CITR-FM
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CITR (Canadian Independent Thunderbird Radio) is a Canadian FM radio station based out of the University of British Columbia's Student Union Building in the University Endowment Lands, just west of the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia. Operated by UBC students and community volunteers, its programming is quite varied in an attempt to cover alternative genres outside of mainstream radio. Broadcasting at FM 101.9, its signal encompasses most of the Vancouver Metropolitan Area.
Featured programmers include talents such as Nardwuar the Human Serviette, Steve Edge, Gavin Walker of the Jazz Show, DJ Ebony, DJ Avi Shack, Val Cormier, Luke Meat, Chrisariffic and many others.
CiTR launched a podcast service in September 2006. It allows listeners to not only listen to their favourite shows online but also download shows directly to their computers.
The radio station also publishes a monthly magazine, DiSCORDER, dedicated to covering local and independent music and arts in Vancouver.
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[edit] Discorder Magazine
DiSCORDER was created in 1980 as the program guide for CiTR and has since expanded to become a media institution in its own right. Discorder runs music reviews, book reviews, interviews, essay-length articles, comics, a mixtape, the program guide, and CiTR's charts.
Discorder's current editor is David Ravensbergen, and the current art director is Will Brown.
Historical Editors: Discorder's staff rotates on a regular basis. Each editor brings with them a distinct flavour.
2003-2005: Kat Siddle January 2003: Duncan M. McHugh (guest editor)
- Merek Cooper (currently at Sleephouse Radio)
- Chris Eng (became editor of Terminal City Magazine)
- Lindsay Sung
- Barbara Anderson
DiSCORDER prints 10,500 copies each month and distributes them in coffeeshops, bookstores, and music stores across the cities of Vancouver and Victoria.
[edit] SHINDIG
SHiNDiG is a battle of the bands competition run by CiTR yearly from September to December. It is believed to be the longest running and the most famous of such contests in British Columbia. Past contestants included bands such as 3 Inches of Blood, The Organ, and The Salteens.
[edit] Sports
CiTR provides award winning-coverage of the UBC Thunderbirds sports teams. The Sports Department broadcasts about 50 live games in various sports, including basketball, hockey, soccer and volleyball. It has also done baseball and football in the past.
There are also weekly sportscasts on Fridays which review scores and previews upcoming games as well as playing UBC Thunderbirds-related stories, features and documentaries. A talk show, Wener's Barbeque, runs on Tuesdays.
The station has broadcasted from various CIS championships, most recently the last three CIS Women's' Basketball Championships and the 2005 National Field Hockey tournament. The station won the Arthur W. Delamont Service Award in 1983 and 1987 for their contribution and service to UBC athletics.
[edit] External links
Vancouver: CJSF 90.1 | CBUX 90.9 | CKYE 93.1 | CJJR 93.7 | CFBT 94.5 | CKZZ 95.3 | CHKG 96.1 | CKLG 96.9 | CBUF 97.7 | CFOX 99.3 | CFMI 101.1 | CITR 101.9 | CFRO 102.7 | CHQM 103.5 | CKCL 104.9 | CBU 105.7 | CKAV-2 106.3 | CFML 107.9
Victoria: CBUX 89.9 | KVIX 89.3 (Port Angeles, WA) | KNWP 90.1 (Port Angeles, WA) | CBCV 90.5 | CJZN 91.3 | CBU-1 92.1 | CIOC 98.5 | CKKQ 100.3 | CFUV 101.9 | CHTT 103.1 | KBDB 103.9 (Forks, WA) | CHBE 107.3
Bellingham, Washington: KUGS 89.3 | KMWS 90.1 (Mount Vernon) | KSVR 91.7 (Mount Vernon) | KZAZ 91.7 | KISM 92.9 | KMRE 102.3 | KAVZ 102.5 | KWPA 103.1 | KAFE 104.3 | KWPZ 106.5
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