CKCU 93.1 FM: A Case Study in Long Term Voluntarism in Community / Campus Radio Stations

This work is a case study of CKCU 91.3FM and the long-term voluntarism at the station. One of the oldest hybrid stations in Canada, it is celebrating 50 years on the air in 2025. Consisting of 14 interviews with the station's volunteers and archival research based largely upon the CKCU Corporate Archives, this investigation allows for an examination that goes beyond academic literature, external documents in newspapers and official documentation. The research objective of this study was to learn more about the relationship between community radio, volunteers, and long-term involvement with the station, and to strategize a way to support a new generation of volunteers. It was found that length of volunteer membership at CKCU was linked to love of music, in person engagement, and a perception of beneficial personal and community growth.