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  • Our Live Drive has Concluded but You Can Still Give!!

    Posted by Rob on February 21st, 2025

    As of 6pm Friday night we have passed $54,000 pledged to our listener driven radio! This is a fantastic result, thank you so much to everyone who has donated.

    We are a bit short of our overall goal of $60,000 so if you haven’t yet made a contribution, please do so today – fundrive.ckuw.ca Premiums like the 2025 T-shirt and deluxe hoodie are available for donations made until the end of February. Tax receipt-able donations made up to the end of February can actually be used on your 2024 tax return! Please don’t wait, we need your generosity to add to our total – fundrive.ckuw.ca

    If you gave for a premium, we’re getting those ready for mid March, we will send you an email and post the information about pickup on this website.

    Thank you so much for empowering our signal and fulfilling the promise of listener funded, independent media, THANK YOU!

  • Final Days To Give - Please Don’t Wait!

    Posted by Rob on February 19th, 2025

    It’s the last few days to give to the live Fundrive 2025 event. So far listener donations have propelled us to a total of $41,172. We are grateful for all the support so far but we’ve got to keep going to hit our overall goal of $60,000.

    Please make a donation today by calling 204-7784-6877 or donating securely online at fundrive.ckuw.ca A gift at the signature $95.9 level helps pay for nearly two hours of our operations, it’s a small portion of our overall budget but a significant contribution to Fundrive. For that gift we can thank you with the warm CKUW toque or a 2025 Fundrive Flying Disc. Donations at any level add up, please don’t wait and find a pledge level that fits your budget. fundrive.ckuw.ca

    Listener donations enable the independent and ad-free radio that we know you prefer. We don’t receive funding from any government or the university, it’s individual support from students and listeners that powers our broadcasts!

  • The CKUW AI Promise

    Posted by Rob on February 15th, 2025

    We’ve passed the halfway point of Fundrive 2025 and we have a total of $29,276 pledged to our unique community and campus radio! We are always humbled by the support from the community and we thank all of you who have already given! Fundrive is best when every listener gives so please act now and make your pledge to CKUW today – DONATE NOW

    At CKUW we care deeply about the kind of radio we make and we know authenticity is important to you. As radio industry and streamers move to cut costs and embrace automated programming, we made a promise to always disclose if AI tools are being used on our broadcasts. We want listeners to know that when you tune into CKUW you can be certain that you’re hearing real people making human centered radio.

    A donation of $125 supports our training programs that are essential to teach the skills needed to make radio. Please don’t wait, Fundrive ends Friday February 21st, give today at fundrive.ckuw.ca

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  • Fundrive Update

    Posted by Rob on February 12th, 2025

    On Wednesday morning we surpassed $14,400 pledged to Fundrive 2025. To reach our overall goal of $60,000 we need every listener to reflect on the value of CKUW in our community and act by making a donation. Thank you to everyone who has pledged so far, your support is exciting to our volunteers and vital to our operations!

    You can give any amount, but pledges of $35 or more can choose one of our amazing premium items with art this year from Cato Cormier. Go to fundrive.ckuw.ca to see the full list of premiums and select a donation that suits your budget. You can also call us at 204-774-6877 to work with our phone volunteers to complete your donation.

    It’s a very special time on the air as CKUW hosts have special programming planned. We hope you’ll stay tuned and tell your friends, it’s a great time to start listening to community radio.

  • Fundrive 2025 Begins February 7th

    Posted by Rob on January 21st, 2025

    CKUW is proud to be a listener supported radio station! Listener funding allows us to be independent and adventurous, two qualities we don’t often hear or see in other media. Help us continue that tradition by giving us your donations during Fundrive 2025.

    Our annual listener appeal lasts from February 7th – 21st, we’ll be working hard on-air reminding you of the things that you appreciate about CKUW. Reaching our goal of $60,000 is crucial for our success, a gift of as little as $7 a month will help us get closer to our target. This year, more than ever, we need your gifts to help us achieve our goal.

    You don’t have to wait for February 7th, donations made today are eligible for the 2025 premiums. Please go to fundrive.ckuw.ca to make your donation.