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  • Thanks to our Radio Camp partners

    Posted by Rob on July 27th, 2012

    Radio Camp is finished for another year. Thanks to all the great people who made it happen and especially for the folks below who supported this years camp:

    • Assiniboine Credit Union
    • The Central Neighbourhoods Development Corporation
    • Diversity Foods
    • The Rotary Club of Winnipeg
    • Studio 393
    • Special T
    • Terracon Development Ltd.
    • The Winnipeg Art Gallery
    • The Winnipeg Blue Bombers

    For more camp information or to hear the campers programs check out the official Radio Camp website: ckuwradiocamp.ca

  • Follow Radio Camp.

    Posted by Rob on July 11th, 2012

    Radio Camp is on for the next three weeks at CKUW.

    Campers will be on air every day and live on Fridays for their Finale show at 1pm. Tune in or follow their activities on the camp website: ckuwradiocamp.ca

  • Radio Camp 2012

    Posted by Rob on June 28th, 2012

    Radio Camp starts on July 9th.

    Tune in every morning around 11am for a weather report and interview with our campers and don’t miss each weeks finale Fridays at 1pm.

    For more details, check out the camp website: ckuwradiocamp.ca

  • Garageland Radio Returns

    Posted by Rob on May 23rd, 2012

    Every Saturday in June, tune into CKUW for live garage sale radio. Starting at 8am, Our band of volunteers scours the city for the best (and worst) deals to be had though back yards and lawns all over Winnipeg.

    Register your sale now, follow the link and fill in our form:
    Garageland 2012

  • And the Award goes to…

    Posted by Robin on May 7th, 2012

    On Saturday, we hosted our 6th Annual Volunteer Recognition & Listener Appreciation Party. It was a great opportunity to reflect upon and celebrate the excellent programming on CKUW over the past year. Thanks to everyone who came out and congratulations to the awards winners!

    People’s Choice Awards:

    Best of CKUW:

    • Spoken Word Show: Warning Shots
    • Music (Core) Show: Shop Worn Angel
    • Music (Specialty) Show: Voyage
    • Rookie of the Year: Ify Idigbe, co-host on People of Interest
    • Behind the Scenes / Keener: Rob Friesen, music department volunteer who is digitizing local cassette tape archive
    • Community Engagement: Mud & Water
    • Music Department Award: Colin Smith, music librarian extraordinaire