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Welcome To Our New Website

← CKUT’s staff newsletter Spurious Radiation announced the station’s first internet connection 32 years ago.

Hello and welcome to our new website. Over the past few years we’ve been working behind the scenes on the technical side of things to support a more modern online version of our station and to make it easier for everyone on the outside to see what’s happening on the inside.

Curious what tracks a show is playing? The new site allows programmers to post complete playlists for their episodes. Here’s a full list of shows who are already taking advantage of these playlisting capabilities.

Our programmers are also now able to title their episodes in our archives so you can spot special guests, features, themes, etc.

Listeners can make user accounts (see the top right corner) to comment on radio shows, chat with other listeners, “favourite” songs to revisit later, and more.

Our Music, Spoken Word, and Time Capsule blogs are all revamped from the ground up and stocked with posts to peruse.

Spot a bug or have a question? Please write us at production@ckut.ca and stay tuned as we continue to roll out some updates in the next few weeks.


Click here for a history of CKUT's past websites

CKUT is Hiring An IT Coordinator

Come work with us!

The IT (Information Technology) Coordinator is a part-time position (20-25 hrs weekly at $19.83/hr). It includes a benefits package of 4 weeks paid vacation, Winter Break, 10 sick days and 3 personal days, as well an $715 annual health stipend. Per station policy, the wage and stipend will increase either by 2% or the Quebec Consumer Price Index – whichever is higher – annually on June 1st.

The IT Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the station’s IT (information technology) systems, providing technical support to staff and volunteers, and contributing to the station’s collective management.

The IT Coordinator is a member of CKUT’s Steering Committee, a non-hierarchical collective management group consisting of staff and volunteers which meets weekly to organize the daily operations of the station. The Steering Committee is responsible for the overall management of the station, including human resources, financial objectives, long term visioning and yearly projects.

Cliquez ici pour la version francais.


Click here for the full job description and information on how to apply.

Ms. Benn Hosts The Montreal Sessions All February

Tune in every Tuesday this month for Ms. Benn’s annual takeover of The Montreal Sessions for Black History Month with her show Heal, Black Girl, Heal.

 


Click here to check out the episodes.

A History of CKUT Print Publications

CKUT’s archiving team has been hard at work over the past couple years exploring the station’s many nooks and crannies. CKUT’s print publications are among the things we’ve dug up.

Krak was a full length citywide newsprint publication founded by staff at CFRM (pre-CKUT) in the station’s earliest years from 1986-88. Check it out here for lots of music coverage and chatter about what the station was about to become.

Statik (fka Static Barking) picked up where Krak left off in 1988 and expanded and contracted over the years from a full newsprint-sized behemoth to a humble single sheet of folded paper. There’s some great graphics and insightful editorials and interviews among the pages. Click here to check out the copies of Statik we found in the attic.

Program Guides are typically just a single sheet of paper used for telling the world about what was on the air any certain year. Trace the station’s programming history and graphic design trends by visiting our collection here.

Please contact archivist@ckut.ca with any questions, requests, or contributions to our archives.


Check out the Time Capsule for more archival digs
Black Ox Orkestar

TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE CHARTS ::: JAN 24, 2023

black ox orchestar, CAN, Mauvey, Weyes Blood, Rene Lussier, Zoh Amba, James Brandon Lewis, Satoko Fuji, and more.


TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE CHARTS ::: JAN 24, 2023

New Playlist Functions on ckut.ca

Programmers can now upload public tracklists (which we also use for SOCAN reporting) to share details about the music or features they are playing on their shows.

(If you’re not seeing playlists links in the archives of your favourite program it means they aren’t entering the info.)

Some hosts are using the system for nuts and bolts info like The Magic Roundabout, Free Kick, The Sleepy King, Folk Directions, Howls From Hell, or Terminal 5.

And others are stuffing them full of info and album art like Tuyaa, Jazz Amuck, All Things McGill, Cha Cha Cha In Blue, Metallic Montreal, Drastic Plastic, Modular Systems, and You Need A Heart To Live 2.


Click here for a full list of shows using playlists

Cha Cha Cha In Blue celebrates its 34th Anniversary!

Hats off to Cha Cha Cha In Blue for 34 years of great Blues programming on CKUT.


Read more and check out the episode here.

Po B. K. Lomami's "The House of Kinshasa"

Check out a stunning autobiographical episode of Radio Is Dead, produced in August by CKUT intern Pauline Lomami. Weaving together audio from CKUT’s archives and a phone call with her parents, Pauline relates a snippet of the experiences and trajectories of the Congolese diaspora of their generation in Belgium.

Po B. K. Lomami (Pauline Batamu Kasiwa Lomami) is a self-taught undisciplinary artist, art administrator, and artistic and public programmer. They are a Congodescendant from Belgium currently based in Tiohtià:ke-Mooniyang-Montreal. Exploring Afrofuturist principles and methodologies, Lomami’s art practice revolves around the displacement of work, the becoming of their subjectivity, and the possible collective futures with black, crip, queer and Afrofeminist perspectives.


Read more and check out the episode here.

Free City Radio's Live Broadcast From Artexte

We packed our bags for a live remote broadcast of Free City Radio from Artexte’s Sonic Fields of Reflection exhibition, highlighting the legacies and potentialities of sound as a carrier of information, histories, and experiences in the field of contemporary art.

Longtime host Stefan Christoff was joined in the exhibition by curator Mojeanne Behzadi and artist Martín Rodríguez.


Check out the episode here

Music Department

CKUT’s music programming emphasizes the uncommon, the new, and the daring. This is CKUT's Music Department blog... weekly music charts, interviews with artists, reviews of local shows, and more.

Spoken Word

CKUT’s spoken word programming features alternative community news, public affairs and arts and culture shows. We cover queer culture, environmental and social justice issues, feminism, theatre, African and Latin American current affairs, Indigenous languages and more. This is our blog!

Time Capsule

A history of some of our most interesting shit, 1987-Today.

Featured Archives


February 6, 2023

New Shit – Hosted by Brooklyn


Brooklyn hosts her first episode of New Shit with the newest of the new tracks.

February 2, 2023

No One Is Illegal Radio – The Zeiger Trial


An examination of the trial and verdict of neo-Nazi Charles Sohier Chaput - known by the pseudonym Zeiger - and a discussion of the broader struggle against hate. Featuring online hate researcher Etienne Quintal in dialogue with No Borders Media reporter Jaggi Singh.

January 31, 2023

The Montreal Sessions – SSMU Musicians Collective


The SSMU Musicians Collective takes over with live performances and interviews from local bands Worst Case and Peterman, Trio

January 29, 2023

The Magic Roundabout – Music From The African Diaspora


Andy Williams takes a break from the crates and pulls up to the studio with a booklet of CDs. African Folklore (60's & 70's) of popular singers from the continent. Check out the episode with a full tracklist here.

January 26, 2023

Voice of Montreal – Episode 1 with Alissa and Michelle


Check out the first episode of a radio experiment designed to get people on the air for the first time. The crew plays tunes and talks mental health and art practice.

January 24, 2023

The Montreal Sessions – GPS Tony and Mia Moto


GPS Tony is back with another mix, this time slowing it down alongside Mia Moto for two hours of UK garage, two-step, and dubstep. Off-the-dome, as always - enjoy the ride.

January 23, 2023

Sojourns in Slumberland, Episode 1: Lights in the Sky, Part 1


Another day at the Lerman farm. Lotte and Duane visit Starkey Manor. An untimely visit. A flight to another world. Featuring Edward Scromeda and Gabrielle Germain.

January 13, 2023

LegalEase – Covering the Protest of the Robert Wintemute Talk at McGill


A great episode covering the protest that took place following the McGill Faculty of Law and Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism booking Robert Wintemute for a talk.

January 10, 2023

Kool Runnings – Nicous D’Andre Spring and The Harder They Come


Preach pays tribute to Nicous D’Andre Spring and the 50th Anniversary of groundbreaking Jamaican film The Harder They Come.

January 9, 2023

QueerCorps 2 Hour Special: Discussing HIV non disclosure and McGill hosting a talk by Robert Wintemute


ASTT(e) presents an hour-long open discussion on HIV non-disclosure and Queer Corps discusses the McGill Faculty of Law and Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism's decision to host a talk tomorrow by Robert Wintemute.

January 1, 2023

Cha Cha Cha In Blue – 34th Anniversary Broadcast


HAPPY NEW YEAR from Cha Cha Cha In Blue!

December 11, 2022

Country Classics – Special on Kate Wolf


Katie Moore dives deep into the works of artist Kate Wolf.

November 16, 2022

If You Got Ears – Navstar x01 (hosted by celera)


Two hours of mid day frazzling with loads of ㏄ and the blingee-est playlist yet.

November 16, 2022

Free City Radio – Live From Artexte’s Sonic Fields of Reflection


Stefan Christoff broadcasts live from the Sonic Fields of Reflection installation at Artexte, joined by curator Mojeanne Behzadi and artist Martín Rodríguez.

November 15, 2022

Transforming The Airwaves Residency Project – Episode 1


Hosts Nick and Kyng are joined by CKUT's Jack and Alex for the first episode of CKUT's 2022-2023 residency project for Trans musicians and artists in Montreal, funded in part by the CRFC's Radiometres grant.

November 9, 2022

All Da Way Live – With Nicholas Craven


Pro-V's first trip back to the studio in two years, joined by special guest Nicholas Craven.

November 3, 2022

No One Is Illegal Radio – Enbridge 9B


Featuring an interview with two activists involved with the disruption and occupation of the Valero oil terminal of the Enbridge 9B pipeline in Montreal-Est.

November 1, 2022

Ecolibrium – The Warrior Society: A Handbook on Sovereignty and Survival


Live interviews with the editors of the brand new book 'The Warrior Society: A Handbook on Sovereignty and Survival'. The first collection of its kind, this anthology by members of the Mohawk Warrior Society uncovers a hidden history and paints a bold portrait of the spectacular experience of Kanien'kehá:ka survival and self-defense.

November 1, 2022

Harmony Express – 5 Year Anniversary Special


Time flies! Harmony Express takes a trip down memory lane live from the CKUT studios.

October 31, 2022

Drastic Plastic – 3 Amigos Halloween Special


Doug and Armitage are joined by Mark from the Rock and Roll Report for their annual Halloween Special. Enjoy!

October 31, 2022

World Skip The Beat – Guest Hosted by Dom


Dom hits the studio with his beloved Yamaha DX7 and crates of reggae heat to shake off the dust. Tune in for a session that inspired a friend to turn up with an on-air coffee delivery.

October 31, 2022

All Things McGill – Halloween Special


Slightly spooky sounds from Ashley (in costume as Lo-fi Hip Hop Radio girl) and co-host MC Reverend.

October 20, 2022

You Need A Heart To Live 2 – DJ Frog, DJ Radar, and Harmony Express


Broadcasting live from Bar Systéme, three of Montreal's finest dish out vocal cuts for vol. 1 of their night "Follow My Voice" on a special episode of You Need A Heart To Live 2.

October 20, 2022

Folk Directions – Thursday Morning Music


Folk Directions presents traditional and contemporary music arising from many kinds of folk-oriented traditions; music—unbounded by time or space that includes, but is not limited to, ballads, Piedmont country blues, bluegrass, old-time, Celtic, Cajun, and more.


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