 In mid-2005, the station dropped the adult hits "Larry FM" format and switched to a hot adult contemporary format known as "103.5, 104.5 HOT-FM".Earlier that same year, an unrelated radio station CKTG-FM in Thunder Bay dropped its "Hot 105.3" Hot AC/CHR format to classic rock.In May 2008, CFQK-FM and its repeater CKED-FM once again changed formats this time to a country music format, known as "103.5 The Thunder".