National Campus and Community Radio Association
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The National Campus and Community Radio Association/L'Association nationale des radios étudiantes et communautaires (NCRA/ANREC) is a non-profit organization of campus radio
and community radio
stations in Canada
.
The NCRA/ANREC is a not-for-profit national association of organizations and individuals committed to volunteer-based, community-oriented radio broadcasting. It is dedicated to advancing the role and increasing the effectiveness of campus and community radio in Canada. It works closely with other regional, national, and international radio organizations to: provide developmental materials and networking services to its members, represent the interests of the sector to government (particularly the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)) and other agencies, and promote public awareness and appreciation for community-oriented radio in Canada. Since 1981, it has affected changes to national radio policy, helped lower tariffs affecting radio stations, and has helped stations open doors while preventing others from closing. Core initiatives include GroundWire, Dig Your Roots
, !earshot, Women’s Hands and Voices, the Community Radio Fund of Canada, sector-wide listservs, and an annual radio conference. The NCRA recognizes the cultural and social diversity of the Canadian population and is committed to facilitating the expression of this diversity and vitality within the campus and community radio broadcasting sector.
The head office of the NCRA/ANREC is located in Ottawa
. A majority of campus and community radio stations in Canada are members of the NCRA.
. At that conference, the National Campus/Community Radio Organization (NCRO) was formed to exchange ideas, share experiences, publish a regular newsletter, and work on networks to promote campus radio across Canada. In August 1983, NCRC delegates voted to formalize the structure of the NCRO further and to establish a volunteer office to carry out a variety of services for member stations. The office initially operated from CKCU-FM
, at Carleton University
in Ottawa
. That year the Alternative Radio News Service, a regular mailout of alternative news and information to campus and community stations, was started at CKMS-FM
at the University of Waterloo.
In the early years, the NCRO published a monthly newsletter and alternative album chart. It also made presentations to the CRTC on a number of issues relating to community radio in Canada, including efforts to reduce content restrictions the CRTC had placed on the limited form of commercial advertising allowed on campus and community stations at the time. The organization was also actively involved in assisting the growing number of campus-based radio groups applying for FM radio licenses in the early 1980s.
In July 1986 the NCRO was incorporated as the National Campus and Community Radio Association Inc./L'Association nationale de radios étudiantes et communautaires Inc. (NCRA/ANREC). In the early 1990s, there was a national office and executive director for a short period of time, but due to lack of stable funding, among other problems, the office closed after less than one year. In February 2002, a new office was formed in Montreal with a national coordinator, which moved to Ottawa in May 2005, where it currently operates.
was originally founded as an internal NCRA/ANREC publication; when it incorporated as an independent newsstand title, the NCRA began publishing !earshot, which is a regular supplement in Exclaim!
. Many campus radio stations continue to file airplay charts with both publications.
, a major broadcasting company in Canada, bought out a number of radio stations across Canada, the CRTC required that they put a total of 6% of the assets from this transfer of ownership towards artist development. (This is a requirement for all transfers of ownership for radio broadcasting companies in Canada.) After a year of lobbying and negotiations, the money was given by Corus Entertainment to the NCRA/ANREC to start up and maintain the Dig Your Roots/Découvre tes racines project. Dig Your Roots concluded in 2007.
Dig Your Roots
/Découvre tes racines aimed to develop and promote new Canadian music from the four corners of this culturally diverse and musically rich country. It was an exploration of independent talent from the Canadian underground. Its scope was wide ranging and focuses on original forms of music that are currently under-represented in the Canadian music scene. The project featured a series of genre-specific compilation album
s that coincided with live concert simulcast broadcasts. For each compilation, there was: a nation-wide call for submissions; an online promotion involving artist MP3s; an esteemed panel to choose the compilation artists; and a nation-wide "tour" of the compilation. Rather than artists going out on the road, this tour involved live coast-to-coast broadcasts of regional concerts on radio stations across the country. Compilations were: Hip-Hop (2003); Spoken Word (2004); Electronic Dance/Danse électronique (2004); Roots (2005); Aboriginal/Autochtones (2006); and Experimental Jazz project (2007).
Campus radio
Campus radio is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution. Programming may be exclusively by students, or may include programmers from the wider community in which the radio station is based...
and community radio
Community radio
Community radio is a type of radio service, that offers a third model of radio broadcasting beyond commercial broadcasting and public broadcasting. Community stations can serve geographic communities and communities of interest...
stations in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
The NCRA/ANREC is a not-for-profit national association of organizations and individuals committed to volunteer-based, community-oriented radio broadcasting. It is dedicated to advancing the role and increasing the effectiveness of campus and community radio in Canada. It works closely with other regional, national, and international radio organizations to: provide developmental materials and networking services to its members, represent the interests of the sector to government (particularly the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)) and other agencies, and promote public awareness and appreciation for community-oriented radio in Canada. Since 1981, it has affected changes to national radio policy, helped lower tariffs affecting radio stations, and has helped stations open doors while preventing others from closing. Core initiatives include GroundWire, Dig Your Roots
Dig Your Roots
Dig Your Roots/Découvre tes racines is a Canadian series of compilation albums, released by the National Campus and Community Radio Association to promote new and emerging artists....
, !earshot, Women’s Hands and Voices, the Community Radio Fund of Canada, sector-wide listservs, and an annual radio conference. The NCRA recognizes the cultural and social diversity of the Canadian population and is committed to facilitating the expression of this diversity and vitality within the campus and community radio broadcasting sector.
The head office of the NCRA/ANREC is located in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
. A majority of campus and community radio stations in Canada are members of the NCRA.
History
In February 1981, the first National Campus Radio Conference (NCRC) was held in Ottawa, hosted by CKCUCKCU-FM
CKCU-FM is a Canadian community-based campus radio station, broadcasting at 93.1 FM in Ottawa, and offering a live Real Audio stream and MP3 stream from its website. The station broadcasts 24 hours per day, 365 days per year....
. At that conference, the National Campus/Community Radio Organization (NCRO) was formed to exchange ideas, share experiences, publish a regular newsletter, and work on networks to promote campus radio across Canada. In August 1983, NCRC delegates voted to formalize the structure of the NCRO further and to establish a volunteer office to carry out a variety of services for member stations. The office initially operated from CKCU-FM
CKCU-FM
CKCU-FM is a Canadian community-based campus radio station, broadcasting at 93.1 FM in Ottawa, and offering a live Real Audio stream and MP3 stream from its website. The station broadcasts 24 hours per day, 365 days per year....
, at Carleton University
Carleton University
Carleton University is a comprehensive university located in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. The enabling legislation is The Carleton University Act, 1952, S.O. 1952. Founded as a small college in 1942, Carleton now offers over 65 programs in a diverse range of disciplines. Carleton has...
in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
. That year the Alternative Radio News Service, a regular mailout of alternative news and information to campus and community stations, was started at CKMS-FM
CKMS-FM
CKMS-FM, known as 100.3 SoundFM, is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 100.3 FM in Waterloo, Ontario. It is the campus radio station of the city's University of Waterloo students serving both the campus and surrounding community.-History:...
at the University of Waterloo.
In the early years, the NCRO published a monthly newsletter and alternative album chart. It also made presentations to the CRTC on a number of issues relating to community radio in Canada, including efforts to reduce content restrictions the CRTC had placed on the limited form of commercial advertising allowed on campus and community stations at the time. The organization was also actively involved in assisting the growing number of campus-based radio groups applying for FM radio licenses in the early 1980s.
In July 1986 the NCRO was incorporated as the National Campus and Community Radio Association Inc./L'Association nationale de radios étudiantes et communautaires Inc. (NCRA/ANREC). In the early 1990s, there was a national office and executive director for a short period of time, but due to lack of stable funding, among other problems, the office closed after less than one year. In February 2002, a new office was formed in Montreal with a national coordinator, which moved to Ottawa in May 2005, where it currently operates.
Chart and !earshot
The Canadian music magazine ChartChart (magazine)
ChartAttack is a Canadian online music publication. Formerly a monthly print magazine called Chart, which was published from 1991 to 2009, the web version continues operation....
was originally founded as an internal NCRA/ANREC publication; when it incorporated as an independent newsstand title, the NCRA began publishing !earshot, which is a regular supplement in Exclaim!
Exclaim!
Exclaim! is a monthly Canadian music magazine that features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with special focus on Canadian and cutting-edge artists...
. Many campus radio stations continue to file airplay charts with both publications.
Dig Your Roots
In 2001, after Corus EntertainmentCorus Entertainment
Corus Entertainment Inc. is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment conglomerate.Corus is a leading Canadian specialty television and radio producer, with additional assets in pay television, advertising services, television broadcasting, children's book publishing and children's...
, a major broadcasting company in Canada, bought out a number of radio stations across Canada, the CRTC required that they put a total of 6% of the assets from this transfer of ownership towards artist development. (This is a requirement for all transfers of ownership for radio broadcasting companies in Canada.) After a year of lobbying and negotiations, the money was given by Corus Entertainment to the NCRA/ANREC to start up and maintain the Dig Your Roots/Découvre tes racines project. Dig Your Roots concluded in 2007.
Dig Your Roots
Dig Your Roots
Dig Your Roots/Découvre tes racines is a Canadian series of compilation albums, released by the National Campus and Community Radio Association to promote new and emerging artists....
/Découvre tes racines aimed to develop and promote new Canadian music from the four corners of this culturally diverse and musically rich country. It was an exploration of independent talent from the Canadian underground. Its scope was wide ranging and focuses on original forms of music that are currently under-represented in the Canadian music scene. The project featured a series of genre-specific compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
s that coincided with live concert simulcast broadcasts. For each compilation, there was: a nation-wide call for submissions; an online promotion involving artist MP3s; an esteemed panel to choose the compilation artists; and a nation-wide "tour" of the compilation. Rather than artists going out on the road, this tour involved live coast-to-coast broadcasts of regional concerts on radio stations across the country. Compilations were: Hip-Hop (2003); Spoken Word (2004); Electronic Dance/Danse électronique (2004); Roots (2005); Aboriginal/Autochtones (2006); and Experimental Jazz project (2007).
National Campus and Community Radio Conference
The NCRC is an annual national gathering of community-oriented radio broadcasters who provide alternative radio to a diverse audience. It has been offered every summer since 1981, and it is one of the core activities of the NCRA/ANREC. It is usually hosted by a different radio station in different locations each year. During the conference, delegates attend workshops, seminars, the annual general meeting of the NCRA (during which board members are elected, the treasurer's report is approved, the business of the association is accomplished by the membership, and the next conference's host radio station selected), seminars, live shows, and feature presentations. To celebrate 25 years of late nights, learning, and valuable networking, the NCRA/ANREC itself hosted the Silver Anniversary Edition of the conference in Ottawa.National Women in Radio Conference
Usually within or just before the NCRC, the Women in Radio Conference is held. According to the NCRC websiteMore than 10 years ago, a group of women called for a special conference day for women in the campus and community radio sector, in an effort to provide support and resources for women and to broaden the participation of women of all walks of life. The Women in Radio (WIR) Conference currently exists as a one-day conference held as part of the National Campus and Community Radio Conference (NCRC).
Conferences
- 1981 CKCUCKCU-FMCKCU-FM is a Canadian community-based campus radio station, broadcasting at 93.1 FM in Ottawa, and offering a live Real Audio stream and MP3 stream from its website. The station broadcasts 24 hours per day, 365 days per year....
- Ottawa, ON - 1983 In conjunction with first AMARCWorld Association of Community Radio BroadcastersThe World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters is the international umbrella organization of community radio broadcasters founded in 1983, with nearly 3,000 members in 110 countries....
conference, Montreal, QC - 1984 CITRCITR-FMCITR-FM, normally branded CiTR , is a Canadian FM radio station based out of the University of British Columbia's Student Union Building in the University Endowment Lands, just west of the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia.CiTR is operated by UBC students and community volunteers under the...
– Vancouver, BC - 1985 CHSRCHSR-FMCHSR-FM 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....
– Fredericton, NB - 1986 CJSWCJSW-FMCJSW-FM is a campus radio station, broadcasting at 90.9 MHz FM, from the University of Calgary, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. CJSW is a member of the National Campus and Community Radio Association and the University of Calgary Tri-Media Alliance in partnership with NUTV and The Gauntlet .The...
– Calgary, AB - 1987 CKLNCKLN-FMCKLN.fm is a domain owned by Chris Scully which streams an internet radio station based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada which follows in the tradition of the former CKLN-FM.From 1983 to 2011, CKLN Radio Inc...
– Toronto, ON - 1988 CKDUCKDU-FMCKDU-FM is a radio station broadcasting in a campus radio format from the campus of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Licensed to broadcast to the Halifax Regional Municipality area, it broadcasts via a 3200 watt transmitter heard primarily to the urban core of Halifax...
– Halifax, NS - 1989 CFUVCFUV-FMCFUV-FM is a campus/community radio station broadcasting on 101.9 FM in British Columbia, Canada. It serves the University of Victoria, Greater Victoria and, via cable, Vancouver Island and many areas in the Lower Mainland...
– Victoria, BC - 1990 CJSWCJSW-FMCJSW-FM is a campus radio station, broadcasting at 90.9 MHz FM, from the University of Calgary, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. CJSW is a member of the National Campus and Community Radio Association and the University of Calgary Tri-Media Alliance in partnership with NUTV and The Gauntlet .The...
– Calgary, AB - 1991 CKUTCKUT-FMCKUT-FM is the official campus community radio station of McGill University. It can be heard at 90.3 FM in Montreal, 91.7 on cable, or on the . CKUT's FM signal, broadcast from a tower on the top of Mount Royal, reaches as far as the Eastern Townships and upstate New York...
– Montreal, QC - 1992 CITRCITR-FMCITR-FM, normally branded CiTR , is a Canadian FM radio station based out of the University of British Columbia's Student Union Building in the University Endowment Lands, just west of the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia.CiTR is operated by UBC students and community volunteers under the...
– Vancouver, BC - 1993 CFLRCKLU-FMCKLU-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at FM 96.7 in Sudbury, Ontario. It is the campus radio station of the city's Laurentian University, and airs programming in both English and French, along with special interest programming for other language communities in the area.The station...
– Sudbury, ON - 1994 CHSRCHSR-FMCHSR-FM 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....
– Fredericton, NB - 1995 CJSRCJSR-FMCJSR-FM is a Canadian campus-based community radio station, broadcasting at 88.5 FM in Edmonton, Alberta. The CJSR studios are located in the Students' Union Building of the University of Alberta....
– Edmonton, AB - 1996 CFMUCFMU-FMCFMU-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 93.3 FM in Hamilton, Ontario. It is a campus/community radio station owned and operated by the McMaster Students Union at McMaster University....
– Hamilton, ON - 1997 CIUTCIUT-FMCIUT-FM is a campus and community radio station owned and operated by the University of Toronto community. The station broadcasts live and continuously from Toronto on the 89.5 FM frequency. Programming can also be heard nationally via channel 826 on Shaw Direct, and over the internet via the CIUT...
– Toronto, ON - 1998 CFUVCFUV-FMCFUV-FM is a campus/community radio station broadcasting on 101.9 FM in British Columbia, Canada. It serves the University of Victoria, Greater Victoria and, via cable, Vancouver Island and many areas in the Lower Mainland...
– Victoria, BC - 1999 CKDUCKDU-FMCKDU-FM is a radio station broadcasting in a campus radio format from the campus of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Licensed to broadcast to the Halifax Regional Municipality area, it broadcasts via a 3200 watt transmitter heard primarily to the urban core of Halifax...
– Halifax, NS - 2000 CKUWCKUW-FMCKUW-FM is the campus radio station at the University of Winnipeg in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The station broadcasts on 95.9 FM with 450 watts of power....
– Winnipeg, MB - 2001 CHUOCHUO-FMCHUO-FM is a Canadian community-based campus radio radio station, broadcasting at 89.1 FM in Ottawa, on Rogers digital cable on channel 943, via Real Audio stream and in MP3...
– Ottawa, ON - 2002 CFMHCFMH-FMCFMH-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 107.3 MHz in Saint John, New Brunswick. It is the campus radio station of the University of New Brunswick Saint John. CFMH-FM may be a campus station by licence and ownership but most of the DJs, board of directors and executive are members...
– Saint John, NB - 2003 CKUWCKUW-FMCKUW-FM is the campus radio station at the University of Winnipeg in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The station broadcasts on 95.9 FM with 450 watts of power....
– Winnipeg, MB - 2004 CJSRCJSR-FMCJSR-FM is a Canadian campus-based community radio station, broadcasting at 88.5 FM in Edmonton, Alberta. The CJSR studios are located in the Students' Union Building of the University of Alberta....
– Edmonton, AB - 2005 CFRUCFRU-FMCFRU-FM, airing at 93.3 on the FM dial, is a campus radio station based at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada . CFRU is a volunteer-run campus and community radio station. CFRU is a member of the National Campus and Community Radio Association...
– Guelph, ON - 2006 NCRA/ANREC – Ottawa, ON
- 2007 CITRCITR-FMCITR-FM, normally branded CiTR , is a Canadian FM radio station based out of the University of British Columbia's Student Union Building in the University Endowment Lands, just west of the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia.CiTR is operated by UBC students and community volunteers under the...
– Vancouver, BC - 2008 CJAMCJAM-FMCJAM-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 99.1 FM in Windsor, Ontario. It is the campus radio station of the city's University of Windsor....
– Windsor, ON - 2009 CKUTCKUT-FMCKUT-FM is the official campus community radio station of McGill University. It can be heard at 90.3 FM in Montreal, 91.7 on cable, or on the . CKUT's FM signal, broadcast from a tower on the top of Mount Royal, reaches as far as the Eastern Townships and upstate New York...
- Montreal, QC - 2010 Gabriola Community Radio - Gabriola Island, BC
- 2011 CKDUCKDU-FMCKDU-FM is a radio station broadcasting in a campus radio format from the campus of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Licensed to broadcast to the Halifax Regional Municipality area, it broadcasts via a 3200 watt transmitter heard primarily to the urban core of Halifax...
- Halifax, Nova Scotia - 2012 CFRCCFRC-FMCFRC-FM is the campus radio station of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario Canada.The station has one of the longest radio histories in the world, surpassed only by the Marconi companies. CFRC remains in operation at the present time and serves the Queen's University campus and greater Kingston...
- Kingston, Ontario
See also
External links
- NCRA/ANREC Home
- GroundWire - Bringing you national grassroots news monthly
- 25th Annual National Campus and Community Radio Conference June 5–10, 2006 Ottawa, Ontario
- Dig Your Roots. Discover Your Culture. Grow A Consciousness. www.DigYourRoots.ca
- the national campus and community radio report !earshot online
- Women's Hands And Voices
- Free Media Archive: NCRA - A variety of archive and document resources covering the period 1988-1993
- http://www.ncra.ca/conference/ NCRC Site
- LegalEase on CKUT FM Radio Podcast: Community and Rights