CKSL (AM)

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AM 1410 - CKSL AM
Broadcast area	Primary: London, ON
Branding	"AM 1410"
Slogan	"Great Songs, Great Memories"
First air date	1956
Frequency	1410 (AM)
Format	Adult Standards
ERP	10 kW
Owner	Standard Broadcasting
Website	www.am1410.ca

CKSL is a radio station in London, Ontario, Canada. Broadcasting at 1410 AM, the station broadcasts an adult standards format.

CKSL is owned by Standard Broadcasting, along with CJBX, CIQM and CJBK. CKSL broadcasts with an effective radiated power of 10,000 watts from a transmitter site between London and St. Thomas.

The station was launched in 1956 on AM 1290, and moved to its current frequency in 1964. The station later adopted a Top 40 format, and subsequently changed to news/talk in 1993. It changed to a Soft AC format as "AM 1410, The River" in 1996.

In 2000, the station was acquired by Telemedia, who changed it to an oldies format. Standard Broadcasting subsequently acquired Telemedia in 2002, and the format changed back to adult standards in February 2004.

CKSL has been dogged by low listenership for many years, due in part to the location of its transmitter site in South London. The municipal landfill site is located just south of the transmitter site, and this has caused increasing deterioration of the signal as the landfill has grown over the years. CKSL applied to move to the FM dial at 102.3 MHz in 1999, but the license for 102.3 was awarded to CHUM who subsequently launched CHST-FM. CKSL presently has the lowest audience share in the London market, according to BBM Canada.