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March 13, 2023 2023 A History Of... Funding Drive

A History of CKUT’s Funding Drive

Since 1990, CKUT has held an annual funding drive where we ask our listeners to donate and help keep the station alive and well. Here are some of our favourite Funding Drive moments from our archives.
February 15, 2023 2018 30th Anniversary

CKUT’s Time Capsule ‘Zine

30 Years of stories and station history crammed into 100 pages of paper and PDF. Check it out for a crash course in CKUT history.
February 7, 2023 1990 1997 2002

A History of CKUT Websites

With CKUT's new 2023 website launching this week, we take a look back at the history of our station on the web, going back to 1990.
January 30, 2023 1986 1987 1988

A History of Krak

KRAK was a citywide print publication started by staff at CFRM (pre-CKUT) which ran from 1986-1988 and gives a look into the scene which spawned the station that became CKUT.
January 30, 2023 1980s 1990s 2000s

A History Of CKUT Program Guides

Trace the station's programming history and graphic design trends year by year with a look at all the programming guides we found in our archives.
January 13, 2023 A History Of... Statik

A History of Statik

CKUT's archiving team has been hard at work over the past couple years - check out a collection of old CKUT print publications and get a glimpse into the station's history.
December 15, 2022 DJ The Most High Latin Music Mondays

Interview with Latin Music Mondays

Chloe sits down with past and present LMM hosts, Rufo Valencia and DJ The Most High, for a wide ranging interview.
December 15, 2022 2022 WEFUNK

An Interview With WEFUNK

Chloe speaks to DJ Static and Professor Groove of WEFUNK and discusses the origins of the show, its beginnings on the internet, and its international reach.
November 30, 2021 2020 2020s 2021

Quarantine Conversations on West Indian Rhythms

An ongoing series on West Indian Rhythms, chatting weekly with reggae, calypso and soca artists.
November 30, 2021 1980s 1990s 2000s

A History of CKUT Programming

Here is a list of every show that has aired on CKUT since 1987.
June 18, 2021 2020s 2021 Joni Sadler

RIP Joni

The CKUT fam lost one of its finest.
March 25, 2021 2020 2020s 2021

The Global Pandemic – CKUT on Remote

Thanks to innovations in technology, grants, wires, and gear, we set up all our shows to keep on broadcasting from their respective locations while the station remained closed.
February 19, 2020 2020 2020s Su Real

Oral History with Former CKUT Funding Coordinator Suhrid Manchanda aka Su Real

Suhrid was a force in Montreal’s music community before decamping to the United States and eventually to (his motherland) New Dehli, India.
August 29, 2019 1980s 1990s 2019

K7 Cassette Archive on Venus Radio

CKUT is digitizing our amazing cassette collection. Take a listen to some of the gems we found. Presented by our archivist Jack. 100% Can Con.
February 4, 2019 2010s 2019 Funky Revolutions

Protest and Pedagogy – Funky Revolutions

In 1969 a group of students occupied the 9th floor computer center of Sir George Williams University (currently known as Concordia University) to object to racial bias in academia. Funky Revolutions looks back at the protest.
August 19, 2018 2010s 2018 30th Anniversary

Oral History with Longtime CKUT Host Andy Williams

The Goods radio show went live from Casa Del Popolo for an interview with host Andy Williams, conducted by Doug Miller.
August 13, 2018 2010s 2018 30th Anniversary

Oral History with Former Station Manager Martha Marie Kleinhams

Martha Marie Kleinhans was one of the key driving forces behind CKUT's FM 1987 licence application and move to FM.
July 16, 2018 2010s 2018 30th Anniversary

Oral History with Former CKUT Music Coordinator Andrea Jane Cornell

In this interview she talks about her passion for the Music Library, the massive toolbox of skills she acquired and some of the more unusual challenges she faced while at CKUT.
July 10, 2018 2010s 2018 30th Anniversary

Oral History with Former CKUT Spoken Word Coordinator Ian Pringle

Ian Pringle was a Bookkeeper and Spoken Word Coordinator from 1987-1991.
June 25, 2018 2010s 2018 30th Anniversary

Oral History with Former Station Manager Sue Elrington

Sue arrived at the station in '86 and was station manager in the initial CKUT FM era from 1987-1989.
June 22, 2018 2010s 2018 30th Anniversary

Oral History with Former CKUT Volunteer Stuart Greer

Stuart was active at CKUT from 1991-95 and worked in the Spoken Word and News Department.
June 14, 2018 2010s 2018 30th Anniversary

Oral History with Former CKUT Music Coordinator Bryan Zuraw

Bryan Zuraw was at Radio McGill/CKUT from 1983-1997 as a volunteer, Librarian and Music Coordinator.
May 26, 2018 2010s 2018 30th Anniversary

30th Anniversary Special – A History of the CKUT Community News Dept.

CKUT has covered issues from street level emphasizing the voices of those not heard in mainstream media, namely those affected by the policies, regulations and political decisions.
April 4, 2018 2010s 2018 Rev. Jesse Jackson

Rev. Jesse Jackson on Mind Soul & Spirit

Christopher Heron, host of Mind Soul & Spirit, conducted an interview with Reverend Jesse Jackson on the 50th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King, Jr.