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  • Fundrive arrives on Friday

    Posted by Rob on February 5th, 2013

    February 8th – 15th is the annual CKUW Fundrive: an on-air pledge campaign celebrating community radio with a week of special programming.

    Starting Friday at 1pm, listeners will be encouraged to call 204-774-6877 and pledge their support for listener driven radio.

    In addition to the good feeling of supporting democratic media, many donors will be thanked with special CKUW Fundrive T-shirts, toques and the fabulous CKUW Friends card, useful for discounts at many local businesses. As 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of our founding we are giving away 50th anniversary kazoos for donors to make noise in celebration!

    Fundrive 2013’s exclusive T-Shirts feature a unique gramophone design by local designer Andrew Mazurak.

  • 50th Anniversary * 1963 - 2013

    Posted by Rob on January 29th, 2013

    In the fall of 1963 student David Shilliday with the help of physics Professor Ron Riddell started the United College Radio System. Students could share music over the PA between classes and would sometimes tap into the CBC to share breaking news like the Kennedy assassination later that year.

    Today we’ve launched our 50th anniversary logo designed by station volunteer Stu Reid. We will be celebrating the beginnings and history of CKUW all year long, so stay tuned for more special announcements and events. If you have stories or photos of our station we’d love to collect them for our archives. Contact us at [email protected] to share.

  • 3 Weeks ‘til Fundrive

    Posted by Rob on January 18th, 2013

    The 2013 pledge drive begins on Friday February 8th at 1pm. A significant portion of our annual budget comes from contributions by radio enthusiasts like you and Fundrive is the time of year when we campaign for your support. Our goal this year is $53,000.

    Here’s a sneak peek at this years Fundrive art. There are many more great Fundrive announcements to come so stay tuned!

  • Connect with CKUW online

    Posted by Rob on January 7th, 2013

    This website is only one small part of the CKUW online connection. You can also find us at the following places:

  • Seasons Greetings!

    Posted by Rob on December 21st, 2012

    The staff at CKUW wish you the best this season! Our office (and the University) is closed from December 21st – January 2nd inclusive. Being live & local is important to us so programming continues as normal throughout the holiday. The office reopens on January 3rd for prize pickup and general inquiries.

    The new year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of CKUW (as CJUC) by student David Shilliday in 1963. We will be celebrating with special events including the National Campus/Community Radio Conference in June.

    Thank you for listening and for your support throughout 2012!