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{{short description|Radio station in Morden, Manitoba}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name               = CKMW-FM
| logo               = File:CKMW Country88.9 logo.png
| logo_size          = 250px
| city               = [[Winkler, Manitoba|Winkler]], [[Manitoba]]
| area               = [[Pembina Valley Region, Manitoba|Pembina Valley Region]]
| branding           = Country 88
| frequency          = 88.9 [[Hertz|MHz]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
| format             = [[Country music|Country]]
| erp                = 67,000 [[watt]]s ([[Polarization (antenna)|vertical polarization]])<br>100,000 watts (horizontal polarization)
| haat               = {{convert|55.5|meters}}
| class              = C1
| callsign_meaning   = CK '''M'''orden '''W'''inkler (broadcast area)
| airdate            = August 1, [[1980 in radio|1980]]
| former_callsigns   = CISV (1980–1987)
| former_frequencies = 1530 [[Hertz|kHz]] ([[AM broadcasting|AM]]) (1980–1987)<br>1570 kHz (1987–2013)
| owner              = [[Golden West Broadcasting]]
| sister_stations    = [[CFAM]], [[CJEL-FM]]
| website            = [https://www.pembinavalleyonline.com/country88 pembinavalleyonline.com/country88]
}}
'''CKMW-FM''' is a Canadian [[radio station]] licensed to [[Winkler, Manitoba|Winkler]], [[Manitoba]], serving the [[Pembina Valley Region, Manitoba|Pembina Valley Region]] broadcasting at 88.9 [[FM broadcasting|FM]] with a [[country music|country]] format branded as ''Country 88''. The station is currently owned & operated by [[Golden West Broadcasting]].
CKMW shares its location with sister stations [[CJEL-FM]] and [[CFAM]].
== History ==
It first began broadcasting at 6 a.m. on August 1, 1980 at 1530&nbsp;kHz with the [[call sign]] CISV,<ref>{{Cite news|title=CISV 1530 Sun Valley Radio|date=July 30, 1980|work=Steinbach Carillon|page=21}}</ref> before moving to 1570&nbsp;kHz and adopting its current call sign in 1987.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1987/DB87-46.HTM Decision CRTC 87-46]</ref>
==Move to FM==
On July 16, 2012, Golden West received approval from the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) to convert CKMW from the AM band to the FM band. The new frequency previously assigned was 103.7&nbsp;MHz.<ref name=CRTC2012-383>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2012/2012-383.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-383], CKMW Winkler – Conversion to the FM band, ''CRTC'', July 16, 2012</ref> On January 8, 2013, the CRTC granted permission for CKMW to broadcast instead on 88.9&nbsp;MHz, as well as increasing the average [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) from 61,000 to 100,000 watts (maximum ERP remains at 100,000 watts) and changing from a directional to a non-directional antenna.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2013/2013-5.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-5], CKMW-FM Winkler – Technical change, ''CRTC'', January 8, 2013</ref> The station relaunched as ''Country 88.9'' at 88.9 FM on June 12, 2013.<ref name=New889>[http://www.pembinavalleyonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=98&Itemid=447 Launch Day is Coming!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609042159/http://www.pembinavalleyonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=98&Itemid=447# |date=2013-06-09 }}, ''88.9 FM - Pembinavalleyonline.com'', June 3, 2013</ref> Following its move to FM, CKMW was permitted to simulcast on both AM and FM for a transition period of three months, ending in September;<ref name=CRTC2012-383/> the station ceased broadcasting on AM 1570 on August 30, 2013.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jHH-P9S6DQ YouTube: "1570AM Transmitter Shut Down - Friday, August 30th 2013"]</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://www.pembinavalleyonline.com/country88 Country 88.9]
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/manitoba/CKMW-FM CKMW-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
*{{RecnetCanada|CKMW-FM}} (88.9&nbsp;MHz)
*{{RecnetCanada|CKMW}} (Old 1570&nbsp;kHz frequency)
{{Pembina Valley Radio}}
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