CKMO-FM (101.5 FM, ''FM 101 Orangeville'') is a radio station
licensed
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Ontario
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. Owned by Local Radio Lab, it broadcasts an
adult contemporary
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format. Its studios are located on Mill Street in downtown Orangeville.
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."CRTC Approves New FM Station in Orangeville" . ''Broadcaster'', July 18, 2014
History
My Broadcasting previously submitted an application for the station in 2012 at the same frequency and parameters, but the application was soon withdrawn.
On November 6, 2014 at 11:12am, CKMO-FM began on air testing with Christmas music on 101.5 MHz. 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.
On June 25, 2021, the CRTC approved the sale of CKMO and its sister stations CIMA-FM/
Alliston
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and CJML-FM/ Milton to Local Radio Lab, a new company owned by former
Haliburton Broadcasting Group
The Haliburton Broadcasting Group was a Canadian group of FM radio stations, located primarily in smaller markets in Ontario. The company was purchased by Vista Broadcast Group in 2012.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2021-211 CIMA-FM Alliston, CJML-FM Milton and CKMO-FM Orangeville – Acquisition of assets, ''CRTC'', June 25, 2021
Historical use of CKMO call sign
From 1928 to 1955, the call letters CKMO were used at a pioneer radio station in
Vancouver
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,
British Columbia
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. On February 1, 1992,
CKOC
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Ontario
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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
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