CFMU-FM

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CFMU-FM
Broadcast area Hamilton, Ontario
Frequency 93.3 MHz (FM)
Programming
Format campus radio
Ownership
Owner McMaster Students Union
History
First air date
January 13, 1978
Call sign meaning
CFMcMasterUniversity
Technical information
Class A1
ERP 166 W average
250 watts peak
vertical polarization only
HAAT 81 meters (266 ft)
Links
Website cfmu.ca

CFMU-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 93.3 FM in Hamilton, Ontario. It is a campus/community radio station owned and operated by the McMaster Students Union at McMaster University.

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History

CFMU began as a project of the McMaster Radio Club in the late 1960s as a closed circuit AM station, under the auspices of the Board of Student Broadcasting. [1] [2] In 1976, CFMU applied for its first FM license from the CRTC for 107.9, but was denied in favour of a broadcaster in Burlington. [3]

CFMU was eventually launched on FM on January 13, 1978, broadcasting in mono at 50 watts. [1] They were the third college radio station to launch in Canada, after CFRC from Queen's University and CJRT, which was started by Ryerson Institute of Technology (now Toronto Metropolitan University). [1] CFMU started out with a Wilkinson transmitter and 2-bay circularly polarized Phelps Dodge antenna. [3]

In 1985, CFMU petitioned successfully to move its transmitter from downtown Hamilton to the top of the escarpment, near Chedoke Hospital. [3] In 1991, faced with a wattage increase at nearby CFRU-FM in Guelph, CFMU upgraded from 50 watts to a 250-watt stereo transmitter. In 2000, CFMU decreased to a 166-watt station and began sharing a tower at Mohawk College, with Mohawk's instructional station CIOI-FM. [3]

The station can be heard throughout much of Hamilton and Burlington, although their vertically polarized signal means the station can be heard farther on car radios.

Programming

CFMU has several long-running shows:

The station's programming includes local news and current affairs, politics, ethnic and religious community broadcasting, and local music, as well as a variety of genre shows. [4]

Administration

CFMU employs several full-time and part-time staff and runs with the help of over 200 volunteers. [5] CFMU relies on an annual fundraising drive, donations, show sponsorship, and grants to continue serving the community.

Awards

CFMU won Radio Station of the Year at the Hamilton Music Scene Awards in 2010. CFMU has won Radio Station of the Year from the Hamilton Music Awards ten times since the awards were founded in 2004, most recently in 2016. Director Rachel Connell won Music Director of the Year in 2016; Ben Robinson won the same in 2015. [6] [7] In October 2024, CFMU won The Hamilton Spectator's Readers' Choice Awards for Best Radio Station [8] .

Individual programs have won numerous awards, including:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Allen, Parry (2013-04-04). "CFMU and Community Radio". Cut From Steel.
  2. ↑ "About CFMU". cfmu.ca. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "CFMU-FM | History of Canadian Broadcasting". www.broadcasting-history.ca. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  4. ↑ "Breaking into basement radio — The Silhouette". The Silhouette. 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  5. ↑ "93.3 CFMU McMaster University community radio in Hamilton Ontario". www.businessinmotion.ca. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  6. ↑ "CFMU Celebrates Multiple Wins at Hamilton Music Awards". McMaster Students' Union. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  7. ↑ "Arkells, Caribou and Ginger St. James take home HMA Awards". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  8. ↑ "Readers' Choice". readerschoice.thespec.com. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  9. ↑ Rockingham, Graham (2016-05-30). "Local stars shine at Hamilton Music Awards". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN   1189-9417 . Retrieved 2017-10-19.

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