CKMM-FM (103.1 MHz) is a Top 40/CHR

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owned by

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, branded as ''103.1

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''. The station broadcasts from 1445 Pembina Highway,

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, with sister stations

CFWM-FM CFWM-FM (99.9 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is owned by Bell Media and airs an adult hits format branded as ''Bounce 99.9''. The studios and offices are at 1445 Pembina Highway, Winnipeg, with sister stations CKM ...

and CFRW, while its

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is located at Duff Roblin Provincial Park.

History

On March 13,

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, Armadale Communications was awarded a license for a new FM station in Winnipeg, to broadcast on 103.1 MHz. On February 14, 1980, the station signed on air as CKWG-FM, with a near freeform format. In 1989, the station flipped to

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. The following year, the station was sold to Western World Communications. The call signs have changed quite a bit over the years, from CHZZ-FM (''Z103'') to CKLU-FM (''103 U FM'', then briefly ''Mix 103'') and then finally to CKMM-FM. The General Manager of "Mix" was Jim Millican - who, at one time, was tour manager of famed Winnipeg band,

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. Barry Horne was Program Director under Millican. Toronto jock and voiceover Adrian Bell replaced well-known jock Don Percy in Mornings, with beloved Winnipeg broadcaster Maureen Murphy sharing morning show duties. CKMM's format and on-air line up was short-lived. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, CHZZ-FM was also used on the Videon Cable Program Guide. In

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, the station switched to a

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format with the on-air name ''Star 103''. When CKMM and CFQX-FM came under the ownership of Craig Broadcasting, the format of CKMM was changed to avoid redundancy. CKMM re-launched with a Top 40/CHR format as ''Hot 103'' on New Year's Eve, 1997. CKMM and CFQX became properties of Standard Radio in

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. On October 29,

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took over CKMM as a result of a buyout of Standard Radio. As part of Astral's merger with

on June 27,

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, sister station CFQX and Bell's CHIQ-FM were sold to the

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in order to meet ownership limits. On August 31,

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ...

, CKMM rebranded as ''103.1

'', becoming the seventh "Virgin" branded station in Canada. Current programming includes hosts Ace Burpee, Chrissy Troy, Lloyd the Intern, Tyler Magz, and Oscar Rodriguez. Some shows are syndicated from

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, including ''iHeartRadio Nights with Myles'', ''iHeartRadio Top 20 with Shannon Burns'', ''Most Requested Live with Romeo'', ''The Hit Mix with DJ Starting from Scratch'' and ''The Weekender with Dames Amy & Juliette.''

References

External links

103.1 Virgin Radio
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