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SUMMER CAMP DATES 2012:
July 9-13
July 16-20
July 23-27
August 13-17
August 20-24
August 27-31
Hey Kids! Want to take over the airwaves?
Join us at CKCU 93.1 FM for a truly unique camp experience this summer. CKCU's Radio Camp is the only camp in Ottawa that teaches kids between the ages of 10 and 14 how to be a real live radio star. CKCU has presented this very unique week long march break & summer camp to kids in the Ottawa area since 2001.

Forty years after this historical concert in New York , Howard Kaylan still performs with his partner Mark Volman in the Turtles. Kaylan and Volman were the Abbott and Costello of Rock and Roll. The Mothers of Invention incorporated comedy , perversion , and some of the best Zappa material written. Politically incorrect and way ahead of their time.
Pure Radio Kaos presents AN INTERVIEW WITH HOWARD KAYLAN MAY 30TH, JUNE 6TH , JUNE 13TH.
Posted May 16th, 2012
Congrats to CKCU Jazz Host, Ron Sweetman on presenting his program "In A Mellow Tone" for 36 years. This is one of the best Jazz shows in the history of Radio. Along with hosting this wonderful show, Ron has served as CKCU Treasurer and Chair of the CKCU Board of Directors during his tenure at the station. Thanks ever so much Ron. Here's to the next 36 years with you!
Cheers!

Posted May 3rd, 2012

CKCU is proud to announce that our programming is now available for on demand listening. That means you can listen to your favourite program at the time of your choosing, alert others to a great broadcast you heard, or just sample our extensive program guide to test-drive shows that you may not have been able to catch before.
Audio will be linked to your favourite program's playlist within minutes after the conclusion of the broadcast, and will be available for on demand listening for 30 days. Click a show in the program guide, or click the Playlists link above to get started.
The ability to listen to CKCU programs on demand is one of the most common requests that we receive. With 111 shows currently airing, we are thrilled to offer this new way to enjoy the richness of CKCU's programming. Let us know what you think!
Posted April 10th, 2012
The latest edition of TuneDin - the newsletter for CKCU hosts and volunteers - is here...
TuneDin - Issue 2
In this issue:
* CKCU's Jazz Library on Vinyl (Bruce Walton)
* An Endorsement of David Dalle's Show (Ron Steeds)
* CKCU's Daily Comic Strip (Christian Osier)
* The CKCU Radio Club
* Interview with Bardia Sinaee, host of "Literary Landscape" (Darcy Lynch)
* "Sound Bites" - CKCU news and views
* Coming Events
Check it out!
Posted January 20th, 2012
Have you ever wondered who else is listening to CKCU right now, and what they think of the amazing track that's airing? What if you could have a conversation with those other listeners, and the on-air DJ could join in to discuss the tracks, the artists and the context? That kind of conversation could take radio to a whole new level—from a one-way broadcast to a multi-way discussion. It could even influence the show in real time: change what gets said, what interview questions are asked, and what tunes get played.
Science fiction? No! The mighty 93.1 is making it happen!
CKCU is excited to introduce a brand new way to make radio in Ottawa more interactive. It's an experiment, but we hope it will be a great one. Your DJ can open up his or her show playlists for listener comments on a week-by-week basis. If a playlist is open for comments during a broadcast you'll see it advertised in the "on air" box at the top of this page. If not, the DJ can allow you to leave your overall thoughts on the playlist when it's posted after the show. You'll be able to add your thoughts for up to a week before the comments close. The whole conversation will be archived as a permanent record of how the show came together and was received. CKCU has always been a close community, so join the experiment and the new interactive CKCU!
(Hosts: To get started, activate the Interactive CKCU checkbox when you create your next playsheet in COD!)
Posted November 12th, 2011
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Posted November 2nd, 2010
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| Coming up Wed. May. 16 |
| 11:00 PM Rabble Without A Cause |
| Anthony Braxton Creative Orchestra 1978 :
The immense creativity of Anthony Braxton is probably responsible for the definite anchoring of Jazz into the academic world. His music is beyond the revolt of the ‘60s that was principally aimed at de-commercialising Jazz. Instead, he turned it what the French call “un art savant” highlighting its scientific qualities. In the ‘70s, he concentrated on two formats that are common in western classical music, tour de force solo performances on the saxophone similar to a Rostropovich cello solo performance and large bands similar to classical symphonic orchestras (up to 160 musicians involved). However, all of that did not distract him from the roots of Jazz and he frequently pays tribute to the tradition and primarily the Be-Bop idiom that as an alto saxophonist is plugged irremediably into Charlie Parker. Tonight, we will survey his 1978 recordings Creative Orchestra (Köln) on the Hatology label that features an obvious tribute to Duke Ellington and further back in time, to the American March King, John Philip Sousa to whom we owe many famous marches including Stars and Stripes Forever. What a mix! Would the younger generation say.
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| | Coming up Thu. May. 17 |
| 12:00 AM Cool Cuts |
| Tonight's show is dedicated to all mothers(belatedly).Cool Cuts will feature themed sets on good mothers,bad mothers,absentee mothers,mothers that are just a little too involved and several short comedy tracks about-you guessed it-mothers.Artists will include Merle Haggard,Frank Zappa,Steve Martin,Mott the Hoople and many others.This'll be fun so sit up late or listen On Demand.Happy Mother's Day Y'all. |
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| 7:00 AM Thursday Special Blend |
| No Earthgauge Radio show this week I'm afraid. We'll be back next week with more great environmental programming. Tune in! Same time, same place. |
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| 8:00 AM Thursday Special Blend |
| Gabrielle Papillon will be live in studio!
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| 2:00 PM David Dalle |
| Looking at the new album from Amadou & Mariam and a concert recording from the great Persian singer Parissa, who will be returning to Ottawa for a concert June 3rd.
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| | Coming up Fri. May. 18 |
| 12:00 AM Future Pop |
| Future Pop will be replaced with another TBD show as I will be gone to Kinetik Festival in Montreal. |
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| | Coming up Sat. May. 19 |
| 12:00 AM The Deep Blue |
| The Deep Blue! Every Friday night at midnight featuring the best in trance, house and techno. Live mix tonight with your hosts VH3 and Jon Degan. Tune in! |
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| | Coming up Sun. May. 20 |
| 8:00 AM Over My Head |
| David Leibold hosts |
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| 4:00 PM Swing Is In The Air |
| This program will feature the great Charlie Barnet Orchestra recorded between 1947 and 1967 including music recorded live at New York's Town Hall. The show will feature singers Margie Reed, Bunny Briggs, Jean Louise. Trumpeters Clark Terry and Jimmy Nothingham, Maynard Ferguson, pianist Claude Williamson, guitarist Barney Kessell and trombonist Bob Burgess. Charlie is featured on both tenor and soprano. All in all this should make an interesting program of swinging music. |
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| | Coming up Mon. May. 21 |
| 10:00 AM Alpha Beats |
| I, I, I. That's the letter of the day. |
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| Future Listings |
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