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4 unusual facts about CKY


Binscarth, Manitoba

In 1964, Binscarth residents narrowly defeated (by ten votes) a proposal to rename itself Seekaywye, after the Winnipeg radio station CKY.

CKY-DT

To accommodate both practices, programs that air in the 7:00 p.m. hour on most CTV stations, such as etalk and repeats of The Big Bang Theory, are generally moved to the 10:00 p.m. hour on CKY.

Fei Comodo

In 2009, the band landed a spot playing in the on the third stage in the Red Bull tent at Download Festival and in October, Fei Comodo played Freestyle Festival as one of the headlining bands on the main stage alongside CKY.

The Erosion of Sanity

The beginning of "With Their Flesh, He'll Create" appears on the clip "Plunger Wake Up", the fourth film in the CKY video series, CKY 4 by Bam Margera of Jackass.


April Margera

Referred to as "Ape" by fans of the aforementioned series, April is the mother of Bam and CKY drummer Jess, and is married to Phil Margera.

CBKT-DT

On May 30, 1968, controlling interest in CHAB Ltd., owner of CHAB-AM-TV and CHRE, was transferred to Moffat Broadcasting, owner of Winnipeg's CTV affiliate, CJAY (channel 7, now CKY-DT).

CYK algorithm

In computer science, the Cocke–Younger–Kasami (CYK) algorithm (alternatively called CKY) is a parsing algorithm for context-free grammars, its name came from the inventors, John Cocke, Daniel Younger and Tadao Kasami.

Gene Louis

Over recent times, the band have opened for Avenged Sevenfold and CKY, and played on the Family Values Tour 2006, in company of Korn, Flyleaf and Deftones.

George Bornoff

He also played in the orchestras of the CKY and CJRC radio stations from 1934–1943 and played regularly in orchestras at the CRBC and CBC from 1925-1943.

Matt Deis

For CKY's touring set up, Deis plays ESP basses (specifically the LTD B1005), a Genz Benz GBE1200 Head, a GBE600 head, two Genz Benz XB2 4x10s, and two Genz Benz XB2 1x15s.

CKY - "Carver City" (May 2009) bass on 'Hellions on Parade', 'The Boardwalk Body', 'Imaginary Threats', 'Karmaworks', and bass/keyboards on 'Stripped Your Speech'

Richard Seaborn

He served as music director of CJAY-TV, and was concertmaster and assistant conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra from 1942 to 1957.

Ridley Park, Pennsylvania

Joe Frantz, American film maker, a director, producer, cinematographer, author, orator and member of Bam Margera's CKY Crew.

Rod Black

He has been a co-host of Canada AM, the host of CKY Sports Sunday, and is a spokesperson for Foster Parents Plan of Canada.

Viking Skull

After playing the Download Festival on the Snickers Bowl and sharing the stage in 2006 with such acts as CKY, Clutch and HIM - Roddy and Waldie parted ways with Gordon and Darren following an argument after a show in Amsterdam and Viking Skull disbanded on September 25, 2006.

Viva La Bam

The show also often featured music from some of Margera's favorite bands, such as HIM, CKY, The Bloodhound Gang, Cradle of Filth, Clutch, Turbonegro, Dimmu Borgir, Carnal Forge, Slayer, Gwar, Children of Bodom, The Bled and The 69 Eyes.

Viva la Bands

A second volume, Viva la Bands, Volume 2, was released in September 2007, coinciding with an American tour headlined by bands like Cradle of Filth, Gwar, CKY and Vains of Jenna.


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