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  • Pledge week is on! Call or click to support community/campus radio.

    Posted by Rob on February 10th, 2017

    CKUW is Radio in the Wild! Join us as we celebrate our annual Fundrive campaign, our goal this year is $63,000

    Fundrive is the time of year where we ask listeners like you to directly support the operation of CKUW with pledges and donations. We are your ad-free, independent radio station and we need listener donations to keep us on the air.

    You can donate online at fundrive.ckuw.ca or call in to 204-774-6877 during the Fundrive week to support your favourite shows.

    Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for Fundrive updates and tune in for our most amazing week of community radio!

    “It’s up to you where we go from here”

  • Fundrive 2017 - February 10th - 17th

    Posted by Rob on February 3rd, 2017

    Fundrive is FEb 10-17

    Tune in next Friday for the start of our annual listener driven radio campaign. Our goal is $63,000 in listener pledges for downtown community/campus radio.

    You can donate in advance through our secure donation page ( donate now ) or tune in during Fundrive week. Donating to CKUW is fun, easy and vital to our success. Do your part to support your community radio!

  • Music For 2 Radios

    Posted by Rob on January 31st, 2017

    Tune in Thursday February 2nd at 10:30pm for a very special performance. In collaboration with UMFM 101.5 and the Winnipeg New Music Festival CKUW presents the debut of Music For 2 Radios by Ben Shemie

    This live performance requires 2 FM radios, tuned to CKUW 95.9FM & UMFM 101.5FM respectively. You can listen at home, go to a friends house or join the listening party at the Plug In, 460 Portage Ave.

  • Community Radio across Canada

    Posted by Rob on January 10th, 2017

    Community radio is a great way to find out what’s happening in other cities. CKUW is a proud member of the NCRA, a Canadian network of campus and community stations. You can listen online or tune in while travelling, however you connect you’ll hear amazing music and stories from volunteers.

    NCRA – ncra.ca
    !earshot – National Music Chart

  • Happy Holidays

    Posted by Rob on December 22nd, 2016

    The volunteers and staff of CKUW wish you a happy and restful holiday season along with the very best in 2017!

    Our eclectic Christmas Music collection has been brought out for volunteers to use. Check the list, we have many classics along side some great non-traditional albums. Call our on-air line at 204-774-6877 to make a request! CKUW Christmas Collection

    We will be broadcasting live through most of the holidays but the University of Winnipeg is closed from December 23 to January 2nd. If you have won a prize we will hold onto it for you to pick up in the new year.