CKX, Inc. To Appear at 11th Annual ICR XChange

NEW YORK, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Representatives from CKX,
Inc.(Nasdaq: CKXE) are scheduled to make a presentation Wednesday, January 14,
2009, at the 11th Annual ICR XChange, being held at The St. Regis Monarch
Beach Resort & Spa in Dana Point, California.

The ICR XChange is one of the preeminent investor conferences in the industry
and is open to institutional portfolio managers & analysts, sell-side research
analysts, investment bankers from sponsoring firms, private equity, select
media, and invited guests of ICR. The event features presentations by over 120
leading companies from a variety of branded consumer industries, breakout
sessions with management and panel discussions covering retail trends and
market dynamics.

CKX, Inc. is engaged in the ownership, development and commercial utilization
of entertainment content. To date, the Company has focused on acquiring
globally recognized entertainment content and related assets, including the
rights to the name, image and likeness of Elvis Presley, the operations of
Graceland, the rights to the name, image and likeness of Muhammad Ali and
proprietary rights to the IDOLS television brand, including the American Idol
series in the United States and local adaptations of the IDOLS television show
format which, collectively, air in more than 100 countries. For more
information about CKX, Inc., visit its corporate website at www.ckx.com.

SOURCE CKX, Inc.

CKX, INC., Ed Tagliaferri, +1-212-981-5182