CKMM-FM
CKMM-FM (103.1 MHz) is a Top 40/CHR radio station owned by Bell Media, branded as 103.1 Virgin Radio. The station broadcasts from 1445 Pembina Highway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, with sister stations CFWM-FM and CFRW, while its transmitter is located at Duff Roblin Provincial Park.
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Broadcast area | Winnipeg Metropolitan Region |
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Frequency | 103.1 MHz (FM) |
Branding | 103.1 Virgin Radio |
Programming | |
Format | Top 40/CHR |
Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
Ownership | |
Owner | |
CFWM-FM, CKY-DT | |
History | |
First air date | February 14, 1980 |
Former call signs | CKWG-FM (1980-1989) CHZZ-FM (1989-1991) CKLU-FM (1991-1994) |
Call sign meaning | CK Music in Manitoba |
Technical information | |
Class | C |
ERP | 70,000 watts |
HAAT | 206.1 meters (676 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | iheartradio.ca/virginradio/winnipeg |
History
On March 13, 1979, Armadale Communications was awarded a license for a new FM station in Winnipeg, to broadcast on 103.1 MHz. On February 14, 1980, the station signed on air as CKWG-FM, with a near freeform format. In 1989, the station flipped to adult contemporary. The following year, the station was sold to Western World Communications. The call signs have changed quite a bit over the years, from CHZZ-FM (Z103) to CKLU-FM (103 U FM, then briefly Mix 103) and then finally to CKMM-FM. The General Manager of "Mix" was Jim Millican - who, at one time, was tour manager of famed Winnipeg band, The Guess Who. Barry Horne was Program Director under Millican. Toronto jock and voiceover Adrian Bell replaced well-known jock Don Percy in Mornings, with beloved Winnipeg broadcaster Maureen Murphy sharing morning show duties. CKMM's format and on-air line up was short-lived.
Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, CHZZ-FM was also used on the Videon Cable Program Guide. In 1996, the station switched to a country format with the on-air name Star 103. When CKMM and CFQX-FM came under the ownership of Craig Broadcasting, the format of CKMM was changed to avoid redundancy. CKMM re-launched with a Top 40/CHR format as Hot 103 on New Year's Eve, 1997. CKMM and CFQX became properties of Standard Radio in 2002.
On October 29, 2007, Astral Media took over CKMM as a result of a buyout of Standard Radio. As part of Astral's merger with Bell Media on June 27, 2013, sister station CFQX and Bell's CHIQ-FM were sold to the Jim Pattison Group in order to meet ownership limits.
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On August 31, 2012, CKMM rebranded as 103.1 Virgin Radio, becoming the seventh "Virgin" branded station in Canada.[1]
References
- "CKMM-FM". History of Canadian Broadcasting. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
External links
- 103.1 Virgin Radio
- CKMM-FM history – Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKMM-FM in the REC Canadian station database