The New Christy Minstrels throughout its run. After the group toured Europe in early 1965, McGuire left to embark on a solo career, and this spelled the end of the original New Christy Minstrels. Now under the direction of Greif and Garris the group moved towards a variety act, doing "novelty and pop tunes" and a little comedy, making them closer to the 19th century Christy's Minstrels from whom the group's name was derived. Reflecting this shift, they had a "Billboard" Top 100 hit later in 1965 with a cover of "Chim Chim Cher-ee" from the Disney film "Mary Poppins". Regular group membership changes
CHIM-FM remains active via an online stream on their website, as well as transmitting on 1710 AM. By September 2014, CHIM returned to terrestrial radio in Timmins at 1710 kHz. In 2017, CHIM plans to expand its Christian radio service to Sudbury (1600 AM), Parry Sound, Orillia, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. CHIM Radio is also coming to Sudbury at 101.7 FM with a Christian Music Format. CHIM's owner, Roger de Brabant, also operates a number of low-powered tourist information radio stations branded as "Info Radio". These stations also use the "Canada's Good News Network", or "Part of the Good News