the best stand up comedy 24 7 frequency 1060 khz repeater s cfvp first air date may 18 1922 experimental 1921 1922 format comedy power 50 000 watts class b transmitter coordinates 50 54 02 n 113 52 30 w 50.9006 n 113.875 w 50.9006 ; 113.875 former callsigns cfcn 1922 1994 affiliations 24 7 comedy owner bell media bell media radio . sister stations cibk fm cjay fm website www.funny1060.com ckmx is a canadian radio station broadcasting at 1060 am in calgary alberta owned by bell media . the station broadcasts a comedy format branded on air as funny 1060am . ckmx s studios are located on centre street in eau claire while its transmitters are located near southeast calgary . at night it can be heard as far west as snohomish washington . contents 1 history 2 funny 1060am shows & hosts 2.1 current hosts & shows 3 references 4 external links history edit the station dates back to 1921 when w. w. grant set up an experimental station in high river which aired the first radio concerts in western canada . in 1922 grant moved the station to calgary and adopted the calls cfcn . he was granted a commercial license the second in calgary after cfac on may 18 . it was a phantom station affiliate of the canadian national railway radio network and later of the canadian broadcasting corporation s dominion network . 1 in 1947 the station moved to its current am frequency at 1060 khz . it can be heard on shortwave on 6030 kilohertz via its repeater cfvp reaching western north america . former logo as classic country am 1060 it became ckmx in the fall of 1994 when maclean hunter sold it to standard broadcasting while retaining ownership of sister station cfcn tv 1 and switched the format to hot adult contemporary which would shift to alternative rock in mid 1993 under the name mix 1060 from contemporary hit radio as am106 . on december 1 1995 the station adopted an adult standards format ; this ended in 2005 when the station adopted a classic country music format . it had the distinction of being the last radio station in canada to broadcast a continuous classic country format other stations in canada carry classic country such as cjdl and cfcw but their formats are more properly described as traditional country since those stations also carry contemporary hits in their playlists . according to the fall 2011 ppm data report released by bbm canada classic country am 1060 was ranked 15 for the calgary market . 2 standard broadcasting would be acquired by astral media in 2007 and in turn by bell media in 2013 . the bell purchase reunited ckmx with its former television sister . on september 12 2013 at 6 am ckmx flipped from classic country to an all comedy format as funny 1060am which features stand up comedy bits performed by major stand up and improvisational comedians . 3 the station is one of several bell owned stations to air programming from the u.s. syndicated radio network 24 7 comedy which was first launched in canada by sister station cksl in london ontario by astral media s syndication arm orbyt media now a part of bell in 2012 . 4 funny 1060am shows & hosts edit current hosts & shows edit the russman show monday friday 6 9am the adam hunter show or the chris rivest show monday friday 3 6pm references edit a b 1 fall 2011 calgary ppm ratings new comedy format for calgary s classic country radio station . ctv news . retrieved 16 september 2013 . that s funny london ont . radio station to go all comedy . canadian press . retrieved 16 september 2013 . external links edit official website ckmx history canadian communications foundation query the rec s canadian station database for ckmx radio locator information on ckmx v t e radio stations in calgary alberta am cffr 660 cjli 700 chqr 770 cfac 960 cbr 1010 ckmx 1060 sw cfvp 6.03 mhz fm ckav 3 88.1 defunct cjsi 88.9 cbcx 89.7 ckmp 90.3 cjsw 90.9 cjay 92.1 cfex 92.9 ckua 1 93.7 chkf 94.7 ckwd 95.3 chfm 95.9 cjaq 96.9 chup 97.7 cibk 98.5 cbr 1 99.1 vf5001 100.3 ckuv 100.9 ckce 101.5 cbr 102.1 cfxl 103.1 cbrf 103.9 ckov 104.5 ckry 105.1 ciri 106.5 ckyr 106.7 cfgq 107.3 vf5002 107.9 specialty services sur sagar radio sur sangam radio hd radio 105.1 1 105.1 2 alberta radio markets banff calgary edmonton fort mcmurray grande prairie lethbridge lloydminster medicine hat red deer see also list of radio stations in alberta v t e bell media and other broadcasting properties of bce inc. terrestrial tv ctv civt vancouver cfcn calgary cfrn edmonton cfqc saskatoon ckck regina cicc yorkton cipa prince albert cky winnipeg ckco kitchener cfto toronto cjoh ottawa cfcf montreal chbx sault ste. marie cici greater sudbury cito timmins ckny north bay cklt saint john ckcw moncton cjch halifax cjcb sydney ctv two civi victoria cftk terrace cjdc dawson creek chwi windsor cfpl london ckvr barrie chro ottawa specialty pay tv channels ctv two ctv two alberta ctv two atlantic ctv news bnn cp24 ctv news channel ctv specialty animal planet discovery channel discovery science discovery velocity espn classic rds rds2 rds info tsn tsn2 much mtv comedy the comedy network comedy gold mtv mtv2 much maple leaf sports & entertainment1 leafs tv nba tv canada premium and ppv cin pop the movie network hbo canada the movie network encore super cran vu 1 venus1 other booktelevision bravo canal d canal vie e fashion television gusto investigation investigation discovery space tv12 vrak z bell media radio am cfax cfgo cfra cfrb cfrn cfrw cfte cftk cham chum cior cjad cjbk cjdc cjor ckfr ckgm ckhj cklw ckmx ckoc ckor cksl ckst cktb ckww fm cfbr cfbt cfca cfei cfix cfjr cfly cfmg cfvm cfwm cfxy cfzz chbd chbe chey chik chom chor chqm chrd chre chrx chsu chtk chtz chum chvr cibk cibx cicf cidr cigb ciki cikx cilk cimf cimo cimx cioo ciqm cite montreal cite estrie citf cjab cjat cjay cjbx cjch cjcj cjdm cjfm cjfw cjmg cjmj cjmm cjmv cjoi cjpt ckbc ckfm ckgr ckkc ckkl ckkw cklc cklh ckly ckmf ckmm cknl ckpt ckqm ckrx cktf cktk ckto ckty ckxa ckx ckxr networks tsn radio bob fm boom fm ez rock nergie rouge fm 24 7 comedy ca distributor virgin radio ca licence broadcasting studios vancouver toronto 9 channel nine court 299 queen street west 250 richmond street west other bmi assets cravetv the loop predecessors telegram corporation baton broadcasting mid canada communications electrohome craig media chum limited access media group ctvglobemedia astral media defunct properties baton broadcast system wtsn ckx tv cknx tv viewers choice goltv nhl network m3 notes 1owned or part owned by bce separately from its ownership of bell media . 2community channels owned by bell canada fibe tv and bell aliant fibreop ; 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