CKUW-FM - FM 95.9 - Winnipeg, MB

Beginning as CJUC, the station was started in 1963 by David Shilliday and physics professor Ron Riddell. In 1968 the call letters were changed to CKUW to mark the founding of the University of Winnipeg. At that time the station operated as a closed circuit station broadcasting to Lockhart Hall lounges, the Buffeteria and the Bulman Students Centre. Despite the small presence on campus CKUW had a disproportionate effect on the local music scene. As campus/community radio spread across Canada CKUW looked towards broadcasting to the whole city in FM. Ten years of research, planning and saving were required to ...

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