CHOF, the 600 KHz AM station that will replace KRPI-1550, is promised a decision from the CRTC this coming week on its application to increase power to 50,000 watts Day and 20,000 watts Night, and change transmitter location to Cloverdale's CKNW site. CKNW has already been off air a few nights in preparation for this tower sharing arrangement.
Since there were no Interventions, the decision is likely to be positive. If so, testing on 600 will almost certainly begin as soon as CHOF's transmitter arrives, if it has not already.
Then comes a full month of 24/7 test programming, after which KRPI's programming moves to 600. What happens next on 1550 is anyone's guess, and KRPI may well go "Silent". Of course, there may already be someone waiting in the wings....
As for CHOF, they have a well designed directional pattern than should even cover Victoria nicely, day and night. At night, however, there are tight nulls Due South and Due East.