CKMO-FM

CKMO-FM
Orangeville, Ontario;
Broadcast area	Orangeville
Frequency	101.5 MHz (FM)
Branding	FM 101 Orangeville
Programming
Format	Adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Local Radio Lab Inc.
History
First air date	November 6, 2014 (testing); February 17, 2015 (regular programming)
Call sign meaning	CK MyFM Orangeville (original branding and broadcast area) or; CK Mono Orangeville (broadcast area)
Technical information
Class	A
ERP	338 watts average; 625 watts peak
HAAT	55.1 meters (181 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	43°56′59″N 80°07′38″W / 43.94983°N 80.12714°W
Links
Website	orangevilletoday.ca

CKMO-FM (101.5 FM, FM 101 Orangeville) is a radio station licensed to Orangeville, Ontario. Owned by Local Radio Lab, it broadcasts an adult contemporary format. Its studios are located on Mill Street in downtown Orangeville.^[1]

CKMO-FM is the only Orangeville-based station to specifically target Orangeville; the town's only other licensed radio station, CIDC-FM, is marketed towards the entirety of the Greater Toronto Area.^[2]

History

My Broadcasting previously submitted an application for the station in 2012 at the same frequency and parameters, but the application was soon withdrawn.^[3]

On November 6, 2014 at 11:12 am, CKMO-FM began on air testing with Christmas music on 101.5 MHz.^[4] In late December 2014, 101.5 FM switched from Christmas music to air 10,000 songs in a row.

On the morning of February 17, 2015, CKMO-FM launched its regular programming, followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon with Mayor Jeremy Williams, Councillor Nick Garisto, and CKMO-FM General Manager Gail James.^[5]

On June 25, 2021, the CRTC approved the sale of CKMO and its sister stations CIMA-FM/Alliston and CJML-FM/Milton to Local Radio Lab, a new company owned by former Haliburton Broadcasting Group owner Christopher Grossman.^[6]

Historical use of CKMO call sign

From 1928 to 1955, the call letters CKMO were used at a pioneer radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia. On February 1, 1992, CKOC in Hamilton, Ontario dropped its historical call letters and adopted CKMO. However, after a few months the Hamilton station changed owners, and the CKOC call sign was restored. In 1993, CKMO became available for a radio station in Victoria, British Columbia, until 2012.