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CKNX Tales from Wingham: the Radio & Television Town of Canada

 
Practical jokes reigned supreme on set, as lyric cards were set on fire during a performance.
127 of 221 		Ray & Larry Mercey went from CKNX to commercial musical success, complete with awards & gold records
128 of 221 		Cast from a Scottish-themed M'Lady show at CKNX, hosted by Margaret Brophy.
129 of 221 		Singtime was a popular program featuring local church choirs and religious music.
130 of 221 		Supperhour News was one of the first programs to be produced in colour.
131 of 221 		Cast of Goodtime Country program - a CKNX produced program
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A 1982 television schedule for CKNX-TV
133 of 221 		One of CKNX's signature community programs was election night coverage.
134 of 221 		Election night coverage was provided for all provincial and federal elections.
135 of 221 		1960 CKNX hockey team. CKNX iced teams for fundraisers in their listeners' communities.
136 of 221 		CKNX covered various community fundraising events, like this bowl-a-thon in Walkerton.
137 of 221 		CKNX televised fundraisers like the Arthritis Telethon featured musical legends like Oscar Peterson
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Letterhead for the station from the 1950s & 1960s
139 of 221 		The morning of the CKNX fire - March 8, 1962
140 of 221 		CKNX studios in flames
141 of 221 		This section of the building was built when CKNX took over the old high school building in 1955.
142 of 221 		Johnny Brent & Bruce St. George unload a CFRB helicopter full of equipment the day of the fire.
143 of 221 		Staff gathered during the fire to brainstorm their next move - John Cruickshank, 3rd from left
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