One of the many reasons why I support CKCU...

[pheloniusfriar]

I am a show host on CKCU (93.1FM in Ottawa and its surrounding area, streaming live at http://www.ckcufm.com/, 24/7, 365.25 days per year... one of the few radio stations in North America that has humans in chairs around the clock anymore, which is one of the other things so special about it). I have a music show called "The Dollar Bin" that has been running since late 2010 (bi-weekly to start and weekly since May 2011). You can hear about a year's worth of shows "on demand" at this address: http://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/371/index.html?filter=all. I am also an elected member of the Board of Directors for the station ("Student Representative"). There are 3 or 4 paid staff that provide the glue for its day-to-day operations, and the remainder of the work at the station is done by over 200 volunteers that produce and air over 100 radio programs in 7 languages. Everything I do at and for the station (including sitting as a director) is entirely voluntary, so it's definitely a labour of love.

Anyway, the thing that I wanted to mention here is a little slice of some of the broader work that the station does. A picture is worth a thousand words, and a video is worth ten thousands, so I will let it speak for itself (p.s. AMI is not affiliated with CKCU, they just did a story on these particular show hosts):

"Blind Radio Program, Ottawa; Dave Brown" (Watch on YouTube)

Even if you don't listen to it much (or ever), it is a local community radio station that has a global reach through its innovative, fearless, and non-mainstream programming (everything from news and opinion to music... lots of fantastic music), and is a little corner of precious humanity in an ocean of soulless corporate mediocre conformity. If you can, find a program that appeals to you and have a listen (most everything is available "on demand" if you can't tune in live: http://www.ckcufm.com/schedule), there is truly something for everyone no matter your tastes and no matter where in the world you are from!

Comments

This show!

[kweenbee]

Hey I have listened to this show on occasion and have enjoyed it! I told you about it and am so glad that they did a video on it. The guests talk about their lives as students and individuals living in the community. Their perspective is so important so that people aren't making assumptions. Thanks for sharing the video, as it was cool to see the host I normally listen to.

As I listen more and more to CKCU I find there are so many programs to enjoy :)