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

 
Radio controls for 920 CKNX radio
37 of 221 		In 1941, CKNX radio built a new 100 watt transmitter house and tower, 4 miles south of Wingham.
38 of 221 		Brunswick Hotel in the winter of 1947 - see the CKNX antennae extending above the hotel's roof
39 of 221 		Early staff of CKNX radio standing outside the original station, Josephine Street, Wingham, Ontario.
40 of 221 		Johnny Brent hosted the Early Morning Show on 920 CKNX.
41 of 221 		Cactus Mac was a beloved CKNX Barn Dance performer.
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Local groups, like these CGIT(Christian Girls In Training) members, performed on CKNX radio
43 of 221 		Wingham's United Church Triple V Men's Bible Class sang on CKNX radio on occasion
44 of 221 		Ranch Boys-Archie Mann, Bill Mankiss, Don Robertson, Geo. Jordan, Ross Mann & Ernie King
45 of 221 		CKNX performers-Geo. Jordan, Archie Mann, Bill Simms, Don Robertson & Earl Heywood
46 of 221 		Early Birds-Cec Merkley, Clarence Adlam, Pauline Swanson, Cora Robertson were on the morning program
47 of 221 		CKNX performers - Ernie Korges, Bob Hall, Cec Merkley
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Cover from the Barn Dance souvenir book sold at shows for 25 cents
49 of 221 		"From Coast to Coast, people like old time music most," was the phrase that opened each Barn Dance.
50 of 221 		Advertisement in the Barn Dance souvenir book
51 of 221 		At the 1946 Internation Plowing Match in Port Albert, the CKNX Barn Dance drew a crowd of 40,000.
52 of 221 		Ernie King, Johnny Brent and a fellow Barn Dance performer talk it up at a Barn Dance performance
53 of 221 		Cactus Mac was one of the most popular entertainers on the CKNX Barn Dance program
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