Re: [IRCA] CFUN 1410 call change?
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Re: [IRCA] CFUN 1410 call change?

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 ; am@xxxxxxxxxxx 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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