Community radio station in Nelson, British Columbia
This building in Nelson is owned by Kootenay Coop Radio
CJLY-FM
, known on-air as
Kootenay Co-op Radio
, is a Canadian
community radio
station, which broadcasts at 93.5
FM
in
Nelson
,
British Columbia
. The station also has
rebroadcasters
on 96.5 in
Crawford Bay
and 107.5 in
New Denver
, and 101.5 in
South Slocan
.
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The station is one of several new community radio stations launched in the
Kootenay
region in the 2000s. Others include
CHLI-FM
in
Rossland
,
CFAD-FM
in
Salmo
,
CJHQ-FM
in
Nakusp
and
CIDO-FM
in
Creston
.
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History
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CJLY was started by volunteers in December 1996 and incorporated as a non-profit service
co-operative
in June 1998 in Nelson. It started intermittent broadcasting in the Nelson region in February 1999, with a 28-day special event broadcast exemption by the CRTC, and finally went on the air full-time the following autumn.
[3]
after being granted a permanent CRTC license in August 2000.
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On November 6, 2000, the station began broadcasting about 18 hours a day at a power of 75 watts. In November 2004, CJLY expanded its range and began broadcasting in the
Kootenay Lake
region, north of Nelson, on a new FM frequency, 96.5 FM.
[5]
In fall 2008, CJLY began broadcasting in the community of New Denver at 107.5 FM.
The organization purchased a building at #308a Hall St in Nelson in March 2006.
[5]
Kootenay Co-op Radio broadcasts in a mountainous region of British Columbia's southeast corner, and its terrestrial signal reaches settlements in the
Purcell Mountains
,
Selkirk Mountains
and
Monashee Mountains
.
Structure
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Kootenay Co-op Radio is cooperatively owned and operated by its members, who employ two staff for day-to-day operations. As of August 2007, Kootenay Co-op Radio has approximately 2,000 members and almost 150 active volunteers.
CJLY is a member of the
National Campus and Community Radio Association
.
Programming
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Several national and internationally
syndicated radio programs
are produced in the studios of CJLY, including
Deconstructing Dinner
,
Canadian Voices
and
World Report
.
Other notable shows that have been produced at KCR include:
- Sinixt Radio
, a show hosted by members of the
Sinixt
First Nation,
- Pickin' & Grinnin
, the region's
bluegrass music
show,
- By the People
, a show about
participatory democracy
in the Kootenay region,
The Writer's Show
, hosted by
Holley Rubinsky
,
[6]
- The Rank and File Voice
, a show about labour-related topics, and
- 'Kootenay Morning
, a
public affairs
show spotlighting local issues, news and current events.
Podcasts
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The station
podcasts
a select number of its
spoken word
programs on its podcasts page.
[7]
Music charts
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The KCR Music Department submits weekly music charts to
!earshot
, which is a project of the
National Campus and Community Radio Association
.
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References
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External links
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