CJSF-FM
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CJSF-FM is a radio station on top of Burnaby Mountain
in Simon Fraser University
in Burnaby, British Columbia
. The station features a wide range of genres, from spoken word politics to heavy metal music shows.
, Richmond
and Delta
in British Columbia on the FM band. CJSF is also available at 93.9 Cable FM and on the Internet. CJSF is on-air seven days per week, 24 hours per day. Station program are also available as downloadable audio files and podcasts.
As a campus/community radio station, CJSF broadcasts music and spoken word programming that is rarely found in mainstream media. Programs concern the current issues and news affairs of such groups as First Nations, ethnic minorities, LGBT, environmental, and social justice. CJSF plays a variety of music including indy, ethnic, soundtrack, underground, and world music that are not often broadcasted on commercial stations. Periodically it broadcasts Simon Fraser Clan varsity athletic events. All programming at CJSF Radio adheres to the Broadcasting Act and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).
In 1974, a group of volunteers initiated a non-profit society to launch a radio station. Subsequently, the Simon Fraser Campus Radio Society (SFCRS) was established and registered under the Society Act of BC. The SFCRS remains the organization that runs CJSF Radio today.
CJSF has survived several stages of broadcast development since its origins as an unlicensed radio station. The first major development occurred in 1980 with an application to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission - the CRTC - when the station obtained an AM broadcasting licence to broadcast to the Shell and Louis Riel Residence Houses on Burnaby Mountain campus. The radio station acquired a spot on cable FM in 1985, which delivered CJSF to new listeners in the Lower Mainland through various cable systems.
In October 1987 CJSF Radio (known as CJIV from 1984–1992) made its first application to the CRTC for an FM broadcasting licence to replace the AM/cable FM licence. On February 23, 1989, station members attended a CRTC hearing at Hotel Vancouver, but were denied an FM broadcasting licence shortly thereafter.
In the years between 1987 and the early nineties CJSF Radio renewed its efforts to provide alternative programming that differed from commercial radio.
In June, 1998 CJSF applied for another FM licence to broadcast on one of the few remaining frequencies available in the Lower Mainland. On June 5, 2001, the CRTC granted the station its broadcast licence.
In early 2003, CJSF finally debuted on the FM dial at 90.1, and went on to receive the 2004 Standard Radio Awards of Excellence in Campus and Community Broadcasting awarded annually by the National Campus and Community Radio Association
.
Throughout this process, the station has developed into a campus/community radio station that provides a diverse mixture of music and spoken word programs.
Burnaby Mountain
Burnaby Mountain, elev. , is a low, forested mountain in the city of Burnaby, British Columbia, overlooking the upper arms of Burrard Inlet. It is the location of Simon Fraser University, the Discovery Park research community, and the System Control Tower of BC Hydro and a new complex of...
in Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000...
in Burnaby, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. The station features a wide range of genres, from spoken word politics to heavy metal music shows.
Station overview
CJSF 90.1 FM is a non-profit, volunteer-run, campus/community radio station that broadcasts from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. CJSF 90.1 FM broadcasts to Simon Fraser University (SFU) and to the surrounding communities of Burnaby, New Westminster, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, SurreySurrey, British Columbia
Surrey is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is a member municipality of Metro Vancouver, the governing body of the Greater Vancouver Regional District...
, Richmond
Richmond, British Columbia
Richmond is a coastal city, incorporated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Part of Metro Vancouver, its neighbouring communities are Vancouver and Burnaby to the north, New Westminster to the east, and Delta to the south, while the Strait of Georgia forms its western border...
and Delta
Delta, British Columbia
Delta is a district municipality in British Columbia, and forms part of Metro Vancouver. Located south of Richmond, it is bordered by the Fraser River to the north, the United States to the south and the city of Surrey to the east...
in British Columbia on the FM band. CJSF is also available at 93.9 Cable FM and on the Internet. CJSF is on-air seven days per week, 24 hours per day. Station program are also available as downloadable audio files and podcasts.
As a campus/community radio station, CJSF broadcasts music and spoken word programming that is rarely found in mainstream media. Programs concern the current issues and news affairs of such groups as First Nations, ethnic minorities, LGBT, environmental, and social justice. CJSF plays a variety of music including indy, ethnic, soundtrack, underground, and world music that are not often broadcasted on commercial stations. Periodically it broadcasts Simon Fraser Clan varsity athletic events. All programming at CJSF Radio adheres to the Broadcasting Act and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).
Station history
CJSF Radio has been in operation since the early years of Simon Fraser University. CJSF began as a music club, and evolved into an unlicensed radio station that broadcast through a series of speakers placed around campus.In 1974, a group of volunteers initiated a non-profit society to launch a radio station. Subsequently, the Simon Fraser Campus Radio Society (SFCRS) was established and registered under the Society Act of BC. The SFCRS remains the organization that runs CJSF Radio today.
CJSF has survived several stages of broadcast development since its origins as an unlicensed radio station. The first major development occurred in 1980 with an application to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission - the CRTC - when the station obtained an AM broadcasting licence to broadcast to the Shell and Louis Riel Residence Houses on Burnaby Mountain campus. The radio station acquired a spot on cable FM in 1985, which delivered CJSF to new listeners in the Lower Mainland through various cable systems.
In October 1987 CJSF Radio (known as CJIV from 1984–1992) made its first application to the CRTC for an FM broadcasting licence to replace the AM/cable FM licence. On February 23, 1989, station members attended a CRTC hearing at Hotel Vancouver, but were denied an FM broadcasting licence shortly thereafter.
In the years between 1987 and the early nineties CJSF Radio renewed its efforts to provide alternative programming that differed from commercial radio.
In June, 1998 CJSF applied for another FM licence to broadcast on one of the few remaining frequencies available in the Lower Mainland. On June 5, 2001, the CRTC granted the station its broadcast licence.
In early 2003, CJSF finally debuted on the FM dial at 90.1, and went on to receive the 2004 Standard Radio Awards of Excellence in Campus and Community Broadcasting awarded annually by the National Campus and Community Radio Association
National Campus and Community Radio Association
The National Campus and Community Radio Association/L'Association nationale des radios étudiantes et communautaires is a non-profit organization of campus radio and community radio stations in Canada....
.
Throughout this process, the station has developed into a campus/community radio station that provides a diverse mixture of music and spoken word programs.
External links
- CJSF
- CJSF-FM history at Canadian Communications FoundationCanadian Communications FoundationThe Canadian Communications Foundation is a history of Canadian broadcasting for radio and television chronicles and documents. It also provides a history of radio and television stations, including networks, programs, broadcasters and many others....