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  • Pass The Mic—Starting Nov. 2nd

    Posted by Rob on October 26th, 2007

    Pass the Mic is a seven day on-air live event that dedicates the first week in November to expose and celebrate listener driven radio. During Pass the Mic, CKUW 95.9fm radio hosts will be inviting members of the community to participate as broadcasters, creating some truly unique radio programming. Tune in to hear real grass roots, listener driven radio!

  • Archive & Website troubles

    Posted by Rob on October 19th, 2007

    As faithful fans have noticed we’ve had some hiccups in web & archive service the last few days. Unfortunately this means that from Oct 5-19th many program archives are incomplete. We apologize for this interruption. Everything seems to be back to normal now. Please, if you are ever having difficulty with our website, call our office at 204-786-9782 or email us: [email protected]

  • Upcoming on Shades of Classics (Sundays 8am)

    Posted by Rob on October 19th, 2007

    NOVEMBER 11 – Alto Ross Brownlee of the local choral ensemble Camerata Nova. Ross will be conducting Camerata Nova in their upcoming concerts on November 24th and 25th.

    NOVEMBER 18 – Soprano Monica Huisman. Monica will be performing the role of Celeste in Manitoba Opera’s world premiere of “Transit of Venus” in November. She grew up in Winnipeg, and is a rising star on the Canadian opera scene.

  • We’re looking for proposals

    Posted by Rob on October 17th, 2007

    CKUW is looking for someone to help with planning and organizing live events for Fundrive – February 8-16 2008. If you have experience organizing live events and promoting shows, why not check out our ‘Request For Proposals’ and submit your plan.

    For more details contact Rob CKUW - <a href="mailto:rschmid1uwinnipeg.ca”>[email protected]
    Fundrive Events RFP

  • Today (Oct 17) on 9 Villages

    Posted by Rob on October 17th, 2007

    today on 9 villages we will be joined by minneapolis own THE KNOTWELLS for jesus’ sake! Its vernacularism and vernacularity made punk whose tales of bandlands hermit-monsters, white supremacist voodoo revenge and overly amorouus men of the cloth comprise an informed americana which falls “like one-dem-dere yankee shock and awe attcks” on boring, snoring, alterna-faux-croc (pronounced folk rock).