CKUT IS HIRING | Funding and Outreach Coordinator

CKUT is seeking a dedicated Funding and Outreach Coordinator to join our team!

The Funding and Outreach Coordinator plays a crucial role in securing core funding for the station and maintaining relationships with the McGill population, the broader Montreal community, and funders. This position provides a unique opportunity to contribute to CKUT’s mission of promoting diverse voices and independent media through fundraising, grant writing and community engagement.

This is a dynamic role, requiring a self-motivated, outgoing candidate who is well-organized and able to meet deadlines and balance multiple projects at once.

Send us your applications and tell us why you would be perfect for the role!

Application deadline: Sunday, March 9th, 2025 at midnight EST.

Anticipated job start date: Monday, March 24th, 2025.

GIG TIME - FRIDAY MARCH 14TH

On Friday March 14, 2025 – CKUT and Zamalek present Zounds My Ears Hear Fire

Ternet – Montreal’s favorite Couplepunk act bring their table to the table: synths, guitar, various machinebodies and songs of Montreal street scenes.

White Knuckle – Is this a supergroup? Dunno. But they are super.  Montreal Machineclunk at its very best.  I think one of the crew is from Ottawa…always a good sign. The new Banlieue Rouge?

The Radio Is Dead Band: Improvised electronics. You’d be good at it too if you also practiced live on the CKUT airwaves each week.  Sometimes it sounds haunted, like the machines play the crew but trust you me, it’s the opposite.

Warmth and good cheer guaranteed 8-11pm

‘A betrayal’ – community groups slam mayor for dropping homelessness bylaw review

Funded by the Community Radio Fund of Canada, CKUT’s Local Journalism Initiative will publish local news stories from reporter Jules Bugiel.

Speaking outside of city hall on Thursday, groups working on homelessness took Mayor Valerie Plante to task for ending a review of bylaws they say contribute to social and racial profiling.

Representatives from the Ligue des droits et libertés, the Homeless Legal Clinic, and others told reporters that laws against drinking, sleeping, and loitering in public end up criminalizing homelessness – leaving people on the streets owing thousands of dollars while “chang[ing] nothing” about their situations.

Montreal began reviewing the set of ten bylaws in 2019. The mayor told community groups the City would not be changing them last Tuesday.

The news comes as the City wraps up its public consultation on homelessness and cohabitation.

A spokesperson for Mayor Valerie Plante did not respond to a request for comment from CKUT.

Pioneer Grooves: Celebrating Ollie: A national Canadian icon in his 90th year

CKUT podcast project Pioneer Grooves features a diverse array of Montreal-based musicians whose music is deeply embedded in the cultural fabric of Montreal and Canada. Many of these artists left their birthplace in search of a better life, bringing with them a rich tapestry of musical genres.

Having originally profiled the legendary Steelpan players of Expo ’67, we now are pleased to publish a new episode, Celebrating Ollie: A national Canadian icon in his 90th year.

On a snowy afternoon last February, we had the privilege of spending hours with the legendary Oliver Jones in his home. He played music and shared captivating stories of 90 years of a wonderful life. Lovingly known as Ollie, he took us on a journey through his youth in Little Burgundy, with icons like Oscar Peterson and Daisy Sweeney, and gave us a glimpse into the dizzying heights of his remarkable career. We’re thrilled to share this episode with you — an entertaining and intimate look into the life of a Montreal master.

Modular Systems this Weekend..

Tune in to Modular Systems this Sunday from 13-14h for a guest dj set by elle fast, a DJ and promoter based in Winnipeg, Treaty 1 territory.

Unconcerned with genres, and dedicated to storytelling via unusual grooves, her sets weave through assorted shades and eras of house, techno, experimental, and breakbeat, often held together by a thick bassline and/or generous helping of machine funk.

Current projects and affiliations include music for bathtubs, a mix series inviting guests to explore the dustier, downtempo corners of their collections; and Proper, a Winnipeg-based event series showcasing local and regional artists.

Tune in live or catch it on the archives.

NEW POSTS ON THE MUSIC BLOG: DIG IN

M FOR MOTHLAND BY MUNIRA

EXODUS IN GRIFFINTOWN BY MC

SLASH NEED INTERVIEW BY CECELIA

PELADA SAY FAREWELL BY MARCEL 

NEW AMBER MARK EP BY YH

CKUT's Featured Archives

We’ve been broadcasting 24/7 for decades so for new ears it can be a little hard sometimes to know where to dive in. With hundreds of volunteers in the mix at any given time, even here at the station it can be tricky to know what is going on at times.

So – we’ve been trying to use our Featured Archives zone as a way to highlight great programming. It’s by no means an exhaustive list but it’s a good place to start if you’re trying to listen to some recent CKUT archives.

Thanks to our new website (WFMU heads might find it feels familiar) hosts are able to post playlists for their programming and help shine some light on the artists and figures hitting the air.

We’re hoping to turn this into a sort of “This Week at CKUT” update… stay tuned.

Black Education In Quebec

Black Education in Quebec is a compelling 9-part podcast series produced by the LaSalle Multicultural Resource Centre, aimed at enriching the Quebec educational landscape.

Hosted by journalists Phil Carpenter and Pat Dillon-Moore, and executive produced by Gloria Ann Cozier and Dr. Lerona Dana Lewis, this series delves into the Quebec school system through the candid stories of mostly retired Black teachers.

This podcast highlights the unique and pivotal contributions of Black teachers to the Quebec education system and beyond. It explores the vital importance of Black teachers’ representation and the profound impact their work has had on the lives of not only Black students but all Quebec students.

Inspired by the 2023 LMRC-led research project, “Changing Black Youth Futures,” which examined the experiences of Black students in Quebec schools, the research  showed  exclusionary practices that have affected the academic success and trajectories of Black Anglophone and Francophone youth. The two-year study revealed that Black students in Quebec are often placed into special groups, subjected to racially hostile environments, and faced with biased practices.

RadioTET and La Voz de los Migrantes

Two new CKUT shows – RadioTET and La Voz de los Migrantes – have been instrumental in empowering temporary foreign workers and migrants with precarious status, especially in the current challenging anti immigrant environment.

We’re really proud of them and the great work they have been doing on and off the air.

Radio LVM: La Voz de los Migrantes 
A radio magazine dedicated to newcomers, asylum seekers, and people in precarious status of Spanish-speaking origin, especially the approximately 60,000 people of Mexican descent that may be residing in Montreal and around Quebec, and the 30,000 residing across Canada.

Radio TET: La Voz de los Trabajadores Extranjeros Temporales en Canadá
A radio magazine dedicated to Temporary Foreign Workers of Latino origin (60,000 Mexican, Guatemalan, etc.), working with the Program of Temporary Foreign Workers in the food industry, and another 50,000 who may be working with private employment agencies at home as caregivers, clerks, etc.

Time Capsule: The Subterranean Jungle

From the crypt…

Subterranean Jungle was a radio show that aired on CRFM/CKUT from 1985 to 1999 and was hosted by Flipped Out Phil.

We recently acquired some never-before-listened-to-in-a-long-time cassette tape recordings (pulled direct from the late ’80s FM airwaves by a young listener) and have posted them in our time capsule, along with a piece of writing from Donald Côté, who made the recordings.

Take a listen and a read back in time for a taste of this influential radio program and what it meant to an anonymous listener out there soaking in the air waves.