1980:
May 1: CISL 940 goes on the air at 6 am and becomes Richmond’s first radio station. CISL is low powered and cannot be heard south of the Hwy 17 interchange south of the tunnel. Its format is a mellow sound. CISL history.
1984:
July 1: CISL Radio moves from AM 940 to AM 650 increasing it’s power to be heard all over the Lower Mainland.
1988:
Dec. 27 6 am: After 72 hours of non-stop Christmas music, CISL shifted from an adult contemporary sound from 1955-today as "AM Gold Music Radio" to "Vancouver's Oldies Station" playing rock n roll oldies from 1955-75.
CISL 940 Poster size
CISL 650 AM Gold Music Radio bumper sticker
Photo 1: From just after sign-on in May, 1980, Michael Dickinson (left) with DJ John Harris.
CISL Top
650 from Feb. 1989
#1 PRETTY
WOMAN by ROY ORBISON from 1964. The
Top 40 songs are
listed and some interesting chart data.
CISL Top
650 from Fall, 1995
#1 TWIST
& SHOUT by the BEATLES from 1964. The Top 40 songs
are listed and some interesting chart data.