Following the branding switch to Virgin, the station eliminated its remaining pre-1989 playlist; the last remaining station in the Virgin chain to do so is CJFM-FM Montreal.
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This was most likely caused by the launch of Rhythmic Top 40 (now Mainstream Top 40) station CFBT-FM in 2002 and took away the majority of the station's younger audiences, which prompted CKZZ to seek an older audience that listened to the station in its 90's heyday.