Local 107.3FM

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  • FREE WORKSHOP: Introduction to Sound in DIY Spaces with Local 107.3fm, Monopolized Records, and Quality Block Party

    Local 107.3fm & Quality Block Party are thrilled to co-present an “Introduction to Sound in DIY Spaces” workshop on Thursday, March 17th from 5-9pm at the Saint John Tool Library, located at 100 Princess Street in Saint John, NB.

    This workshop will be facilitated by Corey Bonnevie of Monopolized Records and is specifically designed to act as an entry level learning opportunity for artists, music enthusiasts, and community members interested in gaining the skills and knowledge required to comfortably tend to all sound-related needs in DIY spaces.

    All participants will put their new skills to good use during part 02 of this workshop, an all-ages show at the Saint John Tool Library on Saturday, March 26th. We will announce the lineup and all other pertinent details for the show within the next few days!

    We’re so excited for unique & inspiring DIY spaces to return to all corners of the City of Saint John this spring and summer as we collectively enter a new chapter.

    The workshop is being offered at no cost to participants and the all-ages show will be free to attend. This project is funded by the Saint John Community Arts Board in the context of Winter Fest.

    Register for the workshop now! We will accept a maximum of 10 participants (ages 16+) in an effort to provide a positive and tactile experience for all. We will provide snacks & non-alcoholic beverages for workshop participants on the 17th. That said, please eat supper beforehand! We’ll also have some treats on-site for show attendees on the 26th! Please note: the all-ages show is a DRY event.

    FINAL DETAILS FOR WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS: you must be available on Thursday, March 17th from 5-9pm and again on Saturday, March 26th from 6-10pm to participate. All necessary gear will be provided by Monopolized Records. Please bring a notebook to the workshop. Masks required upon entry.

    Keep your eyes peeled for show details on Local FM, Monopolized Records, and Quality Block Party’s socials between now and March 26th!

    CRSJ Inc. is an incorporated nonprofit organization that recognizes and respects that it operates on the traditional, unceded territories of the Wolastoqey, Peskotomuhkati, and Mi’gmaq Peoples.

  • 2019-2020 Best of Saint John Music Awards: Nominees & Award Recipients!

    Award #1: Best Album Artwork

    Dumpster Cub – [could I] Begin to Know (Dill Wong)

    Little You, Little Me – Hard To Say, Not Knowing (Michael Milburn & Corey Bonnevie)

    Papal Visit – Where Do They Swim? (Adam Mowery)

    Subtle – My Favourite Morning/Calculus Class (Jeff McLennan)

    Surface Wounds – The Tower (Madéa LeBlanc)

    Tooth & the Fang – Songs from the Broadview Wind Tunnel (Michael Milburn & Jason Ogden)

    Usse – Flowers For S. (Jud Crandall)

    WINNER: Surface Wounds – The Tower (Madéa LeBlanc)

    Award #2: Best Music or Concert Video

    Dad Patrol – Yellow

    Dan Verner – Smoke

    Jamie Comeau & the Crooked Teeth – Wide Open

    Kylie Fox – Glowstars

    Little You, Little Me – Traveled

    Nurture Nurture – Up There

    Sonic Detour – Rise Up

    Sunnyside Uppers – If All Is Lost

    Surface Wounds – Exposure Therapy

    WINNER: Sonic Detour – Rise Up

    Award #3: Best Venue 

    Callie’s Pub

    Imperial Theatre

    Phoenix Dinner Theatre 

    Saint John Tool Library

    Sanctuary Theatre

    Taco Pica

    WINNER: Taco Pica

    Award #4: Best Musical Event/Concert 

    WHOOP-Szo // Usse // Cassette Tapes @ Taco Pica (11/27/19) 

    Papal Visit // Right Shitty // Usse // Sadie @ the Public House (12/21/19)

    Monopolized Records Year-End: Little You, Little Me // Adam K. & his Hired Friends // Adam Mowery & the Worry Warts // Wrote @ Callie’s Pub (12/27/19) 

    Jillian Richardson // White VHS // Stellaleona // Artifiseer @ Taco Pica (02/28/20)

    Designosaur // Matty Grace // Sadie // Subtle @ Taco Pica (03/13/20)

    “We Will Still Need A Song” [Facebook Livestream]: Bad People // Clinton Charlton // Sadie // The Hypos Trio (03/21/20)

    Quality Block Party x PRAM x Imperial Theatre: Sadie // Motherhood // Wolf Castle // Little You, Little Me @ the Imperial Theatre (09/26/20)

    WINNER: Monopolized Records Year-End: Little You, Little Me // Adam K. & his Hired Friends // Adam Mowery & the Worry Warts // Wrote @ Callie’s Pub (12/27/19) 

    Award #5: Best Song

    Artifiseer – Falsify

    Ava Strange – Faces

    Burgundy Drive – Running Red

    Dan Verner – Smoke

    David R. Elliott – Something About The Way

    Dumpster Cub – White Moth 

    Jamie Comeau & the Crooked Teeth – Tall Pine

    Kylie Fox – Cradle Me

    Levi Rowan – Let It Go

    Millians – Edge of California

    Papal Visit – Inaudible (Feat. Sadie)

    Sadie – Popcorn

    Sonic Detour – Breathe Out

    Subtle – Calculus Class

    Surface Wounds – Milk Sop

    Sunnyside Uppers – If All Is Lost

    Usse – Hegemony

    WINNER: Artifiseer – Falsify

    Award #6: Best Album/EP

    Adam Mowery – Horseshoe Canyon

    Artifiseer – Syncretist

    Ava Strange – Heavy Cloud EP

    Burgundy Drive – Running Red

    Dash Talk – Dash Talk

    David R. Elliott – Common St.

    Doctor Mother Father – Catholic

    Dumpster Cub – [could I] Begin to Know

    Jamie Comeau & the Crooked Teeth – Jamie Comeau & the Crooked Teeth

    Kylie Fox – Green

    Little You, Little Me – Hard To Say, Not Knowing

    Surface Wounds – The Tower

    Tooth & the Fang – Songs from the Broadview Wind Tunnel

    Usse – Flowers For S.

    WINNER: Jamie Comeau & the Crooked Teeth – Jamie Comeau & the Crooked Teeth

    Award #7: Best New Artist/Group

    Artifiseer

    Ava Strange

    Dash Talk

    Doctor Mother Father

    Levi Rowan

    Nurture Nurture

    Sonic Detour

    Sunnyside Uppers

    Surface Wounds

    WINNER: Surface Wounds

    Award #8: Best Group

    Adam K. & his Hired Friends

    The Backstays

    Butcher

    Dumpster Cub

    Jamie Comeau & the Crooked Teeth

    Little You, Little Me

    Papal Visit

    Subtle

    Tooth & the Fang

    Usse

    WINNER: Dumpster Cub

    Award #9: Adam Kierstead Memorial Award for Musicianship

    Adam Kierstead

    Corey Bonnevie

    Flora

    Geoff Smith

    Hayden White

    Levi Rowan

    Sebastian Fleet

    Yurgos Elisseou

    WINNER: Hayden White

    Award #10: FEMCORE Award for Musicianship

    Andie McCausland

    Dill Wong

    Emily Saab

    Hilary Ladd

    Jessica Rhaye

    Kylie Fox

    Sadie Donahue

    Stellaleona

    WINNER: Stellaleona

  • Local FM is HIRING a Radio Camp Coordinator!

    We are hiring a “Radio Camp Coordinator” to execute Local 107.3fm’s fourth Radio Camp for Youth this summer. This position is funded by the Canada Summer Jobs program, which exclusively hires youth between the ages of 15-30. Applicants must either be Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents. 

    Our camp is offered at no cost to participants and is hosted in partnership with local arts & culture organizations in the City of Saint John. Radio Camp aims to foster a greater understanding of the vital role independent media and the arts play in our community and to provide youth with basic broadcasting skills.

    The successful applicant will be responsible for scheduling and executing the camp in a safe and encouraging manner for all participants.

    Responsibilities (please note that tasks will include, but not be limited to the following):

    • Developing and coordinating a week-long Radio Camp schedule (including workshops, presentations, field trips, etc.)
    • Developing and maintaining partnerships with local arts & culture organizations
    • Coordinating and caring for multiple camp participants
    • Promoting the camp on Local FM’s website and social media channels
    • Executing the Radio Camp registration process
    • Developing ideas & guidebooks for radio workshops with youth
    • Producing Station IDs, promos, and PSAs on Adobe Audition

    Requirements:

    • Basic knowledge of WordPress and Adobe Audition
    • Strong oral and written communication skills
    • Time management and organizational skills
    • Patience and attention to detail
    • A somewhat self-directed approach towards work (Local FM staff will, however, consistently provide guidance and support)
    • Previous experience working with youth

    Details: 8-week contract; 35 hours/week @ $12.00/hour

    Anticipated Start Date: Monday, July 5th, 2021

    Application Deadline: Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021 at 5pm

    Please email resumes & cover letters to: julia@cfmh.ca 

    This position is supervised by Local FM’s Station Manager & Program Director, Julia Eleanor Rogers, and includes training, mentorship, and frequent opportunities for feedback and evaluation. 

    NOTE: this position requires a Vulnerable Sector check before the contract begins.

    We thank all applicants for applying, but only selected individuals will be contacted for interviews.

  • 2019-2020 Best of Saint John “From the Heat of Summer to the Dead of Winter” Music Awards: NOMINEES & PUBLIC VOTING FORM!

    Saint John artists, bands, promoters, enthusiasts, and fans:

    Please cast your votes for the 2019-2020 Best of Saint John “From the Heat of Summer to the Dead of Winter” Music Awards here. To better acquaint yourselves with all music videos, individual songs, and albums in contention for this year’s awards, please click on the various links included in the applicable categories below.

    In solidifying the final list of nominees for the 12th iteration of BOSJ, we:

    1) Relied upon self-nomination forms submitted by artists, bands, and fans.

    2) Scoured all Bandcamp releases with the #saintjohn tag from 07/01/19-12/31/20.

    3) Re-visited singles and albums that were especially popular among Local 107.3fm contributors on their radio shows prior to the campus closure on 03/17/20.

    We endeavoured to adequately represent the talent and diversity held within Saint John’s music community in compiling the contenders for this year’s awards. Our hope is that you’ll not only vote for your favourite artists and bands, but also take some time to delve into the offerings of other nominated artists whose creative work you’re less familiar with.

    The public voting period will end on Friday, February 19th at 5pm.

    If you have any questions about the Best of Saint John Music Awards, please contact Julia Rogers (Station Manager & Program Director, Local 107.3fm): julia@cfmh.ca

    We’d like to thank the City of Saint John’s Community Arts Board for their financial contribution to the execution of this iteration of the Best of Saint John Music Awards.

    2019-2020 BEST OF SAINT JOHN MUSIC AWARDS: FULL LIST OF NOMINEES

    Award #1: Best Album Artwork

    Dumpster Cub – [could I] Begin to Know (Jill Wong)

    Little You, Little Me – Hard To Say, Not Knowing (Michael Milburn & Corey Bonnevie)

    Papal Visit – Where Do They Swim? (Adam Mowery)

    Subtle – My Favourite Morning/Calculus Class (Jeff McLennan)

    Surface Wounds – The Tower (Madéa LeBlanc)

    Tooth & the Fang – Songs from the Broadview Wind Tunnel (Michael Milburn & Jason Ogden)

    Usse – Flowers For S. (Jud Crandall)

    Award #2: Best Music or Concert Video

    Dad Patrol – Yellow

    Dan Verner – Smoke

    Jamie Comeau & the Crooked Teeth – Wide Open

    Kylie Fox – Glowstars

    Little You, Little Me – Traveled

    Nurture Nurture – Up There

    Sonic Detour – Rise Up

    Sunnyside Uppers – If All Is Lost

    Surface Wounds – Exposure Therapy 

    Award #3: Best Venue 

    Callie’s Pub

    Imperial Theatre

    Phoenix Dinner Theatre 

    Saint John Tool Library

    Sanctuary Theatre

    Taco Pica

    Award #4: Best Musical Event/Concert 

    WHOOP-Szo // Usse // Cassette Tapes @ Taco Pica (11/27/19) 

    Papal Visit // Right Shitty // Usse // Sadie @ the Public House (12/21/19)

    Monopolized Records Year-End: Little You, Little Me // Adam K. & his Hired Friends // Adam Mowery & the Worry Warts // Wrote @ Callie’s Pub (12/27/19) 

    Jillian Richardson // White VHS // Stellaleona // Artifiseer @ Taco Pica (02/28/20)

    Designosaur // Matty Grace // Sadie // Subtle @ Taco Pica (03/13/20)

    “We Will Still Need A Song” [Facebook Livestream]: Bad People // Clinton Charlton // Sadie // The Hypos Trio (03/21/20)

    Quality Block Party x PRAM x Imperial Theatre: Sadie // Motherhood // Wolf Castle // Little You, Little Me @ the Imperial Theatre (09/26/20)

    Award #5: Best Song

    Artifiseer – Falsify

    Ava Strange – Faces

    Burgundy Drive – Running Red

    Dan Verner – Smoke

    David R. Elliott – Something About The Way

    Dumpster Cub – White Moth 

    Jamie Comeau & the Crooked Teeth – Tall Pine

    Kylie Fox – Cradle Me

    Levi Rowan – Let It Go

    Millians – Edge of California

    Papal Visit – Inaudible (Feat. Sadie)

    Sadie – Popcorn

    Sonic Detour – Breathe Out

    Subtle – Calculus Class

    Surface Wounds – Milk Sop

    Sunnyside Uppers – If All Is Lost

    Usse – Hegemony

    Award #6: Best Album/EP

    Adam Mowery – Horseshoe Canyon

    Artifiseer – Syncretist

    Ava Strange – Heavy Cloud EP

    Burgundy Drive – Running Red

    Dash Talk – Dash Talk

    David R. Elliott – Common St.

    Doctor Mother Father – Catholic

    Dumpster Cub – [could I] Begin to Know

    Jamie Comeau & the Crooked Teeth – Jamie Comeau & the Crooked Teeth

    Kylie Fox – Green

    Little You, Little Me – Hard To Say, Not Knowing

    Surface Wounds – The Tower

    Tooth & the Fang – Songs from the Broadview Wind Tunnel

    Usse – Flowers For S.

    Award #7: Best New Artist/Group

    Artifiseer

    Ava Strange

    Dash Talk

    Doctor Mother Father

    Levi Rowan

    Nurture Nurture

    Sonic Detour

    Sunnyside Uppers

    Surface Wounds

    Award #8: Best Group

    Adam K. & his Hired Friends

    The Backstays

    Butcher

    Dumpster Cub

    Jamie Comeau & the Crooked Teeth

    Little You, Little Me

    Papal Visit

    Subtle

    Tooth & the Fang

    Usse

    Award #9: Adam Kierstead Memorial Award for Musicianship

    Adam Kierstead

    Corey Bonnevie

    Flora

    Geoff Smith

    Hayden White

    Levi Rowan

    Sebastian Fleet

    Yurgos Elisseou

    Award #10: FEMCORE Award for Musicianship

    Andie McCausland

    Emily Saab

    Hilary Ladd

    Jessica Rhaye

    Jill Wong

    Kylie Fox

    Sadie Donahue

    Stellaleona

    —

    Local FM is an incorporated nonprofit organization that recognizes and respects that it operates on the traditional, unceded territories of the Wolastoqey, Peskotomuhkati, and Mi’gmaq Peoples.

  • Local 107.3fm [CFMH-FM] Celebrates 20 YEARS on the FM Dial!

    Local FM listeners, contributors, and supporters:

    Today, we celebrate our 20th anniversary as a CRTC-licensed non-profit radio station on the FM dial! We are hosting a special broadcast from 4-6pm to mark the occasion. Tune in to hear music by local artists Dumpster Cub, Doctor Mother Father, Sadie, Adam Mowery, Jamie Comeau & the Crooked Teeth, and more! We’ll also be chatting with Local FM programmers and former staff members about their experiences in the campus & community radio sector.

    It is impossible to adequately enumerate and thank all of the individuals who have contributed to our station’s growth over the years, but we are immensely grateful to all of our former staff members, past and current programmers and board members, community partners, and listeners for their continued dedication to and investment in Local FM’s success. Thank you for fostering and sustaining our presence in Saint John’s arts & culture community.

    In other news, the self-nomination form for this year’s Best of Saint John Music Awards is now available on our website. Additionally, our current programming schedule can be found here.

    We look forward to broadcasting live from our beloved home on the second floor of the Thomas J. Condon Student Centre on the UNB Saint John campus this afternoon! If you’d like to contribute to today’s broadcast, you can reach our live booth by dialing: (506) 648 5925.

    Kindly,

    Julia Rogers [Station Manager & Program Director]

  • Local FM is HIRING a Special Projects Coordinator!

    Local FM is HIRING!

    Due to the flexible nature of this year’s Canada Summer Jobs program, and due to our inability to host our annual Radio Camp for Youth as a result of restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re thrilled to announce that we are now seeking a candidate to fulfill an entirely new position at our radio station!

    We are hiring a “Special Projects Coordinator” to tackle a wide array of exciting initiatives & ongoing creative endeavours at Local FM. As noted, this position is funded by the Canada Summer Jobs program, which exclusively hires youth between the ages of 15-30. Applicants must either be Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents. If you’ve already held a CSJ position in 2020, you are still eligible to apply, just as long as your previous contract has ended.

    Responsibilities (please note that tasks will include, but not be limited to the following):

    • Developing ideas & guidebooks for future radio workshops with youth.
    • Assisting in the planning & execution of a virtual iteration of Local FM’s annual celebration of our music scene, the Best of Saint John Music Awards.
    • Assisting in the planning & execution of our first-ever DIY Sound Tech Workshop for Women & Non-Binary Individuals in the City of Saint John.
    • Making improvements & alterations to Local FM’s website. 
    • Producing Station IDs, promos, and PSAs on Adobe Audition to benefit our campus & community partners.
    • Injecting fresh content into Local FM’s various social media channels (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter).
    • Maintaining Local FM’s physical & digital Music Libraries. 

    Requirements:

    • Basic knowledge of WordPress and Adobe Audition.
    • Strong oral and written communication skills.
    • Time management and organizational skills.
    • A somewhat self-directed approach towards work (Local FM staff will, however, consistently provide guidance and support).
    • Previous event management & curriculum development experience preferred, but not necessary.

    Details (two options available):

    8-week contract: 35 hours/week @ $12.00/hour

    14-week contract: 20 hours/week @ 12.00/hour

    Anticipated Start Date: TBD

    Application Deadline: Friday, October 30th, 2020 at 5pm

    Please email resumes & cover letters to: julia@cfmh.ca 

    This position is supervised by Local FM’s Station Manager & Program Director, Julia Eleanor Rogers, and includes training, mentorship, and frequent opportunities for feedback and evaluation.

    We thank all applicants for applying, but only selected individuals will be contacted for interviews.

  • Local 107.3fm’s 2019 FunDrive: Celebrating our Local Music Scene, Promoting Community Radio, and Spotlighting the Importance of Compensating Artists for their Creative Work

    CALLING ALL SAINT JOHN ARTISTS, BANDS, AND COMMUNITY RADIO ENTHUSIASTS!

    As detailed in our previous newsletter, Local FM’s operating budget has decreased substantially this year. As a result of this, ensuring the success of our 2019 FunDrive is especially important. For this reason, we’ve chosen to revisit the format and execution of our various fundraising endeavours. We’re happy to announce we’ll be hosting a FunDrive launch show on Saturday, November 2nd at Taco Pica at 10pm. We’ll also be co-presenting a FunDrive finale show with Monopolized Records on Friday, November 8th at Callie’s Pub at 10pm. We can’t yet share the lineups in full, but we can promise you this: the first show will be a DANCE PARTY and the second will be an opportunity to hear some tunes by beloved Saint John bands, both old and new. The nostalgic energy will be VERY REAL, my dear friends.

    The on-air pledge drive component of this year’s FunDrive will unfold from Monday, November 4th to Thursday, November 7th from 7am-midnight each day. Our pledge incentives will include COMPENSATE ARTISTS FAIRLY shirts, Local FM mugs, Local FM fanny packs, copies of the second issue of our zine (Distortion), and VERY limited quantities of shirts featuring lyrics by Saint John bands. As always, our programmers will offer special programming, and we’re even hoping to organize a live session or two to spotlight underrepresented genres of music in our shared city!

    This year, we want to ensure our FunDrive efforts act as an opportunity for our station to simultaneously celebrate our local music scene AND everything our campus & community partners work so hard to offer to the good people of Saint John (from theatre festivals to literary events to safer spaces initiatives).

    If all goes well, this year’s FunDrive earnings will allow us to host our fourth annual FREE Radio Camp for Youth on the UNBSJ campus in August of 2020, launch our live-on-location broadcast booth at local events & festivals (and possibly on Partridge Island, but I digress), host the 12th annual Best of Saint John Music Awards, and develop a system to consistently utilize the Local FM website as a hub to promote upcoming shows at various venues throughout the City of Saint John.

    Please stay tuned for more information about our two shows, on-air FunDrive programming, and pledge incentives over the next few weeks!

    ***If you’re in a Saint John band and would like to have some of your lyrics printed on a VERY limited run of shirts to support our 2019 fundraising efforts, please email me directly: julia@cfmh.ca

    Kindly,

    Julia Eleanor Rogers (Local FM Station Manager & Program Director)

  • Entering A New Era At Local 107.3fm

    Local FM Members, Partners, and Listeners:

    On August 26th, Local FM will officially enter a new chapter. To be frank, our operating budget has dwindled substantially for this next academic year, which has required our board to carefully consider how to ensure consistency and order within the organization moving forward. We’re confident we’ve restructured Local FM’s approach to staffing and operations in a manner that will allow us to continue to serve both the UNB Saint John campus and the City of Saint John with purpose and intent.

    Moving forward, I’ll inhabit the roles of Station Manager and Program Director simultaneously. After I’ve settled into this hybrid role, we’ll hire a part-time staff person to step into the role of administrative assistant for approximately 15 hours/week.

    Although this approach varies substantially from what you’re all accustomed to, I can assure you I’m wholly dedicated to ensuring you continue to feel adequately supported and championed as volunteer programmers and external partners.

    Although I’ll need to scale back on certain special projects (including our collectives, live sessions, and zines) while captaining the ship into uncharted waters, I will work diligently to retain all existing campus-based partnerships. In that same vein, I hope to strengthen and deepen our established relationships with local arts & culture organizations during this time period.

    Simply put, the organization will prioritize producing radio programs that reflect the needs, interests, and passions of our listeners. I’ll continue to act as a cheerleader for UNBSJ students and community members who yearn to speak of their passions and niche areas of interests on-air. I’ll promote local artists and bands, homegrown festivals, community events, and UNBSJ initiatives and athletics.

    Please know this is not a time of crisis. It is an opportunity to prioritize our membership’s needs, to sustain the outside partnerships we’re immensely proud of, and to focus on making good radio that reflects the diversity of our shared city. We’ll continue to highlight music, literature, and theatre made by those who spend their days creating art in this foggy city’s brick-laden streets.

    We’ll make space for underrepresented communities, speak proudly of what we believe in, celebrate what makes Saint John beautiful, and critically examine what others can’t (because we can, and therefore we must).

    I view our station’s 250 watt range on the FM dial as an avenue for individuals to express the inner workings of their hearts & minds on-air. Local FM’s magic stems from its ability to be unencumbered by a need to satisfy the masses. Instead, we aim to foster a safe(r) space for those who exist in this world in ways that sometimes defy conventional norms. I’m tremendously grateful for this opportunity to continue to exist within this realm with all of you.

    Thank you for your continued dedication to Local FM. I hope you’re just as excited as I am for what’s to come!

    As of August 26th, please redirect all Local FM inquiries (unrelated to Board matters and the Music Department) to julia@cfmh.ca.

    Kindly,

    Julia Eleanor Rogers, Local FM Station Manager & Program Director (as of August 26th, 2019)

    “All will be well and all will be well and all manner of things will be well.”

  • Fun[D]rive 2018 – DAY 1!

    The first full day of our 2018 Fun[D]rive has come and gone. Thanks to the support of Saint John, we’ve already reached 50% of our goal!

    We’re sitting at $1687.89. Make your donations online at localfm.ca/donate, e-transfers to info@cfmh.ca, phoning in a pledge at 506 648 5925 or visiting our offices on the UNBSJ campus! Help get us closer to our goal of $3000.00!

    Local FM is grateful for all the support, donations, and excitement expressed by our surrounding community, and friends. Thanks to this support, Local FM will be able to improve on several of our community focused projects.

    Thanks to these donations, Local FM is excited to guarantee that we will be able to offer and operate our annual Radio Camp! A free summer camp for youth in Saint John aged 8-14 for a third consecutive year in the summer of 2019! Radio Camp! is offered in partnership with the Fundy Fringe Festival, and aims to foster a live-long love and appreciation of independent and emerging Canadian art in Saint John youth. Radio Camp! educates youth about the importance of independent media, and provides them with the tools and opportunities to create media to share their stories and their interests.

    Please continue to support Local FM, donations gathered through FunDrive will go towards supporting a variety of projects in addition to Radio Camp! These projects include advocacy support for FemCore, Local FM’s feminist collective, additional resources for our spoken word collective as they bring both journalism and creative spoken word (such as radio plays and slam poetry evenings) to the fore.

    Funds will also go to support Distortion, an independent magazine produced by Local FM members and featuring content from all members of the Saint John community, and finally to our Live From Local FM project, which provides up and coming new artists with the opportunity to record demos, and singles, practice their performances, and build their audiences, at no cost to the artists.

    Visit our merch page to view merchandize packages that are available as our expression of gratitude to our supporters!

  • RELEASED: Live From Local FM #1

    Local FM is excited to announce the release of the debut Live From Local FM compilation! The album features nine artists from Guelph, Mississauga, Fredericton and right here in Saint John.

    Local FM’s Live From Local FM project is designed to provide independent and emerging artists with the opportunity to perform live, and develop recordings at no cost. Funds gained through the EP will be reinvested in expanding on those opportunities for locally based artists! Support artists in your community today!