Some of its earliest alumni include newscaster Allan Saunders (Sandzelius), Al Boliska as morning man, and disk jockeys Buddy Guilfoyle and Ron Bertrand.
In 2001, CKLC changed from its adult contemporary format in favour of a national sports radio network The Team.
In April 2007, CKLC applied to move to the FM band at 98.9 MHz[2] and was given approval by the CRTC on August 28, 2007.
[3] CKLC-FM began broadcasting a test signal on 98.9 in October 2007, with an announcement that "Kingston's newest radio station" will be launching either "soon" or "in the weeks to come".
Before CHUM was purchased, the company had applied to the CRTC to convert CKLC to 98.9 MHz with an average effective radiated power of 8,700 watts.
On November 29, 2007, CKLC launched its FM signal and flipped from easy listening to alternative as 98.9 The Drive.