CKCU FM 93.1 launched on Nov 14, 1975 is a campus and First Nations community radio at Carleton University and owned by Radio Carleton Inc. The carrier current AM station was approved by CRTC on May 22, 1973; transmitter would operate using a power and frequency of 16 w and 670 kHz. It became a fulltime FM license after Carleton University Students received an FM license on June 27, 1975. After the official launch of the CKCU FM 93.1 in November 1975 campus radio was allowed to increase it ERP to 12,000 w in 1976. The commission despite updating the license, advised the station to beef up its news and community programming in 1978. By 1985 the CKCU 93.1 FM was working with about 150-250 volunteers. Year 2000 marked the 25 anniversary of the college radio.
The first campus radio in the Canada is today supported by its listeners’ donations, annual fund drives and volunteers. It represents the unrepresented communities and has marked its position as an alternative to mainstream commercial media in Ottawa and Ontario. Specialty and General music, spoken word and multicultural content along with Program schedules, on demand content, news and informative community interest programs can be have online of the official web-portal of The Mighty 93.1. Follow CKCU FM 93.1 on Facebook and Twitter. Here is the website: www.ckcufm.com
CKCU FM 93.1 launched on Nov 14, 1975 is a campus and First Nations community radio at Carleton University and owned by Radio Carleton Inc. The carrier current AM station was approved by CRTC on May 22, 1973; transmitter would operate using a power and frequency of 16 w and 670 kHz. It became a fulltime FM license after Carleton University Students received an FM license on June 27, 1975. After the official launch of the CKCU FM 93.1 in November 1975 campus radio was allowed to increase it ERP to 12,000 w in 1976. The commission despite updating the license, advised the station to beef up its news and community programming in 1978. By 1985 the CKCU 93.1 FM was working with about 150-250 volunteers. Year 2000 marked the 25 anniversary of the college radio.