CKMO

Infobox Radio Station


name = CKMO
airdate = 1993 (FM) 2000 (AM)
frequency = 900 kHz (AM)
area = Victoria, British Columbia
format = campus radio
owner = Camosun College
erp = 10 kW
branding = Village 900
slogan = Global Roots Radio
class = B
website = [http://www.village900.ca/index.php Village 900]
callsign_meaning = closest available call sign to CAMOsun

CKMO is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting on AM 900 in Victoria, British Columbia. Branded as Village 900, it is the campus radio station of the city's Camosun College.

History

The station was originally launched in 1973 as CAMO, a closed circuit station on the Camosun College campus. In 1991, CAMO incorporated as a non-profit organization and began to prepare an application for a low-power FM license. That license was granted by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission in 1993. [ [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/1993/DB93-231.HTM CRTC Decision 93-231] ] The station began broadcasting that year on FM 103.1 as CKMO-FM, adopting the CKMO call sign as CA is not among the ITU prefixes assigned to Canada.

In 1995, the station began its "Education on the Air" program, broadcasting college courses. In 1996, Education on the Air won an award for excellence in community radio broadcasting from the National Campus and Community Radio Association.

In 2000, CKMO and Rogers Media' CJVI applied to the CRTC to swap frequencies. The application was approved, and on September 5, CKMO began broadcasting on its current frequency with an ERP of 10,000 watts, while CJVI took over the 103.1 FM frequency. [ [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/2000/DB2000-214.htm CRTC Decision 2000-214] ] Also that year, CKMO moved to a full-time roots music format.

CKMO is a member of the National Campus and Community Radio Association.

References

External links

* [http://www.village900.ca/index.php Village 900 CKMO]
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