CIYR-FM

CIYR-FM

Chapel Island 5, Nova Scotia Canada
Frequency	93.7 MHz
Branding	Mniku Radio
Programming
Format	Community radio
Ownership
Owner	Potlotek Communication Society
History
First air date	August 2018
Technical information
Class	LP
ERP	45 watts
HAAT	26.8 m
Links
Website	Official website

CIYR-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 93.7 FM serving the Potlotek First Nation, Nova Scotia. ^[1] The station broadcasts a First Nations-oriented community radio format branded as Mniku Radio. ^[2]

The station was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on November 17, 2017, ^[3] and launched in August 2018.

The station produces programming in both English and Mi'kmaq. ^[3] As part of efforts to preserve the endangered Mi'kmaq language, its Mi'kmaq programming includes daily "word of the day" and "phrase of the day" educational features. ^[2] The name "Mniku" means "island" in Mi'kmaq, ^[4] and refers to Chapel Island in the Potlotek First Nation's territory.

References

1. "Another Mi'kmaw radio station has CRTC approval -- we hear about a couple already operating". Mainstreet .
2. T. J. Colello, "Siawi-l'nui'sultinej: in the international year of Indigenous languages, steps being taken to preserve Mi’kmaq in Unama’ki". The Western Star , July 30, 2019.
3. "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-406". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, November 17, 2017.
4. Travis Kingdon, "'Kwe' Ni'n Teluisi': Learning Mi'kmaq online from the Native Council of P.E.I.". CBC News Prince Edward Island, October 30, 2019.

External links

• Official website
• CIYR-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CIYR-FM in the REC Canadian station database