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CKX

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CKX (CBC affiliate)
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Brandon, Manitoba
Channel 5 / Cable 6
Owner Craig Media Inc
Founded 1955
Signal Radius 290.5 kW (total)
Other CBC Affiliates
CKSA
(Lloydminster) 		CKX
(Brandon) 		CKPR
(Thunder Bay)
CKX is a television station in Brandon, Manitoba affiliated with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Owned by Craig Media Inc, it is the first privately-owned television station in Manitoba.

The station was founded by John Craig and went on the air on January 28, 1955, a day which marked Craig Media's start in television broadcasting.

As a CBC affiliate, the station airs the minimum requirement of CBC programming but also airs a significant amount of A-Channel programming.

For nearly half a century, the station remained under the ownership of the family-owned Craig Media. On April 12, 2004, CHUM Limited announced a deal, subject to CRTC approval, to purchase Craig Media's television broadcasting assets, including CKX, for $265 million.

Craig Media was planning on getting a license for a new television station in Brandon, which would make CKX a full repeater of Winnipeg's CBWT, but it is unknown whether any further developments will be made, especially because of the station's sale to CHUM.

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