Description
CiTR 101.9 FM is the broadcasting voice of the University of British Columbia (UBC), bringing alternative programming to over two million listeners from Bellingham to Squamish, Point Grey to Langley. Produced by campus and community volunteers, CiTR provides a unique multimedia experience:
* We Are Student run
A campus-based community station, CiTR is built through student involvement. A Group of Dedicated CiTR Student Executives make yearly strategic decisions that inform both the future of the station and its' day to day operations. We offer a place for students to explore their interests in all facets of media, make mistakes, and grow to be future leaders.
* We Support Community & Community Supports Us
We support local & Canadian artists. We are committed to broadcasting independent, new and exciting music. Year round we partner with various members of the music community to promote and showcase both local and Canadian talent to the Greater Vancouver Area as well as to the rest of the world.
Community support allows us to promote diverse cultural coverage Besides musical genres of all kinds, we broadcast news, comedy, issues programming, Thunderbird Sports, and more. We constantly strive to give underrepresented members of the community a voice on our airwaves.
* Nationally recognized
Officially licensed, we are fully regulated by the Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and are active members of the National Community Radio Association (NCRA), a body dedicated to lobbying support on behalf of community radio in Canada.
*A True Multimedia Outlet:
In addition to our online and on-air services, we also publish our own independent music magazine: Discorder.
*COME VISIT, COME HAVE FUN, WE LOVE YOU OWN YOUR FREQUENCY!
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facebook.comWe're sponsoring this cool thing, this unique thing, for a good cause! Proceeds go to WISH Drop-In Centre Society Registration at noon, race starts at 1PM on Saturday afternoon. On your marks, get ready, win prizes!
On at 5PM on 101.9FM/citr.ca. News Collective has been kicking serious ass!
2017 has been an interesting year to say the least. But we're an optimistic bunch at CiTR, so we're celebrating the most listened to, best ranked songs of 2017. Features Dálava, High Plains, The Courtneys, Pale Red and more. See the full Top 100 songs here: http://www.citr.ca/2017/12/20/top-100-of-2017-82632/
Programmer of the Week, Dan, get's straight to the point with our Social Media ect. Coordinator. Click on to learn more about an essential programmer in the CiTR community!
Reminder to grab a copy of that print mag we publish Discorder Magazine, it's out on the town and ready to mingle. Featuring a holiday listening guide, a holiday SAD guide (courtesy of Sarah Jickling ), features on the new Emily Carr University Student Action Group + much much more
One of your last chances to see c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city tomorrow at Vancity Theatre. Read a review of the film online from CiTR's Indigenous Collective, and get your butts out tomorrow night.
Top 30 charts coming at cha! This week it's Slow in #1 with a reissue of Against The Glass through Artoffact Records. In #2 it's Buffy Sainte-Marie and Vancouver local Leah Abramson secures spot #3. Shout out also to woolworm in #11, future star in #19 and Dead Quiet in #25.
This week's Unceded Airwaves saw Indigenous Collective Coordinator, Autumn Schnell, talking to Duncan McCue from the CBC on things related and also not-so-related to the national broadcaster. Find the podcast up on our website!
This week's Top 30 Charts feature woolworm in #1 - woo! Project Pablo secured #2 and Buffy Sainte-Marie came in at #3. Props also to Shrouded Amps in #11, Painted Fruit in #16 and The Pack AD in #20.
Shindig #9 - The Afrolution vs Dammit Samantha vs Duck will be the last Shindig of the year. We want to see all of your shining faces before we break for the holidays and come back in the new year for the semi-finals. Here's a preview of Dammit Samantha who were one of the acts at music waste this year. Make sure you don't miss them OR The Afrolution OR Duck. Doors at 7:30.
Mel Woods, our Gender Empowerment Collective Coordinator and host of femcon bonanza Into the Woods treated our social-media-guy, Syd, to a thoughtful conversation about what makes a welcoming arts community. About a quarter of a million. Here's looking at you CJSW 90.9 FM $$$
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