OTTAWA — The Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC) announced today it has selected 21 stations across Canada that will receive funding through the federal government’s Local Journalism Initiative.
Funded by Canadian Heritage, the Local Journalism Initiative supports the creation of original civic journalism that covers the diverse needs of underserved communities in Canada. The initiative supports the salaries of journalists hired by eligible Canadian media organizations and provides up to $37,500 per successful applicant.
The content created through this initiative will be accessible to all Canadians and media outlets free of charge through the program’s national distribution centre. (Examples of content created in previous years can be found at canada-info.ca.)
The radio stations selected by the CRFC for the Local Journalism Initiative include:
- Société radio communautaire Victoria (CILS), British Columbia
- Société CKRP Radio Rivière-la-paix (CKRP), Alberta
- Cortes Community Radio Society (CKTZ), British Columbia
- Radio Huronie Fm Communautaire Inc. (CFRH), Ontario
- Radio communautaire Tête-à-la-Baleine (CJTB), Quebec
- Radio Fredericton Inc. (CJPN), New Brunswick
- La Coopérative Radio Chéticamp Ltée (CKJM), Nova Scotia
- Smithers Community Radio Society (CICK), British Columbia
- Attic Broadcasting Ltd. Co. (CHMA), New Brunswick
- Radio communautaire du Manitoba Inc. (CKXL), Manitoba
- Coopérative Radio-Halifax-Métro limité (CKRH), Nova Scotia
- Radio Centre-Ville Saint-Louis Cinq FM (Cinq), Quebec
- Vancouver Co-operative Radio (CFRO), British Columbia
- Radio Essipit Haute-Côte-Nord Inc. (CHME), Quebec
- CJQC Radio Society (CJQC), Nova Scotia
- Société de la radio communautaire du Grand Edmonton Society (CFED), Alberta
- Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (CFWE), Alberta
- Médias ténois (CIVR), Northwest Territories
- Radio Ryerson Inc. (CJRU), Ontario
- La Radio communautaire de Pontiac (CHIP), Quebec
- Centre for Independent Media & Arts Inc (CHUO), Ontario
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