20 Years of FM Radio (2019)
In May 2019 we celebrated our 20th anniversary of going FM. This page collects some of the special programming we aired during that time.
First Transmissions
On April 30th 1999 at midnight, staff and volunteers huddled in the studio and celebrated the launch of Winnipeg’s latest FM radio station. Please excuse the tape hiss & static present on this archival recording!
Kickoff Hosts in order of appearance
- Rob Schmidt
- Ted Turner
- Barb Stewart
- Rob Vilar
- Jill Wilson
Kickoff playlist (Artist – Song)
- The Jam – That’s Entertainment
- Television – Prove It
- Yo La Tengo – Pablo & Andrea
- Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers – The Modern World
- REM – Wolves, Lower
- Bailterspace – Dome
- Thin White Rope – Up to Midnight & Hunter’s Moon
- Consolidated – No Answer For A Dancer
Class of 1999
This series was produced by Sam Doucet. It aired Friday afternoons and featured interviews with local musicians who were on CKUW’s charts in 1999.
- Sixty Stories (May 3rd 2019)
- Greg Macpherson (May 10 2019)
- Fermented Reptile Collective (May 17th 2019)
- Whole Lotta Milka (May 24 2019)
- Off The Wagon (May 31 2019)
Spoken Word Classics
Long time spoken word producer Michael Welch created this series examining talk radio shows and news programming at CKUW from 1999-2019
- Origins of the News Department – 2002 – 2008 (July 5 2019)
- People of Interest – News Department – 2008 – Today (July 12 2019)
- Producer Geoffrey Young & CKUW (July 19 2019)
- Radio Drama – At The Monarchs Convenience (July 26 2019)
- Anarchist Radio – Black Mask (August 2 2019)
- Feminist Radio – Say It Sista! (August 9 2019)
- Unique Radio – System Kidz, 2000 & Counting, Inner City Voices (August 15 2019)
20 Years Photo Album
