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CKO was a Canadian radio news network which operated from 1977 to 1989. A chief knowledge officer is an organizational leader responsible for ensuring that the organization maximizes the value it achieves through " Knowledge " Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The CKO call sign was shared by twelve network-owned stations, as listed below. In Broadcasting and Radio communications a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call, or otherwise

The network was owned by Canada All-News Radio Ltd. AGRA Industries was originally a 45 per cent partner in the network, but by 1988 it was the sole owner. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) David Ruskin was the network's founding president.

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History

On July 12, 1976, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved a licence for CKO to Canada All News Radio Limited. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. CRTC may also stand for Cathode Ray Tube Controller. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC, in French Conseil Twelve transmitters were required to be in place across the country and ready for broadcast by the Fall of 1979. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)

With a recorded message from Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to launch it, the CKO radio network started broadcasting on July 1, 1977 with stations in Ottawa, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec The first day was a near disaster, with newsreading and technical problems occurring wall to wall; one announcer mispronounced Arkansas several times in one newscast and was reputedly dismissed. Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Perhaps the glaring mispronunications were somewhat understandable given the need to find and develop over one hundred news and public affairs broadcasters to eventually run the CKO operation. The new owners might have compounded the problem because they did not spend a great deal of money to hire veterans for a majority of the air positions. In the last few years of its existence, CKO had developed many quality programs and more than a few notable on air news professionals.

Power problems delayed the start of the Ottawa station by an hour. Stories included much American content, plus two features about prostitutes. [1]

Later that year, stations were added in Montreal, Quebec (by acquisition of AM station CFOX), London, Ontario, Vancouver, British Columbia and Calgary, Alberta. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of 457720 the city proper Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada The Vancouver station began with a news staff of ten, including news director Cam Scott, Gerry Gifford, Richard Dettman, Stan Crossley, Bill Rodger, Norm Bright and Joanna Piros. Scott was replaced in 1978 by Peter Ray, who had been transfered from the Calgary station. After Ray's departure that year, Tom Spear was hired from CHWK Chilliwack in December 1978 until most local programming was curtailed in August 1980. Michael Kirchner (born September 7, 1957) is a former professional wrestler who is most remembered for his characters Corporal Kirchner Chilliwack can refer to Chilliwack British Columbia, a city in Canada Chilliwack the Sasquatch of Harrison Lake

The news network began live broadcasts of the Canadian government's Question Period in late 1977; for nearly all Canadians, it was the first regular, live access to House proceedings as it would be well over two years before CPAC's precedecessor began nationwide video distribution to most cable systems. Question Period, known officially as Oral Questions (questions orales occurs each sitting day in the Parliament of Canada. CPAC ( English: Cable Public Affairs Channel and French: La Chaîne d'affaires publiques par câble) is a Canadian Cable television [2]

In 1978, a station was added in Edmonton, Alberta under station manager/news director Garfield Chesson. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. He made CKO Edmonton a key supplier of national news reportage in the era of the Trudeau government's National Energy Program for all Canadians and Alberta premier Peter Lougheed's mandate of ensuring Alberta's energy profits benefited Albertans first. Edmonton journalists Cliff Oginski, Ian Kinsey, Karen Brown and Bob Unger balanced the perceived Toronto slant to national issues.

CKO closed the London studio that year due to poor ad sales.

After its first anniversary, the network faced low ratings and higher financial losses than expected. However, it was hoped that a planned advertising campaign would help boost awareness of the station. The Toronto transmitter power was also to be increased to 100 000 watts in by the end of 1978. [3]

CKO began live sports broadcasts for Toronto Maple Leafs hockey and National Football League football in late 1978. "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with CKFH previously carried the Maple Leafs games and attempted to have the CRTC stop CKO's hockey broadcasts. The CRTC rejected CKFH's complaint, on the rationale that sports broadcasts were within CKO's programming commitments. [4]

The stations each had local studios, but also shared national programming as well. In the 1980s, CKO became one of the first Canadian radio networks to deliver its programming by satellite. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.

In 1985, CKO added a station in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Metropolitan Halifax (2006 pop 282924) often referred to as Metro Halifax, or inaccurately Halifax, is the urban part of the Halifax Regional Municipality

Maclean-Hunter sold its Newsradio broadcast syndication division to CKO in August 1987. Maclean-Hunter was a Canadian communications company which had diversified holdings in Radio, Television, Magazines Newspapers and [5]

In 1988, CKO filed an application with the CRTC to trade frequencies with Toronto AM station CKEY. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The transaction would have included a payment of $4 million to CKO which the network would have used to launch three more stations (Regina, Saint John and St. John's) for which it already held licences, but had not been financially able to establish. However, the CRTC denied the application on 25 April 1988. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) [6] Later the same year, AGRA transferred its 99% ownership in CKO to its majority-owned media division, Cybermedix. [7] In March 1989, the network under its restructured ownership declared to the CRTC that it would no longer have financial losses by 1993. [8]

Later that year, CKO established what would become its final station in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population

Montreal-based Ted Tevan briefly hosted a weekday sports talk show on the network. But CKO's Montreal station did not have a suitable studio for the program, therefore Tevan was required to commute to Toronto. Tevan quit CKO after the network rejected his offer to set up a studio in his home city. [9]

In 1989, AGRA sold Cybermedix to Cogeco. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Cogeco Inc ( is a Canadian media and communications company The corporation first entered the television business in the mid-1950s with the launch of a However, the CKO network had always struggled to turn a profit, and on November 10 of that year, suddenly terminated all broadcasting during the newscast at noon (Eastern time). Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Cogeco only wanted Cybermedix's cable properties, and the network lost a reported $55 million during its existence. The broadcast licences were surrendered to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) which formally revoked these on 15 August 1990. CRTC may also stand for Cathode Ray Tube Controller. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC, in French Conseil Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) [10]

Anchors and reporters

Anchors and reporters associated with the network included:

Programs

CKO frequencies

Many of CKO's frequencies were not reassigned to new radio broadcasters for almost a decade after CKO's demise. "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St In fact, two of the frequencies remain unassigned as of 2005. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

CKO also held licenses for the following stations, which were never launched:

References

  1. ^ (no byline). CBAX-FM is a Canadian radio station which broadcasts SRC 's Espace musique network at 91 Espace musique is the French-language music radio service of Canada 's national public broadcaster the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation "Hangups and hookers mar All-News Radio debut", Globe and Mail, 2 July 1977, pp.  27.  
  2. ^ Kirby, Blaik. "Wry restoration comedies bite through the usual pap (CKO story at end of article)", Globe and Mail, 11 November 1977, pp.  16.  
  3. ^ Keddy, Barbara. "Adage about half-full, half-empty cup appropriate to position of CKO radio", Globe and Mail, 9 September 1978, pp.  B5.  
  4. ^ (no byline). "CRTC favors CKO-FM on sports", Globe and Mail, 13 January 1979, pp.  39.  
  5. ^ (no byline). "Newsradio news service sold by Maclean Hunter to CKO radio network", Globe and Mail, 11 August 1987, pp.  B13.  
  6. ^ Decision CRTC 88-294 Key Radio Limited Toronto, Ontario/The CKO Radio Partnership Toronto, Ontario 25 April 1988
  7. ^ Globe and Mail. "Agra Industries sells CKO radio network", Globe and Mail, 9 November 1988, pp.  B12.  
  8. ^ Partridge, John. "CKO will break even in 1993, president says", Globe and Mail, 16 March 1989, pp.  B8.  
  9. ^ Patton, Paul. "Tevan ends CKO show", Globe and Mail, 27 March 1989, pp.  C4.  
  10. ^ Decision CRTC 90-745 Revocation of the licences for the radio broadcasting transmitting undertakings in various cities across Canada issued to the CKO Radio Partership. 15 August 1990
  11. ^ Rock Radio Heaven
  12. ^ Globe and Mail, The. "Patrick Hynan - Produced show on Hemingway (obituary)", Globe and Mail, 4 February 1988, pp.  A16.  
  13. ^ Globe and Mail, The. "Walter Kanitz - Veteran radio broadcaster (obituary)", Globe and Mail, 8 February 1986, pp.  A22.  
  14. ^ Beveridge, Massey. "Letters to the Editor: The wrong Mr. Varley", Globe and Mail, 1 January 1987, pp.  6.  
  15. ^ (no byline). "Advertisement from Herbert W. Armstrong", Globe and Mail, 16 February 1981, pp.  20.  
  16. ^ (no byline). "CKO Advertisement", Globe and Mail, 25 September 1984, pp.  4.  
  17. ^ Tansey, Mike. "Letters to the Editor: National open line", Globe and Mail, 17 March 1986, pp.  A6.  

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