Get Involved with CKUT’s Station Governance
CKUT's annual general meeting is coming up and that means we are recruiting for new people to join our station governance teams. This is an opportunity for you to have a say in how the station is managed, and what we sound like.
Board of Directors The Board of Directors (the Board) oversees the organisation and is responsible to the members. The Board approves financial statements, hiring of permanent staff and changes to permanent staff positions, and policy changes, handles non-programming related grievances and complaints, and is responsible for organising the AGM and any other general meetings. It also participates in visioning and documentation for the station as needed. The Board may strike subcommittees when needed, such as the Finance Committee (FinCom).
Board members must be 18 years of age or older, from the community-at-large (including but not limited to residents of Montreal and surrounding areas, and students/faculty/staff of McGill University), and able to commit to a term of 2 years. The Board meets once per month, typically in the evenings, for about 2 hours
The Programming Committee (ProCom) is the internal body responsible for the broadcast licence of CKUT. It is charged with monitoring on-air programming to ensure that it fulfils requirements stipulated by CKUT’s broadcast licence, CRTC campus-community radio policy, and the Broadcasting Act. The Committee is also responsible for enforcing CKUT’s Statement of Principles and Programming Policies as laid down in the Blue Book. It votes on proposals for new programs, conducts periodic reviews of current programs, and generally discusses the kinds of programming on the CKUT airwaves. ProCom typically meets biweekly in the evenings. Meetings last about 1 hour.
The Steering Committee, generally referred to as “Steering,” is the committee responsible for the collective management of CKUT: that is, general management and supervision of the affairs and operations of the station. It is composed of permanent Staff members and Active Members elected at the AGM. Meetings of the Steering Committee are open to Members of CKUT, provided that they contact a member of the Steering Committee one week prior to the meeting. Steering meets weekly on Wednesdays at 12pm. Meetings typically last around 2 hours, although they may be considerably longer depending on the agenda, which is established the week of the meeting.
Each Steering meeting is chaired by a rotating member who fulfils the role of the Master Facilitator (MF), organizing and leading that month’s meeting. Every member of Steering is expected to volunteer to be MF on a rotating basis.
