Welcome Students!

It’s an exciting time of year! Those of you wishing to tour the station or host a show should feel free to drop by anytime the door is open.  We are located on the second floor of the Thomas J. Condon Student Centre. You can find us hidden in the corner between the SRC office and The Baron.

If you swing by and know one is around you can also schedule a tour or meeting with our station manager via email. Feel free to reach out to manager@cfmh.ca at any time.

Our digital program proposal is available here. Fill it out to the best of your ability!
No experience is necessary to start your radio journey! Our training includes hands-on tech training and help with show creation.

COMX

Here at UNBSJ select COMS courses offer a voluntary COMx component, which encourages students to explore media production for course credit.
You get to be creative for course credit!

Local FM is one of the options available for students. This term two course are eligible for this program.

The digital registration form for students looking to participate via ComX is available here.
A copy of our program proposal, which is required for all students hosting a show as part of their internship, is available here.

Forms for the station are due by midnight on the 26th of September. There will be some other forms required by your professor.

Drop-In Slot

New this year is our drop-in slot. Tuesday to Thursday from 4-4:30 PM students are encouraged to come to the live booth and hop on the mic and board with minimal red tape. There will be a quick and dirty rundown of rules, but after that you can get some hands on time with the board as soon as possible. This drop-in period is currently facilitated by our Station Manager. They will be playing whatever they want to listen to  if no students drop in.

Schedule Changes

It’s September. The schedule will be in a state of flux as students find their place on campus. The most up to date version of our schedule is always available here.

Wetland Project

Join a growing Earth Day tradition. Tune in to the 9th annual, 24-hour Wetland Project slow radio broadcast.

Artists Brady Marks and Mark Timmings invite you to fill your home, work, vehicle and leisure spaces with the resonant 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 re-engagement 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.

This broadcast kicks off at midnight and will go for a full 24 hours.
We join other Canadian stations and more around the world in presenting this broadcast.

A Critical look at The Irving Oil Refinery & Spruce Lake Industrial Park Expansion

The Saint John Community Coalition is holding the latest workshop in their Community Conversation workshop series, called ‘Connections’ at Haven Music Hall.

Irving oil refinery’s approval to operate in Saint John is up for review this month. This is an opportunity to take a look at their record of pollution and offer critical feedback to the government of NB. Join local activist Gordon Dalzell in learning how the refinery effects the health of Saint Johners and take collective action through the review process.

They will also be discussing about how Lorneville residents are organizing to stop the Spruce Lake Industrial Park Expansion and how you can help them stop the conversion of marsh and forests to heavy industry.

Join your fellow Saint John community members at Haven Music Hall for workshops that are designed to teach actionable skills, build community solidarity, and empower collective action. Light refreshments will be provided and participants are encouraged to bring their laptops as they will be engaging with online platforms during this workshop.

Location: Haven Music Hall (201 Union Street, Saint John NB)
Doors: 5:30pm
Workshop: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Open discussion: 7:30pm-8:00pm
Registration link

Our goal was 1000$!
As a community you came together and helped us raise 1613.50!

There are many people to thank for how well things went, and first on that list is all of you who donated!
With the funds raised we’ll be able to replace our old computer, and hopefully make a few other small improvements.

The full list will be kept private. Whether it was in person or digitally all of us here send you a big thank you!

Alongside those who donated the station would also like to thank:

Jamie for her work on the queer resource zine ‘Queercus’.
There are some limited copies available at the station!

Haven Music Hall for allowing us to hold the launch of Queercus at their location.
Check out the Doctor Mother Father show this Saturday if you’re looking for a great time!

All the people who hosted a special show throughout the week!

Our Staff, Jai and Brandon, for taking time away from their regular duties to spin a few extra tunes.
There were special versions of The Radical Fabulatorium, Pointless Filler, and Your Community News Hour. Alongside the Fund Drive exclusive ‘Cassette Tapes from a Hat’

Our local programmers who were able to host during the week, some of who hosted extra hours on top of their usual commitment. In no particular order this list includes the hosts of:
Retro Bob’s Classical Show, Vox Humana, Melancholy Mike’s Mystical Music, The Vinyl Junkyard, Nuclear Cool, Moondawg’s Primordial Soup, Down East Country, The Gothic Horror Show.

Thank you to Julia Wright for guest co-hosting with our Station Manager when they were at their most tired on Friday Evening!

Stereo Mike, the host of Bravery, Repetition & Noise, for hosting an all Saint John episode. You’ll be able to tune in this week for an all Fredericton edition as our sister station at the UNB Fredericton station, CHSR, kicks off their funding drive.

FunDrive may be over but you can still tune in every week for great locally produced programs. Be sure to check the schedule as it can change from week to week!
If you’re ever interested in hosting your own show don’t be afraid to fill out our proposal form.

If you have any questions, or want to reach out about a few of our leftover fanny packs, don’t be afraid to contact Brandon at manager@cfmh.ca

An alternate listening link is available here if you have difficulties with the one on our website.

Our goal was 1000$!
Our final total will be shared next week. Thank you to everyone who has helped us to pass our goal!

Here are some of the locally created programs you’ll hear today:

11-1PM: Jalsha (Rebroadcast)
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2: Hot Bottled Poetry (Rebroadcast)
3: Minutes to Midnight (Rebroadcast)
4: Your Community News! (Reboradcast)
7-9: The Radical Fabulitorium (New Episode! Starts with a chat with Corey Bonnevie of Monopolized Records!)
9: Dad Rock Revival (Rebroadcast)

How to donate:
During the FunDrive, pledges can be made over the phone during live programs(506-649-5925), in person, or via email to manager@cfmh.ca.
If no one is in the booth, consider emailing or leaving a message on the office phone.

Pledges may be paid by:
Cash
Cheque (or money order, made out to “Local 107.3FM”)
E-transfer to manager@cfmh.ca

The office will not be open during the weekend.
Please get in touch with manager@cfmh.ca to inquire about hours next week!

This year, we’re raising funds to replace the PC in our live studio. The PC in the booth is used to edit, record, play music, create show logs, do research, and more. It’s quite old at this point and in dire need of an upgrade. This will allow our hosts who use this PC to work faster and deal with fewer technical difficulties on their shows. A majority of our live hosts utilize the PC in some way.

Since we’ve already met our goal, we’re looking to upgrade our record players, headphones, and other miscellaneous equipment.

Incentives:
This year’s pledge incentives are hyper limited! Donate early to secure your chance.

A 10$ donation gets you a choice between:
Fanny pack
Coffee mug
A physical copy of Distortion: One of the zines from our archives
A physical copy of Live from Local FM.

For any extra information or questions, please reach out to manager@cfmh.ca

An alternate listening link is available here if you have difficulties with the one on our website.

Our goal is 1000$!
An update of our current total will be shared later today.

Friday Schedule:
7: Your Community News Hour (Rebroadcast)
8: Pointless Filler (Rebroadcast)
9: Vox Humana (Live)
10: Bravery, Repetition & Noise (All Saint John FunDrive Rebroadcast!)
11:  Robert of Vox Humana Hosting (Live!)
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12-1 PM: The Radical Fabulatorium (Live!)
1-2: Your Community News Hour (Live!)
2-3: The Radical Fabulatorium (Live!)
3PM: Community and Population Nursing Podcasts
4PM: Pointless Filler (Live!)
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5-6PM: Bravery, Repetition & Noise (FunDrive Rebroadcast!)
6:30-7:30: Julia Wright visits Local FM (Live!)
9: BAM Radio (New Episode full of Black Atlantic Musicians!)
10-1: Nucleur Cool (Pre-Recorded FunDrive Special!)
Overnight: Music, Music, and more Music!

How to donate:
During the FunDrive, pledges can be made over the phone(506-649-5925), in person, or via email to manager@cfmh.ca.
If no one is in the booth, consider emailing or leaving a message on the office phone.

Pledges may be paid by:
Cash
Cheque (or money order, made out to “Local 107.3FM”)
E-transfer to manager@cfmh.ca

Office open from 12 till 5 PM today!

Our Goal is 1000$.

This year, we’re raising funds to replace the PC in our live studio. The PC in the booth is used to edit, record, play music, create show logs, do research, and more. It’s quite old at this point and in dire need of an upgrade. This will allow our hosts who use this PC to work faster and deal with fewer technical difficulties on their shows. A majority of our live hosts utilize the PC in some way.

Incentives:
This year’s pledge incentives are hyper limited! Donate early to secure your chance.

A 10$ donation gets you a choice between:
Fanny pack
Coffee mug
A physical copy of Distortion: One of the zines from our archives
A physical copy of Live from Local FM.

For any extra information or questions, please reach out to manager@cfmh.ca