CKBE-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts as a Class C1 station, using an omnidirectional antenna from a transmitter atop Mount Royal, at 289.9 meters in height above average terrain (HAAT).

After changing frequency to 92.5 MHz in 1963, CFCF-FM was one of four FM stations using common transmitting facilities on the new Mount Royal tower.

Gordon Courtenay died suddenly on October 29, 2005, only an hour before he was supposed to host his Saturday night show live from D'Aversa restaurant.

[2][failed verification] On August 27, 2007, the station launched the Live Drive Show with hosts Ken Connors, Sonia Benezra, and Judy Croon.

Terry DiMonte started a noon-hour show which originated from co-owned classic rock station Q107 in Calgary, Alberta.

[3] The annual one-day Corus Montreal Radiothon for Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine, hosted by CFQR and its sister stations, raised more than $560,000 on November 16, 2007.

On August 19, 2009, Tasso Patsikakis and Suzanne Desautels left the morning show and Aaron Rand remained as the presenter.

In November 2009, Murray Sheriffs was added as news announcer (replacing Barry Morgan) and Sarah Bartok was hired from Vancouver as traffic reporter.

At the end of November, Chris Reiser, who had been the morning host of Krater 96 in Honolulu, Hawaii, was added to the mid-day line-up, replacing Tammy Moyer as she took a temporary personal leave.

Beginning in 2010, host Leta Polson stopped doing her afternoon shift on the weekends but continued doing promotional remotes, commercials and other features for the station.

The main weekday hosts (like Donna Saker, Ken Connors, Sarah Bartok, Chris Reiser) alternated for the Saturday shift.

On August 24, 2011, the station went jockless, and began airing liners promoting that "The Beat of Montreal is coming", along with a countdown clock on its website to 4 p.m. on September 6, which said underneath "You're Going To Feel It!

CKBE's playlist direction is similar to New York City's WKTU, given Montreal's history of being a mecca for disco and dance music.

[9] On November 29, 2013, the CRTC approved an application for the station to increase its power from 41,400 to 100,000 watts and its antenna height from 297.4 (975') to 298.9 metres (980') (HAAT).

Following the sale of Corus' Quebec radio stations to Cogeco Inc, Leo Da Estrela was named program director February 2011.