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| Broadcast area | Mid-Western Ontario |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 920kHz (AM) |
| Branding | CKNX AM920 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic country/Full service radio |
| Affiliations | Toronto Blue Jays[1] Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Blackburn Radio |
| History | |
First air date | 1926 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 10,000watts day 1,000 watts night |
| Links | |
| Website | cknx.ca |
CKNX is a Canadianradio station, which broadcasts at 920AM inWingham,Ontario. The station broadcasts aclassic country music andnews format. CKNX is also an affiliate of theToronto Blue Jays radio network.
The station was originally launched in 1926 as an informal broadcasting experiment by local businessmanW. T. CruickshankArchived 2006-10-10 at theWayback Machine, who aired live and unscripted programming provided by customers of his repair shop. In its original incarnation, the station was simply known asJoke, but proved so popular that Cruickshank applied for an amateur broadcasting license and the station formally became10BP by 1930. In 1935, the station was officially licensed as commercial radio stationCKNX, on 1200 AM. CKNX was affiliated withCBC Radio'sDominion Network until 1962.
The station briefly moved to the 1230 frequency in 1941, and to its current 920 frequency a few months later. In the late 1940s and 1950s, the station'sSaturday Night Barn Dance was one of the most popular and influential radio programs in Ontario.
In 1955,CKNX-TV was also launched. On March 8, 1962, the building which accommodated the CKNX radio and television stations caught fire. Although nothing could be salvaged, CKNX was back on the air within a few hours, broadcasting from temporary facilities at the transmitter site and using the nearby high school gym as a TV studio. CKNX operations continued as such (with various temporary offices set up in Wingham) until they purchased new equipment and moved into a new building in 1963.
The stations were acquired in 1971 byBlackburn Radio, who also launchedCKNX-FM in 1977. Blackburn sold the television station toBaton Broadcasting in 1993, but retains ownership of the radio stations to this day. Blackburn also launched a second FM station in Wingham,CIBU, in 2005.
On May 31, 2011, Blackburn Radio applied to add a new FM transmitter at Wingham to rebroadcast the programming of CKNX at 104.3 MHz.[2] This application was denied by theCRTC on May 10, 2013.[3]
On March 6, 2025, Blackburn submitted an application to move CKNX 920 from the AM band to the FM band. If approved, the station would operate at 104.3 MHz with an average radiated power (ERP) of 16,700 watts (maximum ERP of 28,000 watts).[4]
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