CKLQ To Shutter AM: Pattison CKLQ-AM & FM/Brandon, MB will shut off its 10,000-watt AM signal, which reaches parts of North Dakota, Aug. 31. The company cites high maintenance costs, stating in a filing that the transmitter and tower site need more than $325,000 in repairs. CKLQ-AM signed on in 1977, while its 100,000-watt FM simulcast joined in 2017.