CKX-TV : Ask Biography

Broadcast information

Call letters

CKX-TV
(defunct)

City of license

Brandon, Manitoba

Branding

CKX Television

Analog

5 (VHF)

Translators

see below

Affiliations

CBC

Owner

CTVglobemedia

Licensee

CTV Limited

First air date

January 28, 1955

Last air date

October 2, 2009

Transmitter Power

100 kW

Height

406.9 m

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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.