OTTAWA — The Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC) today announced 29 community and campus stations have been selected to receive funding through the CRFC’s 2021-2022 Radiometres program.
Launched in 2012, the Radiometres program supports projects which focus on: access to local news and information; supporting community music and expression; transitioning to emerging programming distribution technologies; and sustainability and capacity-building at community radio stations.
Funding distributed through the CRFC’s Radiometres program comes from commercial radio stations through their Canadian Content Development (CCD) contributions. The program awards up to $50,000 in funding to each successful applicant, according to the program’s 2021-2022 guidelines.
One of the recipients, Ryerson Radio (CJRU) in Toronto, will use the funding to produce its Radio Everywhere: A Community Radio Series, says the CRFC’s press release.
“With everything that’s happened in the past year plus, we see the vital role that campus and community radio can play in our communities,” said Elissa Matthews, station manager of CJRU Toronto, in the release.
“Radio Everywhere: A Community Radio Series is an opportunity to continue to grow our relationships and support the creation of radio pieces produced by the community.”
Other projects to receive funding include an Indigenous radio documentary, Documenting Decolonization 2, produced by CFUV, a campus radio station in Victoria, B.C., and a program by CHRY in North York, which will work to reduce barriers to broadcasting and create accessible opportunities for underrepresented BIPOC (black, Indigenous and people of colour) artists, says the release.
The 29 stations selected to receive funding through the CRFC’s 2021-2022 Radiometres program include:
- Trent Radio (CFFF) Peterborough, Ont.
- Radio Queen’s University (CFRC) Kingston, Ont.
- Radio Huronie Fm Communautaire Inc. (CFRH) Penetanguishene, Ont.
- Vancouver Co-operative Radio (CFRO) Vancouver, B.C.
- CFUR Radio Society (CFUR) Prince George, B.C.
- The University of Victoria Student Radio Society (CFUV) Victoria, B.C.
- Small Town Radio (CFWN) Cobourg, Ont.
- Radio Malaspina Society (CHLY) Nanaimo, B.C.
- La Coopérative radiophonique de Toronto Inc. (CHOQ) Toronto, Ont.
- Canadian Centre for Civic Media and Arts Development (CHRY) North York, Ont.
- Smithers Community Radio Society (CICK) Smithers, B.C.
- Radio coopérative de Coaticook (CIGN) Coaticook, Que.
- Société radio communautaire Victoria (CILS) Victoria, B.C.
- CINB-FM Communications Inc. (CINB) Rothesay, N.B.
- Communication du versant nord (CISM FM) Montreal, Que.
- UFV Campus and Community Radio Society (CIVL) Abbotsford, B.C.
- Médias ténois (CIVR) Yellowknife, NWT
- Amherst Island Radio Broadcasting Inc. (CJAI) Stella, Ont.
- Student Media, University of Windsor (CJAM) Windsor, Ont.
- Concordia Student Broadcasting Corporation (CJLO) Montreal, Que.
- Prince Edward County Radio Corporation (CJPE) Picton, Ont.
- Radio Ryerson Inc. (CJRU) Toronto, Ont.
- University of Calgary Student Radio Society (CJSW) Calgary, Alta.
- Radio Communautaire Kapnord Inc. (CKGN) Kapuskasing, Ont.
- Radio Basse Ville (CKIA) Quebec City, Que.
- Radio Miracadie Inc. (CKMA) Miramichi, N.B.
- Coopérative Radio-Halifax-Métro limité (CKRH) Halifax, N.S.
- Société CKRP Radio Rivière-la-paix (CKRP) Falher, Alta.
- CKXU Radio Society (CKXU) Lethbridge, Alta.
