CKX-TV
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| Brandon, Manitoba | |
| Branding | CKX |
| Channels | 5 (VHF) analog, 49 (UHF) (not yet on air) digital |
| Affiliations | CBC / A-Channel |
| Owner | CHUM Limited (sale to Bell Globemedia pending) |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Former affiliations | none |
| Website | CKX |
CKX is a television station in Brandon, Manitoba affiliated with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Owned by CHUM Limited, it was the first privately owned television station in Manitoba. It shares its call letters with CKX-FM, owned and operated by Standard Radio.
The station was founded by John Craig and went on the air on January 28, 1955, a day which marked Craig Media's start in television broadcasting.
As a private affiliate of the CBC, the station airs most CBC network programming – CBWT is not available on analogue cable in Brandon – but also airs some A-Channel programming.
In February 1959, CKX requested MTS to apply to the CBC to extend ther television signals to four additional Manitoba communities — Dauphin, Swan River, The Pas, and Flin Flon.[1]
For nearly half a century, the station remained under the ownership of the family-owned Craig Media. In 2004, Craig Media announced a deal to sell the A-Channel stations to CHUM. The sale was approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on November 19, 2004, and became official on December 1.
CHUM rebranded the original A-Channel stations as Citytv on August 2, 2005, and at the same time the existing NewNet stations picked up the A-Channel brand. It is possible that CKX may also do so, however it is currently a CBC affiliate, which would likely force the station to disaffiliate from the CBC (and a repeater of Winnipeg's CBWT would need to be installed in Brandon to provide CBC programming). The company has not made any announcement regarding what it will do with CKX.
On July 12, 2006, Bell Globemedia announced they were to make a friendly takeover bid to buy CHUM Limited. Again, no plans for CKX were announced, although the station is presently expected to remain with the merged company.[2] Also, effective that date, master control duties for CKX-TV moved to CKAL-TV in Calgary. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Four TV Stations Promised North", Winnipeg Tribune, Canadian Press, February 28, 1959, pp. 7.
- ^ Bell Globemedia makes $1.7B bid for CHUM. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (2006-07-12). Retrieved on 2006-07-12.
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CKND 2 (Global) - CKYB 4 (CTV) - CKX 5 (CBC/A-Channel) - CBWFT 32 (SRC) |
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| See also: Television in the Winnipeg, Regina, Kenora, Ontario, Fargo/Grand Forks, and Western North Dakota markets. |
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