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  • Fundrive 2022 - Pledge Drive - February 11th - 25th

    Posted by Rob on January 20th, 2022

    Listeners like you play a vital role in sustaining CKUW. Not only do we rely on local volunteers for most of our programming we also count on your donations to cover 1/4 of our budget.

    From February 11th to 25th we’ll be asking for your direct support to keep CKUW on-air and ad-free. You can donate today at fundrive.ckuw.ca

    Listener funding ensures that we can remain independent and adventurous! Your donations support training, equipment renewal and the ongoing operation of the radio. Our online services like the live stream and archive are funded primarily through listener donations at Fundrive.

    Gifts of $35 or more are eligible for unique thank you incentives from CKUW, show your pride in the station by wearing one of our hoodies ($160) or demonstrate your commitment to community by pledging for a monogamous FM radio ($500). If you aren’t interested in a gift, you can request a 2022 tax receipt from the University of Winnipeg Foundation.

    Please consider the value of CKUW in your life and plan your donation today. Thank you!

  • Seasonal Greetings!

    Posted by Rob on December 13th, 2021

    The volunteers, board and staff of CKUW wish you a very happy holiday season. We’ll have live local radio for much of the break thanks to our dedicated volunteer hosts. Call 204-774-6877 to make a request from our holiday music collection. You can look up your favourites here – CKUW Christmas Collection

    Our office will be closed starting December 22nd. We’ll be back to regular office hours on January 5th.

  • Last Episode of ‘Classical Delights’

    Posted by Rob on December 10th, 2021

    This Sunday December 12th is the final episode of the classical music program ‘Classical Delights’. Thanks to John Iverson for providing us with this great show. Listeners can look forward to public affairs program ‘Redeye’ starting next week. Redeye is produced at CFRO Co-Op radio in Vancouver – https://www.vcn.bc.ca/redeye/

  • Welcome Back Volunteers!

    Posted by Rob on December 1st, 2021

    Over the last six weeks we’ve been working to return as many hosts as possible to live programming. As of today, nearly thirty programs have returned to regular live broadcasting!

    Next week we will be unveiling the new schedule, to be seen in Stylus magazine and updated online here at ckuw.ca/schedule please pick up the magazine or check back here for full details.

    Many of our hosts continue to create new programming from home but we also want to acknowledge the shows that have ended and won’t be returning to CKUW. We thank these volunteers for their commitment to community radio and the many hours of great programming they contributed, we wish them good health and the very best of luck in future!

    Thank you:

    • Brad Pennington & Marc Cloutier – Sports Talk
    • Brandon Bertram & Thomas Krause – Neon Beige Sound Exchange
    • Don Anderson – Classical Kaliedoscope
    • Emily Leedham – Rank & File Radio
    • Emma Narvey – Emmas Echo Chamber
    • Germán Avila – Cafecito Latino Americano
    • Golocha Boru – K-blc Radio
    • Jamie Pierson – Crystal Palace
    • Johnny Wilson – Jokes On You
    • Mahlet Cuff – Femisphere
    • Marcela Navas-Munoz – Mas Flow
    • Nihal Bhullar – Growing Up Ethnic
    • Olivia Norquay – Bikini Drive-In
    • Ro Walker Mills – The Come-Up
    • Ryan Wall – Behind The Curtain
    • Sarah Kirsch – Cacophone

  • Remembrance Day

    Posted by Rob on November 9th, 2021

    Once again we are proud to present ‘Letters – A Radio Play by Brian Langlotz’ this Remembrance Day.

    Follow the journeys of Paul Bailey, as he fights through Italy in WW2, & his wife Betty, as she waits for Paul to come home – told through their letters.

    Tune in Nov 11 – 7:30am and again at 7:30pm.