singing career with the Dal Richards Orchestra in June at the age of 15.

1941
Power was increased to 1000 watts, with a transmitter move to Lulu Island.

Former wireless operator Vic Waters was hired as an operator/announcer. He hosted "The Concert Hour", was a pop music DJ and later program director until his retirement in 1969. Encouraged by Chandler, Waters is credited with hiring an amazing amount of radio talent during his years at CJOR.

1942
Chief engineer H.B. "Bud" Seabrook left CJOR after 14 years to join RCA research in Montreal.

Irene Murray was continuity writer, Connie Kemper was assistant accountant and Pat Browne was CJOR's receptionist. They were three of the female staff trained (and now fully qualified) to take over control of the control room and remote facilities, dividing their time equally between their new work and their pre-war duties.

1943
In the fall, armed forces veteran Arthur Helps founded, directed and moderated the weekly program "Town Meeting in Canada", where experts debated a current hot topic in front of a live studio audience, which then got to ask questions. At the peak of its popularity, it was broadcast on 30 radio stations in Canada. It was patterned and named after the U.S. version, "America's Town Meeting of the Air" which had been launched by the National Broadcasting Company's Blue Network in 1935.

1944
CBC Radio started the Dominion Network on January 1, with CJOR as its Vancouver affiliate. A significant amount of live programming was fed across Canada on the network including "After Dark" with Dal Richards that ran at 8:30 p.m. in Vancouver and was the network's closing show in the eastern time zones.

The "Grand Old Man of Canadian Radio", William J. "Billy" Browne, began hosting his "Remember When" series on CJOR from 1944-51 and "Breakfast with Browne" variably on CJOR & CKWX from 1935-51.

Don Laws was CJOR's commercial manager. Noreen Kerr and Kathleen Hazard joined CJOR's continuity department. Dick Diespecker returned to CJOR after a leave of absence. He first joined the station in September of 1940.

1945
CJOR was the CBC Dominion affiliate in Vancouver.

Jack Short was a salesman and broadcaster at CJOR. Walter Peterson and Kenneth McKenzie joined the CJOR engineering staff.

CBC Dominion Basic Stations: CJFX, CHNS, CFCY, CKCW, CKNB, CJLS, CKCO, CHOV, CFBR, CJBC, CHEX, CFPL, CFCO, CFPA, CHLT, CFCF, CKRC, CJGX, CKX, CKRM, CHAB, CFQC, CKBI, CFCN, CFRN, CJRL, CHWK, CJOR, CJVI.

Chief operator Gordon English left CJOR for the army. Dick Diespecker returned to CJOR from the Canadian Army. He first joined CJOR in 1936. D.E. Laws was commercial manager.

The B.C. government certified the Radio Stations Employees Union (Local 23757) as sole bargaining agent between management and employees of CJOR, CKWX, CKMO and CKNW. The union was affiliated with the AFL.

George Chandler of CJOR presented an audio demo in Toronto and Montreal. High-lights of various station productions were heard, along with voices of most of the station's staff. Off-the-air discs of several full programs were heard including, "Western Trail". The demo was presented for agency buyers and advertisers.

Wallie Peters was CJOR's musical director.

George Chandler was proud of the talent promotion done by CJOR...talent such as Alan Young, John Drainie and Bernie Braden.

Dorwin Baird was CJOR's publicity and promotion director.

CJOR was giving veterans a chance to audition for on-air work at the station. The auditions were conducted by the station's Dave Hill. Manager George Chandler said it would be impossible for radio to absorb every veteran wanting to enter the business, but he felt if every man wanting a job got a fair chance to investigate the field and show his own abilities.

1945-46
Gordon Hudson returned to CJOR after more than four years with the navy. He was now supervisor of evening news procedure. Don Laws was commercial manager. Dorwin Baird worked in production and promotion.

1946
Ross Mortimer was CJOR's program director. Gordie Hodgson was in charge of night-time studio operation.

April 8 was set to be a double celebration for CJOR. On that day the station would officially open its 5,000 watt transmitter and also celebrate its 20th anniversary. In the Vancouver business world it was to be "CJOR Day". CJOR would be the first station in Canada to go on the air full-time with an authorized post-war power increase. The station had took delivery of a Northern Electric post-war transmitter.
Installation of equipment and proofing of the directional antenna performance was completed ahead of schedule. The station was actually on the air with 5,000 watts in early March.

On-air staff included Dick Diespecker (Wake Up Vancouver), Ross Mortimer, Dave Hill and Larry McCance.

CJOR offered a special one-hour broadcast for DXers on March 8. It was directed to listeners along the Atlantic seaboard.

Harold Lunn left CJOR to become engineer and traffic director at the new CJAV in Port Alberni.

CJOR did have its double celebration on April 8. It marked its 20th anniversary with the opening of a new Northern Electric 406 B-3 10,000 watt transmitter, although CJOR would only use half the power. It was the first installation of its type in the Dominion and CJOR became the first Canadian station to go on the air full time with an authorized post war power increase. A reception and dinner with staff and civic officials marked the occasion. The new transmitter building was erected on Lulu Island, a few miles outside the city, not far from the old 1,000 watt building, built in 1940. The power boost would give CJOR 100 times the potential it had when it first went on the air in 1926 (50 watts to 5,000). Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island would now receive the benefit of the new directional antenna system which would send to those areas, a signal stronger than the actual 5 kW. Less populated areas would receive a weaker signal. Since the station first went on the air, the staff had grown from 2 to 60.

Wallie Peters was musical director at CJOR. Velva Hayden was now in charge of CJOR studio traffic after being a control operator for several years. John Porter was a studio operator. Bob Tweetie was now traffic manager, replacing Velva Hayden, who left after several years on the job. Colin Fitzgerald was the early bird G.G. Man. Ross Mortimer was program director. Operators included Gordon English and Ken Ross-McKenzie. Jack Short did race reports. Bob Gray returned to CJOR's operational staff after seven years in the army. Ben McConnell and Vince Duggan joined CJOR's announce staff. Jim Stovin switched from announcing to morning news editing and daytime promotional work. Noreen Kerr was a continuity writer. Don Laws was commercial manager. Jack Short was CJOR's racecaster. Dave Hill was in the program department.

CJOR was unable to carry the Sunday game of the World Series due to church broadcast commitments. CKMO aired the Sunday game with CJOR plugging the fact on the air. In return, CKMO mentioned (on-air) CJOR weekly broadcasts.

John Porter was chief operator. On-air names included: Jim Stovin, Ross Mortimer, Vic Waters and Larry McCance.

With the lacrosse season over, CJOR was now preparing for hockey broadcasts. Jim Cox would handle play-by-play for the New Westminster Royals on Thursdays.

1947
Power increased to 5,000 watts (full-time directional) using two 280-foot towers in the Vancouver suburb of Richmond.

Arthur Helps' program had impressed the American version of "Town Meeting" enough to persuade the U.S. production to come to Vancouver for a dual broadcast, which was aired on July 31 on a network of stations across Canada, and a further 450 stations in the U.S. It was heard around the world with an audience estimated at eight million.

Vic Waters was news editor. Don Laws was commercial manager.

1949
George Chandler, a recognized expert in the field of broadcast wavelengths and powers, represented Canada at the North American Regional Broadcasting Conference in Montreal.

1950
Popular announcer Ross Mortimer reported news on CJOR and was host of "Burns Chuckwagon" on the CBC Dominion radio network during the 1950s & 60s.

1951
Harvey Lowe, at age 13, the winner of the first World Yo-Yo Championship Competition in London. England in 1932, hosted what is claimed to be the first Chinese Canadian radio program "Call of China" on CJOR from 1951-65.

1953
Hard-hitting journalist Jack Webster, started at CJOR, went to several other Vancouver stations, and then returned from 1972-78.

1954
Funnyman Monty McFarlane started the first of two terms at CJOR. He only stayed a year the first time, but returned in the late 1960s to host one of Vancouver's more popular morning shows, which lasted until 1981.

Red Robinson was hired to host the "Theme for Teens" program, which he did until 1956 before moving on to a spectacular career as radio, TV host and emcee.

1956
George Chandler appeared before the Fowler Commission in Montreal to complain about restrictive practices that he maintained operated against the interests of the public, performers, station owners and "the commerce of the nation".

1961
CJOR increased power to 10,000 watts full-time directional, using three 280-foot towers from a site on Sea Island.

1962
When George Chandler died April 20 in Vancouver at age 55, CJOR was taken over by his widow Marie.

The CBC ceased operating the Dominion Network.

1963
"Burns Hot Line" with talk show host Pat Burns debuted May 13. His controversial program caused the station's ratings to skyrocket.

1964
Uncontrolled open line shows on CJOR, with content about homosexuals, lesbians, drugs and other topics very controversial for the times, came under fire and under the microscope of the Board of Broadcast Governors. Also probed by the BBG was the ability of the owner to properly manage the station and control its broadcasts.

1965

Jimmy Pattison

The BBG denied renewal of CJOR's licence, as it had no confidence in the licensee. The licence expired March 31, but it was permitted to stay on the air to give the owner time to sell the station. Local entrepreneur and auto dealer Jim Pattison acquired CJOR from the Chandler family later in the year.

Wilf Ray hosted a Sunday Night Gospel Program on CJOR from 1965-86. Ray was generally recognized as the earliest Vancouver broadcaster to still be active into the 21st century.

1971
After a run of 28 years, "Town Meeting" left the air, mainly due to a lack of sponsorship, money matters and the increasing popularity of television. Host Arthur Helps believed that the program was going against the trends in radio broadcasting, and some censorship of the program made it difficult to obtain sponsors.

1978
Fanny Kiefer started with CJOR as a prominent interviewer and talk show host, staying for a decade until the station changed format in 1988.

1979
Neil Soper was promoted from assistant general manager to general manager.

1979-80
John Tarbat was named general sales manager at CJOR. He had been with Paul Mulvihill Ltd.

1980
Bob Mackin became CJOR's program manager.

1981
CJOR adopted a news-talk format.

1983
On October 31, CJOR moved to new studios at 1401 West 8th Avenue.

1984
Former British Columbia Premier Dave Barrett hosted a morning talk show until 1987.

1986-87
CJOR producer/broadcaster Fanny Kiefer was now doing a feature (Expose) on CKVU-TV. Kiefer is the city's only female open line host.

1987
Jacqui Underwood was doing a series of weekend talk features on CJOR.

George Madden replaced Harvey Gold at CJOR and CJJR-FM. Gold was now in charge of special projects for parent company Pattison Industries.

1987-88
Harvey Gold left CJOR/CJJR to become president of Western World Communications (CJWW Saskatoon). Sharon Walker took over as general sales manager at CJOR/CJJR, replacing Ralph Ragan.

1988
George Madden was appointed president of Jim Pattison Broadcast Group. He retained the position of president and general manager of CJOR and CJJR-FM.

At noon on September 2, CJOR signed off with a farewell show hosted by Fanny Kiefer, switching from its mostly talk format to become "Classic Rock" CHRX. It ran a 90-hour commercial free music marathon starting with Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock n Roll".

1989
Jack Simmons was appointed general sales manager of CHRX-CJJR.

1994
At noon on January 9, CHRX changed from classic rock to a contemporary Christian format as CKBD "The Bridge", generally recognized as the first contemporary Christian station in Canada.

1995
On August 29, the CRTC approved a corporate name change from Jim Pattison Enterprises Ltd. to Great Pacific Industries Inc. There was no change in control of CKBD.

1996
Don Wall, 69, passed away January 13. He joined CJOR in 1970 from CKGM in Montreal. In 1977 he became vice president and general manager of Jim Pattison Industries. He was forced to retire in 1979 due to failing health.

1997
On January 20, the CRTC approved the transfer of CKBD/CJJR-FM from Great Pacific Industries Inc. to Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. This was an intra-corporate reorganization and not a change in ownership.

1998
On July 31, CKBD "The Bridge" dropped its contemporary Christian format for Adult Standards, identified as "Unforgettable Adult Favourites".

1999
After hosting a big band show on three other Vancouver stations during the previous decade, Dal Richards returned to CKBD with his program, "Dal's Place" on Saturday and Sunday evenings.

2005
In a release dated July 21, the CRTC stated it had returned an application by the Pattison Group to move CKBD to the FM band at 93.1 MHz. The Commission said it was outside the evaluation criteria set out in a call for applications for a new station to serve Vancouver.

2008
A special two-hour "Dal's Place" aired on CKBD January 5th and 6th to commemorate Dal Richards' 90th birthday.

On May 30 the CRTC approved application by the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group to convert CKBD-AM to the FM band. It was authorized to operate at 100.5 MHz with an average ERP of 2,600 watts (11,000 maximum) with an Adult Album Alternative (Triple A) format. The licence stipulated a minimum of 40% Canadian music content.

Former program director and personality Vic Waters died August 19 in the Vancouver suburb of Langley at age 89. Before retiring from CKBD's predecessor CJOR in 1969, he hired numerous announcers who went on to much greater prominence in the Vancouver market. He was credited as being a mentor to young Vancouver broadcasters Red Robinson, Brian "Frosty" Forst, Fred Latremouille and others. He had also been a lifelong radio amateur with his station VE5QH. Waters was unique among broadcasters, in that he only ever worked at one radio station. He was earlier honoured by being inducted into the B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame Starwalk at the Orpheum in 1998 and became a member of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Half Century Club in 2002.

By summer's end, call letters and name had been announced as CKPK-FM "The PEAK". New air staff included morning drive host Chris Coburn with co-host/news reader Elaine Scollan, Sandra Klaric middays, Peter Schaad on p.m. drive and Laurie Logan evenings. During the afternoon of October 23, CKPK-FM 100.5 began transmitter testing.

On November 13, at 5:35 p.m. Vice President & General Manager Gerry Siemens announced the ending of the AM station's 84-year run with a thank you to listeners. This was followed by a 25-minute tribute to its history, voiced by Gord Eno, produced by Bill Jackson and compiled by local broadcast historian Gord Lansdell. At 6 p.m. CKPK-FM simulcast a live celebration on CKBD 600AM from the Seasons in the Park restaurant located at the peak of Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver, followed by the official launch of "The PEAK" at 7 p.m. with "Elevation" by U2.

Management announced that the new AAA programming would continue to be simulcast on 600AM for an undetermined amount of time, but not longer than the three months allowed by the CRTC. Most of CKBD's feature weekend programming and the Adult Favourites music format migrated to CISL AM 650.

CKPK-FM 100.5 took to the air.

On December 31st, the 600 kHz frequency was freed up in Vancouver. The PEAK CKPK-FM 100.5 had been simulcasting on its old AM 600 position since it signed on at 7 p.m. November 13. It was authorized to do so by the CRTC for a period of up to three months. AM 600 had been in use by the station's predecessors CJOR, CHRX and CKBD since October 1, 1933. 

                                     Written by Gord Lansdell, Bill Dulmage - January, 2010