CFBR remained a Radio-Canada affiliate until the launch of CBON in 1978, and adopted a pop standards format thereafter.

In 1985, Ricard sold CFBR, CHNO and CJMX to Mid-Canada Radio, although as a minority shareholder in that company he retained a partial ownership stake.

Haliburton subsequently converted both stations to FM after receiving approval from the CRTC on August 31, 1999.

Despite no longer having common ownership, CHYC and CHNO continued to operate from the same studio facility at 493 Barrydowne Road in Sudbury.

In 2008, Haliburton announced a deal to sell the CHYC stations to Le5 Communications, a firm owned by Sudbury lawyer Paul Lefebvre.

In 2011, Le5 Communications filed an application to change the station's authorized signal contours by increasing the effective radiated power from 1,400 to 4,620 watts (from class A to class B1) and by increasing the effective height of the antenna above average terrain from 165.3 to 181.9 metres).

A community group in Chapleau, Formation Plus, holds an independent license to rebroadcast the signal of CHYC.