CKXA-FM

CKXA-FM (101.1 MHz) is a radio station in Brandon, Manitoba. Owned by Bell Media, it broadcasts a country music format.

CKXA-FM
CityBrandon, Manitoba
Broadcast areaWestman Region
Frequency101.1 MHz (FM)
BrandingPure Country 101
SloganBrandon's Pure Country
Programming
Formatcountry
AffiliationsWinnipeg Jets Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerBell Media
Sister stationsCKX-FM
History
Former call signsCKX-AM (1928-1999)
Technical information
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT349.5 metres (1,146.7 feet)
Links
Webcast
Websiteiheartradio.ca/purecountry/Brandon

History

The station went into operation on December 5, 1928 as CKX, and was owned and operated by the Manitoba Telephone System. It broadcast at 1120 AM until 1941, at which time it switched to 1150 kHz.

In 1947 the provincial government announced that it was leaving the radio business. The following year CKX was purchased by a group of Brandon businessmen headed by John B. Craig, managing director of Western Manitoba Broadcasters.

The station moved to FM in 1999. It added an A to its callsign when it moved to FM, as it already had a sister station using the callsign CKX-FM. In 2001, CKXA-FM changed to a Top 40 format under the name Hot 101, similar to owner Craig Broadcasting's CKMM-FM in Winnipeg.

In 2002, CKX and CKXA, along with two other Craig radio properties were sold to Standard Radio. In 2005, CKXA returned to the country music format. In 2007, Astral Media acquired CKXA as part of its purchase of Standard Broadcasting. In 2013, Bell Media acquired Astral Media. It was known as 101.1 The Farm.

On May 28, 2019, the station rebranded as Pure Country as part of a nationwide rebranding.[1]

gollark: Maybe if I compress it manually a bit...
gollark: OH COME ON, this code is less than 2000 characters. Stupid DIsqord.
gollark: Clyde says `Your message could not be delivered because you don't share a server with the recipient or you disabled direct messages on your shared server, recipient is only accepting direct messages from friends, or you were blocked by the recipient.`. Stupid Clyde.
gollark: WAIT!
gollark: *the only interesting code I have is long*

References
  1. "Pure Country: Nationwide rebrand gives new name to Big Dog 92.7". CTV News Regina. Retrieved 2019-05-28.


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