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| Broadcast area | Guelph, Ontario |
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| Branding | Campus and Community Radio in Guelph |
| Frequency | 93. Frequency is a measure of the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit Time. 3 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | 1969 as Radio Gryphon, as CFRU since 1973 |
| Format | Campus and community programming |
| ERP | 250 watts |
| Callsign meaning | C Frank Ryan U |
| Owner | University of Guelph Radio – Radio Gryphon |
| Website | CFRU Online |
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History
Radio at the University of Guelph has a long history dating back to 1939 when there was credit course in radio broadcasting offered by the Ontario Agricultural College. The University of Guelph, also known as U of G, is a medium-sized University located in Guelph, Ontario, established in 1964 The Ontario Agricultural College (OAC originated at the agricultural laboratories of the Toronto Normal School, and was officially founded in 1874 as an associate Radio curriculum was taught at the University of Guelph until the Late 1950’s.
Throughout the late 1950’s and early 1960’s various colleges at the University of Guelph produced a half hour radio program for CJOY-AM in a sound booth in the Massey Hall drama practice theatre. The University of Guelph, also known as U of G, is a medium-sized University located in Guelph, Ontario, established in 1964
In 1965, broadcast executive Frank Ryan, a former member of the university's Board of Governors, bequeathed the university $25,000 in his will to launch its own radio station.
In 1969 Room 102 of the Physical Sciences Building becomes a radio studio. Radio Gryphon begins regular programming to cafeterias and student lounges through a closed circuit system. CJOY programming discontinued.
In September of 1970 Radio Gryphon experiments with on-campus AM Broadcasting and Radio Gryphon is added to Guelph cable FM system (105. 7FM). In November of 1970 the Department of Communications shuts down Radio Gryphon for operating a radio broadcasting station without a licence.
In 1973 CFRU is awarded an AM licence to broadcast on campus
In 1974 CFRU moves into new studios in the University Centre. CFRU was the first group to move into the new University Centre
It moved to its current FM frequency in 1980, broadcasting a 50 watt signal until 1991. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. In that year, the station expanded its signal to 250 watts, enabling it to reach the Kitchener-Waterloo region. Kitchener-Waterloo ( K-W) is an unofficial but ubiquitous name for the area in Ontario, Canada, consisting of the Twin cities of Kitchener In 2005 CFRU celebrated 25 years as an FM broadcaster in Canada with a series of concerts and community events. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
On April 24, 2008 CFRU began broadcasting in a newly revamped on-air studio, updating the technological operations of the station to provide better and smoother programming.
Programming
CFRU offers a wide range of programming including an eclectic mix of music shows, alternative and international news shows, spoken word shows, and foreign language programming.
CFRU broadcasts in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Turkish, Polish, Persian, and Dari. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Standard Mandarin, also known as Standard Spoken Chinese, is the official modern Chinese spoken language used in mainland China and Taiwan Standard Cantonese is the standard variant of the Cantonese (Yuet language Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. CFRU's music programs feature a variety of musical genres including hip-hop, punk, metal, salsa, drum and bass and reggae. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with The M acro E xpansion T emplate A ttribute L anguage complements TAL, providing macros which allow the reuse of code across Salsa music is a diverse and predominantly Latin American Caribbean genre that is popular across Latin America and among Latinos abroad Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s Overall it plays a wide variety of Canadian and independent music. Canada's music has mirrored the history and culture of the country In Popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous
CFRU holds its annual membership drive Raise Your Voice in October.
See also
External links
- CFRU Home Page
- - Backwoods Beachparty - long running rockabilly show hosted by the blacksheep of the CFRU Family
- - Viejoteca. The hardest Salsa show in Canada. Tuesday nights from 7 p.m.-8 p.m. eastern time
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