branding 96.1 bob fm slogan 80s 90s ... and whatever frequency 96.1 mhz fm first air date 1963 format adult hits erp 88 700 watts haat 349.5 meters 1 147 ft class c callsign meaning kx96 the former branding owner bell media bell media radio g.p. sister stations ckxa fm webcast listen live website www.961bobfm.ca ckx fm is the call sign of a canadian radio station operating in brandon manitoba and owned by bell media . ckx fm operates at 96.1 fm broadcasting an adult hits format under the brand name 96.1 bob fm . history edit the station started operation in 1963 as a sister station to ckx am . the station with a power of 29 000 watts was the first stereo fm station in manitoba . in 1983 the station adopted the kx 96 and mainstream rock format making 2008 their 25th year on air . as a mainstream rock radio station kx96 focused most of its airtime on classic rock or familiar music and features a somewhat limited collection of current rock tracks . in 1991 western manitoba broadcasters who formerly owned ckx fm ckx am and ckx tv changed its name to craig broadcast systems inc. craig s radio operations in brandon were sold to standard radio in 2002 along with two other craig media properties . ownership changed hands once again when on october 29 2007 astral media took over all stations operating under standard broadcasting . it is now owned by bell media after astral merged with the company in 2013 . on august 30 2013 ckx fm switched its format to adult hits and re branded as 96.1 bob fm . external links edit official website ckx fm history canadian communications foundation query the rec s canadian station database for ckx fm v t e radio stations in westman region manitoba brandon cklq 880 ciwm 91.5 cbws 92.7 cklf 94.7 ckx 96.1 cbwv 97.9 cksb 8 99.5 ckxa 101.1 cjjj 106.5 boissevain cjrb 1220 manitoba radio markets brandon westman region pembina valley region winnipeg see also list of radio stations in manitoba 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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