CKOT-FM
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| City | Tillsonburg, Ontario |
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| Broadcast area | Southwestern Ontario |
| Branding | Easy 101 |
| Frequency | 101.3 FM |
| First air date | October 1, 1965 |
| Format | soft AC/easy listening |
| ERP | 26,000 watts |
| HAAT | 205.5 meters (674 ft) |
| Class | B |
| Callsign meaning | Unknown |
| Former frequencies | 1510 AM |
| Owner | Tillsonburg Broadcasting Company (Sale pending to Rogers Media) |
| Sister stations | CJDL-FM |
| Website | www.easy101.com |
CKOT-FM is a Canadian radio station licensed to Tillsonburg, Ontario, broadcasting on 101.3 FM. Owned by the Lamers family via the Tillsonburg Broadcasting Company, the station broadcasts a soft adult contemporary/easy listening format branded as Easy 101. Its transmitter is located near the interchange of Highway 19 and Highway 401 (Exit 218), close to Ingersoll.
CKOT-FM is the second radio station to serve Tillsonburg, Ontario, and is the sister station to the now defunct CKOT (AM) and the current operating CJDL-FM.
The station's history dates back to 1964. Its owner was the late John B. Lamers (1905- April 17, 1994). His application for a radio station on the FM dial at 106.7 FM was accepted, but he was advised to use the frequency of 100.5 FM instead. The station first aired on October 1, 1965. Its ERP was 1.135 kW. Its studios were in Tillsonburg, while its transmitter was located to the northwest of the town. CKOT-FM originally acted as a simulcast transmitter while CKOT (AM) was on the air (the FM transmitter was able to operate from 6 a.m. to midnight, even though the AM station could only air from sunrise to sunset, as it was a daytimer station). Since the FM station was on the air longer, it proved to be successful.
By January 1970, CKOT-FM and CKOT (AM) had adopted different programming. CKOT-FM adopted "The Sound of Music" easy listening format, while the AM station became known as "Active, Lively, Community Information Radio."
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