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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000911420-07-000544
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20070601
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070720
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20070720

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CKX, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000793044
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-MOTION PICTURE & VIDEO TAPE PRODUCTION [7812]
		IRS NUMBER:				270118168
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		650 MADISON AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2128383100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		650 MADISON AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990727

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LAS VEGAS DISCOUNT GOLF & TENNIS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LAGUNA CAPITAL CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19890123

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SILLERMAN ROBERT F X
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000940128

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-17436
		FILM NUMBER:		07992468

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		150 EAST 58TH STREET
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10155
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        <issuerName>CKX, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CKXE</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>650 MADISON AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chairman &amp; CEO</officerTitle>
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            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
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            <transactionAmounts>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Mr. Sillerman transferred 3,000,000 shares of common stock of CKX, Inc. to the Tomorrow Foundation, a charity founded by Mr.
 Sillerman and Laura Baudo Sillerman, Mr. Sillerman's wife; Mr. Sillerman is a director of the Tomorrow Foundation.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">includes (i) 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock owned of record by Laura Baudo Sillerman, Mr. Sillerman's spouse, (ii)
 6,135,704 shares of Common Stock owned of record by Sillerman Commercial Holdings Partnership L.P., in which Mr. Sillerman
 is the sole stockholder of the general partner; (iii) 2,556,392 shares of Common Stock owned of record by Sillerman Capital
 Holdings, L.P., a limited partnership owned by Mr. Sillerman and a trust for the benefit of Mr. Sillerman's descendants;
 (iv) 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock owned of record by the Tomorrow Foundation, a charity founded by Mr. Sillerman and
 Laura Baudo Sillerman of which Mr. Sillerman is a director; and (v) 1,491,817 shares of Common Stock issuable upon
 conversion of 1,491,817 shares Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of CKX, Inc. that are subject to an option agreement
 entered into by 19X, Inc., a Delaware corporation owned by Mr. Sillerman and Simon Fuller, and The Promenade Trust.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">19X, Inc., a Delaware corporation wholly-owned by Simon Fuller and Robert F.X. Sillerman, entered into an agreement with The
 Promenade Trust on June 1, 2007 for an option to buy 1,491,817 shares of CKX Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value
 $0.01, currently owned by The Promenade Trust.   The option must be exercised, if at all, no later than 15 days prior to the
 anticipated closing pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between CKX, Inc., 19X, Inc. and 19X Acquisition
 Corp, dated June 1, 2007.  The closing is anticipated to occur in the fourth quarter of 2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The 1,491,817 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of CKX, Inc. are convertible into shares of common stock of CKX,
 Inc. on a one-for-one basis.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">The Tomorrow Foundation entered into a forward contract with Bear Stearns International Limited (&quot;Bear Stearns&quot;) on July 18,
 2007 to sell 3,000,000 shares of common stock of CKX, Inc. to Bear Stearns.  The prepayment date under the forward contract
 was July 20, 2007, and the settlement date is January 19, 2008.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">The Tomorrow Foundation entered into a put agreement on July 18, 2007 with Bear Stearns whereby it agreed to purchase
 3,000,000 shares of common stock of CKX, Inc. from Bear Stearns.  The expiration date is January 19, 2008.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Does not include the 1,491,817 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of CKX, Inc. referred to in footnote (3) above.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Robert F.X. Sillerman</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-07-20</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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