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CJSR-FM (''CJSR FM 88'') is a Canadian campus-based community radio station, broadcasting at 88.5 FM in
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,
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. The CJSR studios are located in the Students' Union Building of the
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, while its transmitter is located atop the building. CJSR is a volunteer-run campus and community radio station with a stated mission, "to enlighten and entertain our audience through high quality and diverse programming that constantly challenges the status quo."


Programming

CJSR plays a diverse range of musical genres and spoken-word programming. The station is home to nationally syndicated shows like
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, and was the home of the early version of
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. It is subject to the
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's requirements for community-based campus stations which means, among other things, that: * 25% of its programming must be spoken-word programming, * no more than 10% of the music it broadcasts can be "hit" music (as defined by the CRTC), * 35% of the music it broadcasts must be "Canadian content" (as defined by the CRTC). CJSR operates a 900 watt transmitter, broadcasting throughout Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area. Since 2000 the station's broadcasts have also been available via streaming audio.


Governance

CJSR's broadcast license is held by the First Alberta Campus Radio Association (FACRA), which is funded by a mix of fees assessed to students at the University of Alberta (under the auspices of the taxation powers of the
University of Alberta Students' Union The University of Alberta Students' Union (UASU) is the student society that represents undergraduate students at the University of Alberta. Originally established in 1909, it is a non-profit corporation that operates under the authority of the ...
and the Graduate Students' Association), donations from listeners, and limited advertising revenue. In 2005, FACRA became a registered charity. The station is also a member of the
National Campus and Community Radio Association The National Campus and Community Radio Association/L'Association nationale des radios étudiantes et communautaires (NCRA/ANREC) is a non-profit organization of campus radio and community radio stations in Canada. It represents the interests of t ...
.


History

CKUA The CKUA Radio Network is a Canadian donor-funded community radio network based in Edmonton, Alberta. Originally located on the campus of the University of Alberta in Edmonton (hence the UA of the call letters), it was the first public broadcaste ...
, CJSR's earlier incarnation, was the first campus radio broadcast in
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. CJSR has its roots in the Alberta Student Radio Directorate (later known as the Radio Society) which started in 1946 when CKUA left the campus. By 1967, closed circuit Radio Society broadcasts were heard at various buildings on the U of A campus. In 1970, CKSR was born: a "seat of the pants" radio station that broadcast a weak FM signal to the U of A and anyone else who could pick it up. CKSR eventually became CJSR in 1978. FACRA was formed as a partnership between the
University of Alberta Students' Union The University of Alberta Students' Union (UASU) is the student society that represents undergraduate students at the University of Alberta. Originally established in 1909, it is a non-profit corporation that operates under the authority of the ...
(which collected a levy from students on the station's behalf) and the Friends of CJSR Society (which solicited listener donations and which held the station's capital assets). In 2002 the latter entity was disbanded over concerns of overlapping jurisdiction and because a legal opinion stated that having the station's capital assets held by an entity other than the one holding the broadcast license and employing staff would be unlikely to protect those assets in the event of a lawsuit, and its assets transferred to FACRA. CJSR became a full broadcast station in 1984.


Awards

In 2014, CJSR was recognized at the Edmonton Mayor's Celebration for the Arts with the John Poole Award for Promotion of the Arts. CJSR programming has also received awards from the
National Campus and Community Radio Association The National Campus and Community Radio Association/L'Association nationale des radios étudiantes et communautaires (NCRA/ANREC) is a non-profit organization of campus radio and community radio stations in Canada. It represents the interests of t ...
for Current Affairs or Magazine Show, Documentary, News, Syndicated Show or Podcast, Creative Production, Special Programming, and Sports Talk Show Programming.


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