1973
CHPQ AM 1370 Parksville went on the air with 1000 watts as a re-broadcaster of CHUB AM 1570 Nanaimo, owned by Nanaimo Broadcasting Corporation Limited and Anchor Developments Ltd.  The CHPQ call was selected for the local communities of Coombs, Hilliers, Parksville and Qualicum.

1986
On June 6 the CRTC approved application by Benchmark Ventures Inc. to acquire the assets of CHUB and CHPQ.

1994
On August 25 the CRTC approved application for an amalgamation of Central Island Broadcasting Ltd., licensee of CKEG Nanaimo with Benchmark Ventures Inc., Licensee of CHUB Nanaimo and its re-broadcaster CHPQ Parksville.  Also applied for was the move of CHUB from AM 1570 to FM 102.3 and the move of CHPQ from AM 1370 to FM 99.9 with an average effective radiated power of 900 watts (2100 watts peak).

1995
CHUB became CKWV-FM The Wave on 102.3 with "The Island's Own Light Rock" and rebroadcaster CHPQ became CKWV-FM-1 on 99.9.

2001
In October CKWV-FM (and CKWV-FM-1 Parksville) tweaked format to a more bouncy hit-oriented sound and changed its slogan to "Nanaimo's All Hit Music".

2005
On January 19 Central Island Broadcasting Ltd. announced it had changed its corporate name to Island Radio Ltd. to more closely reflect the company’s geographic presence due to expansion north and west on Vancouver Island.  On February 11 at 12 noon, CKWV-FM-1 ceased rebroadcasting CKWV-FM Nanaimo and became CHPQ-FM, resurrecting the original AM call letters.  Its new slogan was The Lounge with an adult standards format.

On November 1, it was announced in a joint press release that Island Radio Ltd. had agreed to sell its six Vancouver Island radio stations (and related assets) to the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group pending approval by the CRTC.

2006
On June 27, the Commission approved 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, to acquire the assets of CHWF-FM and CKWV-FM Nanaimo, CIBH-FM and CHPQ-FM Parksville, CKLR-FM Courtenay and CJAV-FM Port Alberni, from Island Radio Ltd.  The applicant stated that the value of the transaction was $12.5 million.