CKX-TV was a television station

Television station

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 in Brandon, Manitoba

Brandon, Manitoba

Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance...

, Canada

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, formerly affiliated with CBC Television

CBC Television

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. Owned and operated by CTVglobemedia

CTVglobemedia

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, it was the first privately owned television station in Manitoba. It shared its call letters with its former sister station

Sister station

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, CKX-FM

CKX-FM

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, owned and operated by Astral Media

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 (formerly Standard Radio).

As a private affiliate of the CBC, the station aired most CBC network programming, but also aired some programs from A. Currently, CBC programming is available through CBC's Winnipeg station CBWT

CBWT

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, on Westman Cable

Westman Communications Group

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 channel 6, taking up CKX's former slot.

In February 2009, CTV announced that CKX was up for sale as CBC would not continue its affiliation agreement.