CKMO-FM
Radio station in Orangeville, Ontario
43°56′59″N 80°07′38″W / 43.94983°N 80.12714°W / 43.94983; -80.12714CKMO-FM (101.5 FM, FM 101 Orangeville) is a radio station licensed to Orangeville, Ontario. Owned by Local Radio Lab, it broadcasts an adult contemporary format. Its studios are located on Mill Street in downtown Orangeville.[1]
CKMO-FM is the only Orangeville-based station to specifically target Orangeville; the town's only other licensed radio station, CIDC-FM, is marketed towards the entirety of the Greater Toronto Area.[2]
History
My Broadcasting previously submitted an application for the station in 2012 at the same frequency and parameters, but the application was soon withdrawn.[3]
On November 6, 2014 at 11:12 am, CKMO-FM began on air testing with Christmas music on 101.5 MHz.[4] In late December 2014, 101.5 FM switched from Christmas music to air 10,000 songs in a row.
On the morning of February 17, 2015, CKMO-FM launched its regular programming, followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon with Mayor Jeremy Williams, Councillor Nick Garisto, and CKMO-FM General Manager Gail James.[5]
On June 25, 2021, the CRTC approved the sale of CKMO and its sister stations CIMA-FM/Alliston and CJML-FM/Milton to Local Radio Lab, a new company owned by former Haliburton Broadcasting Group owner Christopher Grossman.[6]
Historical use of CKMO call sign
From 1928 to 1955, the call letters CKMO were used at a pioneer radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia. On February 1, 1992, CKOC in Hamilton, Ontario dropped its historical call letters and adopted CKMO. However, after a few months the Hamilton station changed owners, and the CKOC call sign was restored. In 1993, CKMO became available for a radio station in Victoria, British Columbia, until 2012.
References
- ^ 101.5 FM launches local programming Archived 2015-02-23 at the Wayback Machine, orangevillebusiness.ca, February 17, 2015
- ^ "CRTC Approves New FM Station in Orangeville" Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Broadcaster, July 18, 2014
- ^ Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2013-663, Notice of hearing, CRTC, December 9, 2013
- ^ 101.5 FM Orangeville goes to air, Broadcastermagazine, November 7, 2014
- ^ 101.5 Launches local programming Archived 2015-02-23 at the Wayback Machine, orangeville.ca, February 17, 2015
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2021-211, CIMA-FM Alliston, CJML-FM Milton and CKMO-FM Orangeville – Acquisition of assets, CRTC, June 25, 2021
External links
- FM 101 Orangeville
- CKMO-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKMO-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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Radio stations in Midwestern Ontario and the Georgian Triangle
- CKMO-FM 101.5
- CIDC-FM 103.5
- CFDC-FM 104.9
- Nearby regions –
Canada - Kitchener-Waterloo
- London
- Parry Sound-Muskoka-Haliburton
- Simcoe County/Barrie/Orillia
- Southwestern Ontario
- Toronto
U.S.- Thumb of Michigan
- See also
- List of radio stations in Ontario
