CISL (AM)

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CISL (AM)

Broadcast area	Vancouver, British Columbia
Branding	SuperHits 650 CISL
Frequency	650 kHz (AM)
First air date	1980
Format	Oldies
Owner	Astral Media
Webcast	http://www.650cisl.com/player/player
Website	http://www.650cisl.com/

The old logo used by 650 CISL prior to September 2007.

CISL AM 650, branded as SuperHits 650 CISL, is a Canadian oldies radio station, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is one of Canada's few remaining successful music stations on the AM dial. The calls in its moniker are generally pronounced "C-Isle".

CISL originally signed on in 1980 at a frequency of 940 kHz and a power of 2500 watts. The licence was granted to a group controlled by Michael Dickenson, whose previous broadcast experience included a stint at CHQM. While the original music content was primarily easy-listening, overall content placed an emphasis on the community of Richmond (the ISLand in CISL).

About 1985, the frequency was changed to 650 kHz and the daytime power increased to 10,000 watts, still at the same Richmond transmitter site (the antenna array was changed from four to three towers). About the same time, the musical format morphed into Oldies, and the Richmond community programming gradually disappeared.

Today CISL broadcasts out of Richmond, BC and its program director is Gerry O'Day. The station bills itself as one of Canada’s few remaining Oldies radio stations.

In September 2007, CISL stopped using the "Oldies 650 CISL" name and became "SuperHits 650 CISL". The format remains very similar.

On October 29, 2007, CISL along with the rest of the Standard Broadcasting stations were sold to Astral Media.

1 Station personnel
- 1.1 Current DJs
  - 1.1.1 Syndicated
2 External links

[edit] Station personnel

[edit] Current DJs

Mornings: Gerry O'Day
Middays: Sarah Bartok (voice-tracked)
Afternoons: Doc Harris
Evenings: Casey White
Weekends: Gerry O'Day, Don West, Don Kennedy, Casey White

[edit] Syndicated

American Top 40 with Casey Kasem
Back to the '70s with Charlie Tuna
The best of Wolfman Jack

[edit] External links

Home Page | 650 CISL - Official website.
650 CISL Player - Webcast site.

v • d • e Radio stations in Vancouver and Lower Mainland, British Columbia

Vancouver	AM: CKBD 600 • CISL 650 • CBU 690 • CHMJ 730 • CKNW 980 • CKST 1040 • CKWX 1130 • CJRJ 1200 • CHMB 1320 • CFUN 1410 • CJVB 1470 FM: CHNW 88.7 • CFVT 89.3 • CJSF 90.1 • CBUX 90.9 • CKYE 93.1 • CJJR 93.7 • CFBT 94.5 • CKZZ 95.3 • CHKG 96.1 • CKLG 96.9 • CBUF 97.7 • CFOX 99.3 • CFMI 101.1 • CITR 101.9 • CFRO 102.7 • CHQM 103.5 • CKCL 104.9 • CBU 105.7 • CKAV-2 106.3 • CFML 107.9

Abbotsford/Chilliwack/Hope	CIVL 88.5 • CBYF 91.7 • CKSR 98.3 • CFSR 100.5 • CBUE 101.7 • CKQC 107.1 • CKCL 107.5

Squamish/Whistler	CBYW 100.1 • CISW 102.1 • CISQ 107.1

Powell River/Gibsons	CJMP 90.1 • CKAY 91.7 • CBUW 92.5 • CISC 107.5

Adjacent Markets	Bellingham/Northern Washington • Victoria

British Columbia Radio Markets: Okanagan • Thompson-Cariboo • Metro Vancouver • Victoria & Vancouver Island See also: List of radio stations in British Columbia

v • d • e Astral Media Inc.

Corporate Directors	Normand Beauchamp • Austin Beutel • Paul Bronfman • André Bureau (Chairman) • Jack Cockwell • George Cohon • Paul Godfrey • Stephen Greenberg • Ian Greenberg (President and CEO) • Sidney Greenberg (Vice President) • Sidney Horn • Mila Mulroney • Timothy Price

Broadcast television stations	CFTK (CBC) • CJDC (CBC)

Cable Television/Specialty Channels	Canal D • Canal Indigo • Canal Vie • cinépop • Family • Historia • The Movie Network • Mpix • MusiquePlus • MusiMax • Séries+ • Super Écran • TATV • Teletoon (English • French) • Teletoon Retro • Viewers Choice • VRAK.TV • Ztélé

Radio networks / brands	Boom FM • EZ Rock • Énergie • RockDétente

Radio Stations (by call-sign)	AM: CFRB • CFRN • CFTK • CHAM • CHOR • CHTK • CIOR • CISL • CJAD • CJBK • CJDC • CJOR • CKCR • CKFR • CKGR • CKHJ • CKMX • CKOC • CKOR • CKSL • CKTB FM: CFBR • CFEI • CFIX • CFMG • CHBD • CHEY • CHIK • CHOM • CHRD • CHRE • CHRX • CHSU • CHTZ • CHVR • CIBK • CIBX • CICF • CIGB • CIKI • CIKX • CILK • CIMF • CIMO • CIQM • CITE (Montreal) • CITE (Estrie) • CITF • CJAB • CFQX • CFVM • CFXY • CFZZ • CJAT • CJAY • CJBX • CJCJ • CJDM • CJEZ • CJFM • CJFW • CJMM • CJMV • CJOI • CJMG • CKBC • CKFM • CKKC • CKLH • CKMF • CKMM • CKNL • CKQB • CKRX • CKTF • CKTK • CKTO • CKTY • CKX • CKXA • CKXR • CKZZ

Sirius Canada channels	Énergie² • RockVelours

Other Assets	Astral Media Outdoor (AMO)

See also	Standard Broadcasting • Telemedia