CKX-FM

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CKX-FM
City of license	Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Branding	KX96
Slogan	Westman's Best Rock
Frequency	96.1 MHz (FM)
First air date	1963
Format	mainstream rock
Affiliations	101.1 The Farm
Owner	Astral Media
Website	KX96online.com

CKX Studios in Brandon, MB, home of KX96 and 101.1 The Farm

CKX is the call sign of a Canadian radio station operating in Brandon, Manitoba. CKX-FM operates at 96.1 FM, broadcasting a mainstream rock format under the brand name KX96.

The station started operation in 1963 as a sister station to CKX-AM. The station, with a power of 29,000 watts, was the first stereo FM station in Manitoba. In 1983 the station adopted it's current brand name and format, making 2008 their 25th year on air. KX96 remains the only radio station in western Manitoba without featured countdown programming. As a mainstream rock radio station, KX96 focuses most of its airtime on classic or familiar music and features a somewhat limited collection of current rock tracks.

[edit] The Rock Jocks

[edit] History of ownership

In 1991, Western Manitoba Broadcasters, who formerly owned both CKX-FM and CKX-AM changed its name to Craig Broadcast Systems Inc. Both stations were sold to Standard Radio in 2002, along with two other Craig Media properties.

Ownership changed hands once again when on October 29, 2007, Astral Media took over all stations operating under Standard Broadcasting.

[edit] External links

• Query the REC's Canadian station database for CKLF

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