CKMX
CKMX was a radio station broadcasting at 1060 AM in Calgary, Alberta, and owned by Bell Media. Its comedy format was branded on-air as Funny 1060. CKMX's studios were located in the CTV Calgary Studios on Patina Rise SW in the Prominence Point neighborhood of Calgary, and its transmitter site near Southeast Calgary. At night, CKMX could be heard as far west as Battle Ground and Snohomish, Washington. It could also be heard on shortwave on 6.03 MHz via its repeater CFVP, reaching western North America.
| Defunct | |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Calgary Metropolitan Region |
| Frequency | 1060 kHz (AM) |
| Programming | |
| Format | Silent |
| Affiliations | CBC Dominion (1944–1962) 24/7 Comedy (2010–2014) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | |
Sister stations | CIBK-FM, CJAY-FM |
| History | |
First air date | May 18, 1922 |
Last air date | June 14, 2023 (101 years, 27 days) |
Former call signs | CFCN (1922–1994) |
Former frequencies | 440 metres (1922–1925) 690 kHz (1925–1931) 985 kHz (1931–1933) 1030 kHz (1933–1937) 1010 kHz (1937–1947) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 50.9006°N 113.875°W |
| Repeater(s) | CFVP |
As of Winter 2020, CKMX was the 18th-most-listened-to radio station in the Calgary market according to a PPM data report released by Numeris.
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