| CKMO-FM | |
| City: | Orangeville, Ontario |
| Area: | Orangeville |
| Branding: | FM 101 Orangeville |
| Airdate: | November 6, 2014 (testing) February 17, 2015 (regular programming) |
| Frequency: | 101.5 MHz (FM) |
| Format: | Adult contemporary |
| Erp: | 338 watts average 625 watts peak |
| Coordinates: | 43.9498°N -80.1271°W |
| Callsign Meaning: | CK MyFM Orangeville (original branding and broadcast area) or CK Mono Orangeville (broadcast area) |
| Class: | A |
| Owner: | Local Radio Lab Inc. |
| Website: | orangevilletoday.ca |
CKMO-FM (101.5 FM, FM 101 Orangeville) is a radio station licensed to Orangeville, Ontario. Owned by Local Radio Lab, it broadcasts an adult contemporary format. Its studios are located on Mill Street in downtown Orangeville.[1]
CKMO-FM is the only Orangeville-based station to specifically target Orangeville; the town's only other licensed radio station, CIDC-FM, is marketed towards the entirety of the Greater Toronto Area.[2]
My Broadcasting previously submitted an application for the station in 2012 at the same frequency and parameters, but the application was soon withdrawn.[3]
On November 6, 2014 at 11:12am, CKMO-FM began on air testing with Christmas music on 101.5 MHz.[4] In late December 2014, 101.5 FM switched from Christmas music to air 10,000 songs in a row.
On the morning of February 17, 2015, CKMO-FM launched its regular programming, followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon with Mayor Jeremy Williams, Councillor Nick Garisto, and CKMO-FM General Manager Gail James.[5]
On June 25, 2021, the CRTC approved the sale of CKMO and its sister stations CIMA-FM/Alliston and CJML-FM/Milton to Local Radio Lab, a new company owned by former Haliburton Broadcasting Group owner Christopher Grossman.[6]
From 1928 to 1955, the call letters CKMO were used at a pioneer radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia. On February 1, 1992, CKOC in Hamilton, Ontario dropped its historical call letters and adopted CKMO. However, after a few months the Hamilton station changed owners, and the CKOC call sign was restored. In 1993, CKMO became available for a radio station in Victoria, British Columbia, until 2012.