Music from the years 1970-1989. Pop, Rock, Classic Stand Up Comedy, Soul, Disco and R&B.
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Expect music from the years 1970-1989: Pop, Rock, Classic Stand Up Comedy, Soul, Disco and R&B and some surprises as well.
We’re thrilled to announce that we exceeded our 2021 Funding Drive goal of $160,000 and have reached a total of $162,424.05 … and counting. Thank you to all of our supporters and volunteers for making CKCU FM possible, and creating the awesome collective that we are. There is no CKCU without you!
Tune in Tuesdays at 2PM for selected highlights from CKCU’s long running Live in the Studio music program “Ottawa Live Music“. Bands would come to the 5th floor of the Unicentre at Carleton U for a chance to play live on the Radio. Expect to hear some of the best live moments from some of Ottawa’s greatest bands, live off the floor, no overdubs! OLM Revisited is edited, assembled and hosted by CKCU intern Elijah Sliwa, but you can expect to hear some of the hi-jinx and banter between the band members and hosts from back at the time as well! Here are some of the bands we will revisit: Bonnie Doon, Chautauqua, The Sentries, Saint Clare, The Dant Danners, Clavius, Slow Dawn, Nessie, Honest Racket, Huntley Slim, Steve Stacey and the Stump Splitters, The Diotones, LSB…
Like a record scratching to a stop, in-person classes at Carleton University came to an abrupt halt in March 2020. Six months later Rachel Stanley, Jadi Genita, and Drew Torresan, all enrolled in a theatre production seminar found themselves facing a challenge.
The ma
in assignment was to create and perform a play, but due to pandemic restrictions, they would not be able to meet to write and rehearse, let alone stage a show in front of a live audience.
Thankfully, Prof. Janne Cleveland, who co-ordinates the University’s Drama Studies program, and instructor Rebecca Benson had a plan.
The result — A Little Too Maybe, Carleton’s first-ever radio play, about a couple falling out of love —will air on the campus-based community station CKCU, along with a three-part documentary about how the project came together.
A lot of the play is built around failing communications. Instead of being focused on COVID itself, the play is on based the feelings of the pandemic: loss, uncertainty, worries about not being heard. Continue reading
Hey all you grievous angels! Get yourself on down to the Rainbow Bistro for a night of music, laughter, and a tribute to the legendary Gram Parsons!
Join Ray Harris, Lefty and The Whiskey Standards with special guests Pat Moore, KJ Thomas, Rey Sabatin Jr., Chris Landry and Shawn Tavenier, as they celebrate the life and music of country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons. Slo’ Tom will be opening the night with his unique brand of folksy fun and general good-times vibes!
Saturday, November 6th at the Rainbow Bistro (76 Murray St.) This show is a fundraiser for this year’s Funding Drive, so come on out and show your support for Community Radio!
Limited capacity, get your advance tickets before they’re gone! More info: https://fb.me/e/1mH4z06wl
For the last couple of years, volunteer host Bob LeDrew has been the Thursday-afternoon voice behind “Can I Have A Word?“, a long-form interview show. In that time, he’s talked to authors, actors, nurses, organ donors, vermiculturists, activists, and
many more. But this fall, he’s starting a new monthly feature on the show — something he’s calling the “intramural conversations.” Once each month, a CKCU host will join Bob to talk about… well, it could be anything. “The joy of the show is that while I have some ideas about where the conversation is going to go, there’s always room for digressions and diversions. It’s like knowing that we’re going to the grocery store and the coffee shop, but in between we might stop at a brewery and a video arcade.” In September, the first intramural conversation aired with guest Shelley Ann Morris, host of “Welcome To My World?” on Tuesday mornings. https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/507/53511.html
Next up will be Susan Johnston, who introduced Bob to CKCU as a guest on the Friday Special Blend.
“I have some ideas about other CKCU folks I know and want to talk to for the show,” says Bob. “But most importantly, I want to hear from people I DON’T know. There’s so much programming on the station, and I can’t say I’ve heard every show. I would love to hear from EVERYONE on the grid and have my monthly schedule for the next 8 years filled up.” If you’re interested, take a listen to Bob and Shelley’s conversation, and then drop him a note at ckcuword@gmail.com.
Students in their final year of a four-year Honours Journalism program or in their second year of study for a Masters of Journalism make up the production team for Midweek. While they are evaluated as students on their radio work, the aim is always for a professional outcome.
Midweek’s studios are located at The School of Journalism and Communication in the St. Patrick’s Building on Carleton’s campus but is transmitted from CKCU, FM and live stream.
Carleton University‘s School of Journalism and Communication is the oldest journalism program in Canada. It was initiated in 1946 and continues to graduate top students with a thorough education in journalism and public affairs.
Midweek takes flight again at 12:05 PM tomorrow (Sept 29th), right after the BBC News summary. It will also be available On Demand after the fact (https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/86/info.html) We at CKCU are excited to welcome Midweek back for another season!
Tune in to this Sunday (Sept 26th @ 9AM) and Tuesday (Sept 28th @ 5PM) for special Orange Shirt Day episodes of Indigenous CKCU and Bear Necessities. The programs will be hosted by Lester Bear to commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Lester will also be sharing music selections from Indigenous Artists that have paved the way as well as some of the newer artists that are currently making waves. Sponsored by the (Public Service Alliance of Canada) PSAC-NCR Racially Visible Action Committee.
@psac_afpc @PSACNCR #orangeshirtday #TruthAndReconciliation #canlab
Here is a link to the event on Thursday: https://fb.me/e/3OSmGm0qT
Adrian Harewood is co-host of CBC News Ottawa. He was involved in community radio at CKCU, CHUO and CKLN-FM and was also the station manager of CKUT-Radio McGill (1996-1999). Before coming to television, Harewood was the host of All In A Day on CBC Radio One in Ottawa. Adrian is now a full-time faculty at Carleton School of Journalism teaching Journalism, Race and Diversity. In this talk Adrian speaks about the ethics, poetics and radical imagination of Campus Community Radio.
The session was hosted by Luke Smith who is the Learning and Development Officer at the NCRA (National Campus and Community Radio Association). Luke is former CKCU Board member and was the host of a program on CKCU called “Velvet Studio” from about 2013 to 2016.
Saturday, August 21st & Sunday, August 22nd
***NOW ALL AVAILABLE ON DEMAND, LINKS BELOW***
CKCU Radio Take Over (93.1 FM, or ckcufm.com)
Performances by:
Asuquomo / Dioganhdih / Exmiranda / Eyeda Sophia / Five and Tens / Hueso / Jesse Dangerously / DJ JFun / Kmbrly Snstrm / Lunafhy / Squerl Noir / Trevor Walker + OG500 Virtual Poetry Slam!
but also SO MUCH MORE!! check out: houseofpaint.ca
Drop by! https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/600/info.html
…Day ONE in the books, listen back: https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/600/53185.html
and now Day TWO: https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/600/53202.html
plus extra last minute content from Mohammad Ali, the Socialist Vocalist: https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/600/53218.html
Thanks for passing thru!
Over the next month we are celebrating 45 years of Reggae In The Fields on the air! Tune in to hear testimonials from listeners, friends, admirers and others all month as we toast the great Junior Smith on this incredible milestone!
One of the most steady and popular voices on the airwaves, Junior is an international treasure!! So many have been introduced to the sounds and culture of the Caribbean through Reggae In The Fields. We feel lucky and honored to support Junior throughout his incredible run. He has represented the station and his community with distinction.
From everyone here at CKCU we want to congratulate Junior on this singular achievement, and we look forward to supporting Reggae In The Fields for many more years.
Tune in starting at 1PM tomorrow (June 26th) as Junior presents a 4 and a half hour extravaganza, special presentation of REGGAE IN THE FIELDS only on the Mighty 93.1, CKCU FM
https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/132/info.html
