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CKO was a Canadian radio news network which operated from 1977 to 1989. 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...
1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The network was owned by Canada All-News Radio Ltd. Agra Industries was originally a 45 per cent partner in the network, but by 1988 it was the sole owner. 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
CKO commenced broadcasting on July 1, 1977 with stations in Ottawa, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario. Later in the year, stations were added in Montreal, Quebec, London, Ontario, Vancouver, British Columbia and Calgary, Alberta. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ...
1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...
This article is about the capital city of Canada. ...
Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ...
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Motto: Nickname: The Forest City City of London, Ontario, Canada Location. ...
This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ...
{{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Heart of the new west City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada Location. ...
In 1978, a station was added in Edmonton, Alberta. 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...
{{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Industry Integrity Progress City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Location. ...
The stations each had local studios, but also shared national programming as well. In the 1980s, CKO became one of the first Canadian radio networks to deliver its programming by satellite. // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...
In 1985, CKO added a station in Halifax, Nova Scotia. 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Halifax redirects here. ...
In 1988, CKO filed an application with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to trade frequencies with Toronto AM station CKEY. The transaction would have included a payment of $4 million to CKO which the network would have used to launch three more stations for which it already held licenses, but had not been financially able to establish. However, the CRTC denied the application. Later the same year, AGRA, now the sole owner of CKO, transferred ownership to its media division, Cybermedix. 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC, in French Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes) was established in 1968 by the Canadian Parliament to replace the Board of Broadcast Governors. ...
The Canadian dollar, CAD or C$, is the unit of currency of Canada. ...
Later that year, CKO established its final station, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Location. ...
In 1989, AGRA sold Cybermedix to Cogeco. However, the CKO network had always struggled to turn a profit, and on November 10 of that year, Cogeco -- which had only wanted Cybermedix's cable properties -- pulled the plug on CKO during the noon newscast, surrendering all of the network's licenses to the CRTC. 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Cogeco began in the mid-1950s with the creation of Radio-Canada tv station affiliate in Trois-Rivières CKTM. Later the company expanded with the creation of CKSH in Sherbrooke, a radio network and diversification in the cable television industry. ...
November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ...
Many of CKO's frequencies were not reassigned to new radio broadcasters for almost a decade after CKO's demise. In fact, three of the frequencies remain unassigned as of 2005. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...
CKO Frequencies
- Ottawa - FM 106.9, now CKQB, The Bear
- Toronto - FM 99.1, now CBLA, CBC Radio One
- Montreal - AM 1470, never reassigned
- London - FM 97.5, now CIQM, Q97.5 EZRock
- Vancouver - FM 96.1, now CHKG, Fairchild Radio
- Calgary - FM 103.1, now CIQX, The Breeze
- Edmonton - FM 101.9, now CKER, multilingual and religious programming
- Winnipeg - FM 99.1, now CJZZ, CoolFM
- Halifax - FM 103.5, never reassigned
CKO also held licenses for the following two stations, which were never launched: This article is about the capital city of Canada. ...
CKQB is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts active rock at 106. ...
Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ...
CBLA is a Canadian radio station. ...
This article needs cleanup. ...
Motto: Nickname: The Forest City City of London, Ontario, Canada Location. ...
This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ...
{{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Heart of the new west City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada Location. ...
{{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Industry Integrity Progress City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Location. ...
{{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Location. ...
Halifax redirects here. ...
Regina, Saskatchewan Regina is the provincial capital of Saskatchewan, Canada and was incorporated as a city on June 19, 1903. ...
Moose Jaw is a city in south central Saskatchewan, Canada on the Moose Jaw River 71 km west of Regina. ...
Saint John is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. ...
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