Tag: National Campus and Community Radio Association

OP-ED: Defunding of CHUO-FM underscores fragility of media landscape, says NCRA

We at the National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA/ANREC) are deeply disheartened by the recent development surrounding CHUO-FM, in which 7.7% of the...

OP-ED: In times of crisis, access to news is not a...

I found myself in awe at the power of radio at the age of 15, when I walked into the University of Guelph radio...

Radio & Podcast News – Blackburn Radio latest broadcast group to...

​​Blackburn Radio Inc. is the latest broadcast group to announce it’s dropping “radio” from its corporate brand. Going forward, the company will be known...

Campus & Community stations innovate to stay afloat during pandemic

In March 2020, the pandemic was gripping the country and Canadians were being told to stay home. Community and campus stations across the country...

Radio & Podcast News – Radioplayer Canada tops 1M downloads

Radioplayer Canada – the radio streaming app backed by a consortium of more than 500 Canadian radio stations – has surpassed one million downloads...

Campus radio applauds court decision quashing Student Choice Initiative

The National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA) is applauding this week's court decision effectively killing an Ontario government measure allowing post-secondary students to...

Highlights from the National Campus and Community Radio Association Conference

Submitted by Barry Rooke, executive director, National Campus and Community Radio Association. The Canadian campus and community radio sector saw one of its biggest gatherings...

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: Barry Rooke, executive director, National Campus...

What's believed to be the largest gathering on record of Canadian campus and community radio stations is happening June 4-6 in Toronto. On this episode...

NCRA/ANREC wants campus stations designated ‘essential services’

The National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA) wants all campus-based radio stations and established student media organizations designated as essential services, following a...

Community radio enjoying resurgence as campus stations face uncertainty

While community radio in Canada is finding a new niche audience, campus radio is facing increasing uncertainty, says Luke Smith, Learning and Development Officer,...