Brady finally topped Nelson in the ratings in 1979, over-all, CFTR didn't surpass CHUM in the Toronto BBM ratings until 1984. Once CFTR gained ratings supremacy, CHUM dropped Top 40 in favour of an adult contemporary music format in 1986. CFTR also hired John Records Landecker from WLS in Chicago in 1981. Landecker spent two years at the station before returning to Chicago to work at WLUP. All-news era Through the 1980s and 1990s, music listeners switched to FM, prompting AM stations like CFTR to find non-music formats. On June 1, 1993, at 10 a.m., CFTR announced it would be discontinuing the Top 40 format, and began broadcasting a countdown of "the top 500 songs of the (then) past 25 years" titled "The CFTR Story." At 6 a.m. on June 7, after playing Phil Collins' "Against All Odds" (which was the #1 song in the countdown) and Starship's "We Built This City" (which also ended CHUM's Top 40 era in 1986), CFTR adopted its present all-news format. It was the first all-news radio station in Canada since the end of the former CKO network in 1989. The station offers listeners a "weather guarantee" jackpot, which is drawn from a pool of listeners who enter the contest. In June 2021, Rogers announced that it would rebrand CFTR and its other all-news and news/talk radio stations under the CityNews brand. The rebranding took effect on October 18, 2021. Notable staff Bob McAdorey (1970-1976), formerly CHUM, later Global News entertainment editor and co-anchor Arlene Bynon - news (1980-1984) hosted Sunday, Sunday newsmagazine, moved to CHFI-FM and later hosted talk shows on the Global Television Network, AM 640, and Sirius XM Canada's Canada Talks channel John Records Landecker - morning man (1981-1983) Jesse and Gene - (Jesse Dylan and Gene Valaitis) (1989-1993), first in afternoon drive, moved to morning drive in 1991 Chris Mavridis - reporter (1997-2000) Rick Moranis (using the stage name Rick Allen) - (ca. 1973) References External links CFTR: The Legend 1978-1982 tribute page Radio-Locator information on CFTR FTR FTR FTR Radio stations established in 1962 1962 establishments in Ontario