CJUM-FM
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| City of license | Winnipeg |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Central Manitoba, Canada |
| Branding | UMFM |
| Slogan | Winnipeg's Hit Free Radio, 101.5 UMFM |
| First air date | September 4, 1998 |
| Frequency | 101.5 (MHz) |
| Format | freeform music & spoken word |
| ERP | 1 200 Watts |
| Class | community-based campus |
| Callsign meaning | CJ + University of Manitoba |
| Owner | University of Manitoba Students' Union |
| Website | www.umfm.com |
CJUM 101.5 FM (AKA UMFM) is a volunteer driven campus radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, based at the University of Manitoba. The station originally began broadcasting at 101.5 FM in the 1970s but closed due to financial difficulties in the early 1980s. In the spring of 1996, a group of University of Manitoba students started a campaign to bring radio back to the campus. During a referendum that year, a $5 increase in student fees was sought, and passed with 2,520 votes for the levy, to go towards the construction and maintenance of this new station. The University of Manitoba Students' Union retained the services of Scott Baldwin, a recent graduate of the MBA program at the University of Manitoba Asper School of Business, and current President and co-owner of Quality Services Management, to put forth an application to the CRTC for a broadcasting licence, broadcasting at 101.5 MHz with effective radiated power of 1,200 watts was officially approved on October 2nd, 1997, and the station was reincarnated and began broadcasting on September 4th, 1998 at 6:00pm central time.
UMFM has a promise of providing hit-free radio with a diverse selection of innovative new content. The focus is on locally produced programming and artists.
[edit] History
CJUM-FM was one of the two first Campus and Community radio stations run by students at a post-secondary institution ever granted a broadcast licence in Canada (the second being Carleton University's CKCU-FM). This decision (75-247) was somewhat monumental as it allowed the two stations to operate by drawing funds through a restricted form of commercial activity (albeit on a trial basis).
[edit] External links
- UMFM web site
- University of Manitoba Students' Union
- CRTC Decision 75-247 - Licence Approval - June 27th, 1975
- CRTC Decision 97-568 - Licence Approval - October 2nd, 1997
- CRTC Decision 2001-108 - Licence Renewal - February 22nd, 2001
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