CHSR-FM
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| Broadcast area | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
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| Branding | CHSR 97.9 FM |
| Slogan | Your Access to the Airwaves |
| Frequency | 97.9 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | January 24, 1981 (origins go back to the 1950s) |
| Format | Campus radio/Community radio |
| ERP | 250 W |
| Owner | CHSR Broadcasting Inc. |
| Website | http://www.unb.ca/chsr/ |
CHSR is a Canadian community radio station in Fredericton, New Brunswick with an effective radiated power of 250 watts. The broadcast signal is also streamed live on the internet.
Most of its members are students at the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University (New Brunswick), however, it is a community station with many non-student volunteers. Its broadcast studio and record library are located in the Student Union Building (the SUB) which is shared by the two institutions.
The organization now known as CHSR was founded in the late 1950s, and officially went on-air January 22, 1961 as Radio UNB. It is one of the oldest community radio stations in Atlantic Canada and boasts the largest music library east of Montreal, although Fredericton is much smaller than other communities in the Atlantic Region. The library holds a large variety of musical genres, on a variety of formats (vinyl, cassettes, compact discs, etc.) from the past six decades.
Like many student media organizations, the relationship with various university, student and community leaders were occasionally strained. One of the more persistent sources of disputes was largely resolved with an agreement signed in 1999, which stabilized CHSR's largest source of funding: undergraduate students at the University of New Brunswick. The new agreement requires a signed petition and a referendum to change or remove the media fee, whereas previously funding could be (and once was) removed by a simple motion of Student Union Council.
As a community radio station housed on a university campus, CHSR makes an extra effort to reach out to the off-campus community, playing local content and providing on-site training for new DJs who later are able to host their own show.
A founding member of the national community broadcasters collective, the National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA), CHSR remains an active member of the alternative media, including participation in the NCRA's Dig Your Roots project. CHSR is also a voting member of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC).
CHSR is licensed to broadcast by the Canadian government's broadcast regulatory agency, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).
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[edit] Long-running shows/broadcasts
- Ashes, Paper & Beans highlights Canadian spoken word talent; hosted by Joe Blades.
- Maple Hagis with David Pirie gives you the news and weather next to contemporary music from Ireland, Scotland and Canada.
- On Diversions Adrian Parks plays Classical music (Renaissance to contemporary Canadian) every Sunday.
- 'Strictly Hip Hop' With host DJ STV (Steve Hodgson) has been running since the early 1990s.
[edit] Past/Present Notable Shows/Broadcasts
- Rhythm People exposed the listenership to the music of the Caribbean. Mikie (D'Archangel) Sutherland, plays Reggae, Calypso, Soca, R&B, and Hip Hop. In 2000, The long-running show won a Marconi College Radio Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Speciality Programming.
- Freedom 50 Radio focused on the community of people over the age of 50. CHSR received the Standard Broadcasting Award for Excellence in Community Involvement for its role in bringing Freedom 50 Radio to the airwaves.
- The Groove — Audio yearbook produced in 1965. It sold for $2.50. Five hundred copies were printed, and included excerpts of Dr. Colin B. Mackay's address to the freshmen, sports, Winter Carnival, and excerpts from the Red 'n Black Revue, including a song by a young Anne Murray.
- According with Carmen was a long-running show featuring "the best in old Country, Pop, Bajan, Cajun, Irish, Newfoundland and other Island music." Host Carmen Kilburn welcomed live guests and special requests. He died in 2005.
- The End of White Supremacy was a show hosted by Shane Ruttle Martinez which featured local and world news on anti-racism activism, and on human rights issues affecting people of colour, religious minorities, the queer community, and immigrants. It continued for three years, and won a Barry Award for making an outstanding contribution to the field of spoken word radio.
- Falls Count Anywhere is a show on CHSR that focuses on the world of professional wrestling. It was started by "The Beast from the East, Coast" Andrew Vaughan in March of 2006 and was joined by "The Future Booker" Drew McConnell in August of that year. Andrew left Fredericton in April of 2007, and in May FCA gained two new hosts in "The Future RKO" Chris Trefry, and "The D.I.A." (The Diva Inspection Agency) Travis Burns. In March of 2007, Falls Count Anywhere won a Barry Award for Favourite Spoken Word along with the political commentary show Citizens Press Radio. FCA still remains one of the most popular shows on CHSR to this day. The show airs every Wednesday from 5:30pm-7pm ADT (4:30pm-6pm ET). On Thursday, April 11, 2008, FCA won a second Barry Award, this time for Best Spoken Word. Falls Count Anywhere also does a 60 minute pre-show for every WWE Pay-Per-View event.
[edit] Other station slogans
- "Your friend on the hill."
- "Your only alternative."
- "Your Access to the Airwaves"
[edit] Recent CHSR broadcast licence decisions
- CRTC2001-98, Licence renewed until 31 August 2007
- CRTC93-168-1, Licence Correction
- CRTC93-168, Licence renewed until 31 August 2000
- CRTC90-663, Licence renewed until 31 August 1993
- CRTC85-663, Licence renewed until 30 September 1990
- CRTC84-10, Licence renewed until 30 September 1985
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