CKX-TV
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Brandon, Manitoba Canada |
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| Branding | CKX Television |
| Channels | Analog: 5 (VHF) |
| Translators | see below |
| Affiliations | CBC |
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CTVglobemedia (CTV Limited) |
| First air date | January 28, 1955 |
| Last air date | October 2, 2009 |
| Transmitter power | 100 kW |
| Height | 406.9 m |
| Transmitter coordinates | 49°40′6″N 100°0′41″W / 49.66833°N 100.01139°W |
CKX-TV was a television station in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, formerly affiliated with CBC Television. Owned and operated by CTVglobemedia, it was the first privately owned television station in Manitoba. It shared its call letters with its former sister station, CKX-FM, owned and operated by Astral Media (formerly Standard Radio).
As a private affiliate of the CBC, the station aired most CBC network programming, but also aired some programs from A. Currently, CBC programming is available through CBC's Winnipeg station CBWT, on Westman Cable channel 6, taking up CKX's former slot.
In February 2009, CTV announced that CKX was up for sale as CBC would not continue its affiliation agreement. In July 2009, it was announced that Bluepoint Investment Corporation would buy the station for a dollar. However, Bluepoint pulled out of the sale on October 1, resulting in the station's closing a day later.
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.
In February 1959, CKX asked Manitoba Telephone System (MTS) to apply to the CBC to extend their television signals to four additional Manitoba communities — Dauphin, Swan River, The Pas, and Flin Flon.
For nearly half a century, the station remained under the ownership of Craig Media.
In 2004, Craig Media announced a deal to sell its broadcasting assets to CHUM Limited. The sale was approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on November 19, 2004, and became official on December 1.
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