POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
Kelly S. Pontano as such undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:
1.	Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in his capacity as a Director
and/or Officer of CKX, Inc. (the "Issuer"),
 any and all Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 filings and any other forms or reports of
the undersigned pursuant to Section 16(a) of
 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder;

2.	Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete,
execute and timely file any such filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and any national securities exchange or
similar authority; and

3.	Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing
which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required by, such undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this power of
attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as
such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each above-named attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every
act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as such undersigned might or could
do if personally present, with full power
of substitution or revocation, and hereby ratifies and confirms all that each
above-named attorney-in-fact or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of
attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges
that the above-named attorneys-in-fact,
in serving in such capacity at the request of such undersigned, are not assuming
any of such undersigned's responsibilities
to comply with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


This power of attorney shall remain in full force and effect as to the
undersigned until the undersigned is no longer
required to make any filing pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, unless earlier
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to any of the
above-named attorneys-in-fact.




IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of
the date set forth below.
Dated: October 7, 2010



/s/ Edwin M. Banks
Edwin M. Banks