CKMO-FM (101.5 FM, "101.5 IndieFM") is a radio station licensed to Orangeville, Ontario. Owned by Local Radio Lab, it broadcasts an adult album alternative format. Its studios are located on Mill Street in downtown Orangeville.101.5 FM launches local programming , orangevillebusiness.ca, February 17, 2015
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."CRTC Approves New FM Station in Orangeville" . Broadcaster, July 18, 2014
History My Broadcasting previously submitted an application for the station in 2012 at the same frequency and parameters, but the application was soon withdrawn.Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2013-663, Notice of hearing, CRTC, December 9, 2013 The station was approved to operate a new FM radio station at Orangeville, Ontario on July 18, 2014. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2014-378, CRTC, July 18, 2024
On November 6, 2014 at 11:12am, CKMO-FM began on air testing with Christmas music on 101.5 MHz.101.5 FM Orangeville goes to air, Broadcastermagazine, November 7, 2014 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 as 101.5 myFM, followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon with Mayor Jeremy Williams, Councillor Nick Garisto, and CKMO-FM General Manager Gail James.101.5 Launches local programming , orangeville.ca, February 17, 2015
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.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2021-211, CIMA-FM Alliston, CJML-FM Milton and CKMO-FM Orangeville – Acquisition of assets, CRTC, June 25, 2021 The station was later rebranded as simply FM 101.
On December 1, 2025, the station flipped to an adult album alternative format as 101.5 IndieFM; the new format is modeled after sister station CIND-FM Indie88 in Toronto, and incorporates some of the station's hosts and programs alongside existing local programming.
Historical use of CKMO call sign 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.
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External links 101.5 Indie FM CKMO-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation