As others mentioned, CFUN became CKVN in 1969. The call change
coincided to a format change to full service, with an emphasis on news.
I think the call letters may have stood for "Voice of News" or
"Vancouver News" or something similar. The format didn't work out, so
CKVN switched to album rock or an album / Top 40 hybrid.
In the meantime, a station on 790 in New Brunswick had snatched up the
CFUN calls. CKVN's owners later reached an agreement with the other
station whereby money changed hands, CFUN-790 became CFAN, and CKVN
beczme CFUN again. As I recall, after re-becoming CFUN, the station
gradually morphed back towards top 40, and eventually became more of an
adult hits station.
And, of course, CFUN's previous call, CKMO, is now used by the station
on 900 in Victoria.
Bruce
Rick Lewis wrote:
Exactly. I think they were CKVN for two or three years, much of that time as an
album rock station, before re-using the CFUN call letters.
--I thought the switch to CKVN was in 1970 or '71, but a friend claims it was
earlier than that.
--
Rick
----- Original Message -----
From: Eric Floden
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America ; a...@nrcdxas.org
Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 11:53 AM
Subject: [IRCA] CFUN 1410 call change?
according to Northwest Broadcasters
*As recently rumored, CKCL-FM 104.9
<http://www.1049greatesthits.com/>Vancouver (Chilliwack/Abbotsford)
has been assigned the call letters CFUN-FM
by Industry Canada. CKCL started identifying as Fun-FM on November 12, but
was still using its old call letters last night during its official on-hour
IDs. Team CFUN AM 1410 <http://www.teamradio.ca/>, which changed from talk
to sports on November 5, has been assigned the new call CFTE. The historic
CFUN calls have been in use by 1410 since February 14, 1955 when it changed
from CKMO. The CKMO calls are currently used by Victoria's Camosun
College<http://camosun.ca/>station Village
900 <http://www.village900.com/>.*
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