CKUR-FM
| City | Vancouver, British Columbia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Metro Vancouver and the Lower Mainland |
| Branding | Vancouver Urban Aboriginal Radio |
| Frequency | 106.3MHz (FM) |
| First air date | June 2018 (expected) |
| Format | First Nations-oriented, news, sports, Blues, Roots rock, and classic hits |
| Class | B Native |
| Owner | Northern Native Broadcasting (Terrace) |
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CKUR is a new radio station which will broadcast on 106.3 FM in Vancouver, British Columbia beginning within a year of its license being granted on June 14, 2017. The new station is a Class B Native station which will be aimed at an urban Indigenous audience.
According to the station's application to the CRTC, "the primary objective of the CKUR programming day is to reflect -- through information and entertainment -- the social, political, economic, and cultural concerns of the Aboriginal communities in Vancouver and throughout the Lower Mainland area. It is also intended to act as a cultural link between Vancouver First Nations peoples and their more remote home Nations." Its music programming will focus on highlighting Indigenous performers as well as blues, and Canadian-centric roots rock, and classic hits.[1] According to a media release: “CKUR will provide an aboriginal perspective in Vancouver radio reflecting the values and cultures of the three primary First Nations communities in the broadcast area — Squamish Nation, Tsleil-Waututh Nation and the Musqueam Indian Band”.[2]
The station is expected to go on the air June 2018.[3]
History[edit]
On June 14, 2017, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission approved Northern Native Broadcasting (Terrace)'s application for a license to broadcast on the 106.3 FM frequency previously occupied by Aboriginal Voices Radio until that station had it license revoked in 2015.[4]
Northern Native Broadcasting (Terrace) owns and operates the CFNR radio network based in Terrace, British Columbia with several dozen repeater stations throughout northern and central British Columbia.
References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/transcripts/2017/tb0328.htm
- ↑ http://www.theprovince.com/news/local+news/aboriginal+radio+station+coming+vancouver+summer+2018/13450645/story.html
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/radio-station-indigenous-vancouver-ckur-1.4163238
- ↑ http://theturtleislandnews.com/index.php/2017/06/14/crtc-grants-licences-five-radio-stations-serve-indigenous-people-urban-centres-country-wide/
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