Brandon's CKX-TV for sale - or closure

TORONTO – CTV said today it won’t seek to renew the licence for the CBC affiliate it acquired when it bought CHUM Ltd., CKX-TV Brandon (and those of its rebroadcasters in Foxwarren, McCreary and Melita), when the licences expire at the end of August 31, 2009. This is also the date when CKX-TV's longstanding CBC affiliation expires. “This agreement, in which CBC purchased airtime to carry its network programs and commercials, helped support the cost of maintaining the transmitters and technical equipment that distributed the CBC Television service free over the air to the citizens of western Manitoba. CBC no...