NewsRoom takes a break after successful CRFC LJI program wraps up!

CFURadio 88.7FM wraps up their NewsRoom this spring following support from the CRFC’s Local Journalism Initiatives Grant. Just shy of $30,000 has been injected into the region’s news landscape since this past fall!  Many in our community and surrounding area acknowledge more Local news coverage is needed. Genevieve Tucker, CFURadio Station Manager, says, “In a region as large as ours, creativity and many resources are required to gather news and make an impact with the coverage. I can firmly say that our NewsRoom, headed by Ian Gregg, successfully surpassed this challenge. Ian poured his pure passion into these stories, and we really couldn’t be more proud with how well the program was received.” CFURadio’s NewsRoom captured, then shared, news and issues affecting communities throughout our region both online through canada-info.ca, https://www.frequencynews.ca/,  and via the “Due North” program presented twice on weekdays on our radio signal at 88.7FM.

Collaborating with the National College Radio Association (NCRA) by sharing news and resources with other campus-community stations across the country, we feel we made an impact this academic year. We’re proud to have been a part of this local-level, information-gathering project and will definitely re-apply when the next roll-out of the program begins! This initiative was made possible by the Community Radio Fund of Canada, the only organization mandated to financially support campus and community radio stations in Canada. 

Stay tuned for local news coverage on CFURadio 88.7FM in Prince George, everywhere on cfur.ca/listen-live and written content on both cfur.ca/the-newsroom and canada-info.ca/en/

Tune in to the 24-hour Wetland Project slow radio broadcast on Earth Day

Artists Brady Marks and Mark Timmings invite you to fill your home, work and leisure spaces

with the sounds of birds, frogs, insects and airplanes! Immerse yourself in the vitality of the 24-

hour circadian rhythm of the ṮEḴTEḴSEN marsh in unsurrendered W̱SÁNEĆ territory

(Saturna Island, British Columbia). The broadcast engages its audience in real time and

stimulates a powerful reengagement with the living environment. At a time when the world is in

great turmoil, slow radio offers us a life-affirming space to reflect on a more lucid and caring

future. Tune on to the 24-hour Wetland Project slow radio broadcast on Monday, April 22, 2024 on CFUR Radio!

CFUR says 'See You Soon' to Ian Gregg

We are sad to announce our long-time friend, CFURIAN IAN, will be saying ‘see ya soon’ to our station! He assures is this is not goodbye, which is nice, but boy oh boy, are we ever going to miss him! Ian has been around CFUR since roughly 2012. He started as a volunteer, moved into the Program Director position in 2013, Station Manager in 2016, and most recently, the News Room Coordinator in conjunction with the Local Journalism Initiative. We appreciate all he has done for CFUR over the past decade+. He really loves this place, and it shows! For those of you who know Ian, know that he is an incredible human, we can’t express how much we will miss him! Ian plans to spend his early retirement building his cabin on Takla Lake with his partner Alycia over the summer months.

Good luck, Ian! We will be here whenever you are ready to come back to CFUR!

CFUR successfully wraps up 'Indigenous Radio Broadcast Training for Youth' program in partnership with CFIS and PGNAETA

CFUR and CFIS teamed up to conduct ‘Indigenous Radio Broadcast Training for Youth’ in partnership with PGNAETA (Prince George Nechako Aboriginal Employment & Training Assn.) CFUR’s portion of the program wrapped up on March 28th.

A note from our Music Director and lead educator, Grace Hoksbergen:

‘All in all, it was an awesome experience, I learned a lot along the way and am so grateful I was able to participate in this opportunity for CFUR, CFIS, and PGNAETA. I really enjoyed my time with the interns. Ethan, Justice and Sierra were a pleasure to work with! It was a privilege to watch them learn new things and continue to grow their skills to create something even better each time was the coolest part! We learned many different skills such as: digitizing, production, editing, creating posters, interview procedures and etiquette, broadcasting music shows live on air, and finished the program with a live talk show. The interns completed every project we started and went above and beyond with their creativity and passion for radio. If I ever get the chance to do something like this again, it would be such a pleasure :) ‘

CFUR Artist Highlight: Kristin Carter

The Artist: A choir girl-turned-contemporary troubadour, Kristin Carter brings dynamic vocals ,thoughtful lyricism, and an empowering message to her artistry in a way that inspires audiences to move, feel, and connect. Originally from White Rock, British Columbia, Kristin grew up listening to a genre blend of greats like Shania Twain and Faith Hill, and rich, soulful vocalists like Beyoncé and Celine Dion.

The Album: The rich musical garden of “Full Bloom” offers poignant reflections on a number of topics:  the elation of physical chemistry (“Euphoria”), the spiral of self-doubt (“Break”), the conversations we struggle to have (“The Waltz”), the complex and confusing realities for women (“Kintsugi”), joyful female empowerment (“Hey Woman!”), quiet moments of love (“Love You Forever”), the quest for vitality (“Alive”), slow-paced indulgence (“Lazy Sunday”), unrequited love (“I’m the One”), personal resilience (“I’m Still Here”), loss and grief (“Your Side of the Blue”), and the gratitude of relationships and human connection (“Good People Good Wine”). At its very essence, the album is a bold, symbolic mirror of Carter’s own existence that serves as a testament to her genuine fascination with the world around her. It is her garden – in full bloom.

Kristin Carter’s “Full Bloom” is available now across all digital streaming platforms and on CFUR Radio!

For more about Kristin Carter, please visit TheKristinCarter.com and follow her on social media:

Instagram: @KristinCarterMusic  Facebook: @KristinCarterMusic YouTube: @KristinCarterMusic
Spotify: tinyurl.com/KristinCarterSpotify TikTok: @kristincartermusic