CHUO-FM
Encyclopedia
CHUO-FM is a Canadian
community-based campus radio
radio station
, broadcasting at 89.1 FM in Ottawa
, on Rogers
digital cable
on channel 943, via Real Audio stream and in MP3
. It is the campus radio
station of the University of Ottawa
, and a member of the National Campus and Community Radio Association
in Canada as well as the world community radio association AMARC.
station on 670 kHz in 1975 on the University of Ottawa campus. By 1984 CHOR was known as CFUO which started cable-casting and could be heard on closed circuit
in the university's student residences. It was subsequently awarded a broadcast license by the CRTC, and began broadcasting at 89.1 FM on May 31, 1991. The station is bilingual
, broadcasting in both of Canada
's official languages; English
and French
. CHUO's programming is composed of 45% English
programming, 45% French
programming and 10% in third languages.
hosted "The Midnight Caller" program on the station for several years in the mid-1990s before moving to television with Rogers Cable
's Ottawa community channel. CHUO has spawned other long-standing local voices many of whom have been at the station for more than a decade. Papa Richie has hosted ROCKERS since 1986, Black on Black (Ottawa's premiere black community arts and culture show) since the mid 90's; noted academic activist and former University of Ottawa professor Denis Rancourt
is also the host of Thursday night program Five O'Clock Train at CHUO. More recent avid volunteer programmers include DJ Alive and Your Favourite Light Skin with the B.R.L..
In 2009, CHUO was the proud recipient of 2 National Campus and Community Radio awards. André St-Jacques, host of Jazz Vox, Jazz et Compagnie, Rétro Radio, les Écrans Compacts, and Café Québec, won an award in the category of NCRA Volunteer of the year. DJ Alive and Your Favourite Light Skin won the 2009 NCRA award in the category of local talent development.
The station's studios were formerly located in a walkway linking University of Ottawa
's Morriset Library with the Thompson student residence. In September 2005 the station moved to new facilities in the basement of the Morriset library building. CHUO is presently located at 65 University private, suite 0038. Its office hours are from Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm, but one can often find station staff at other times.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
community-based campus radio
Campus radio
Campus radio is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution. Programming may be exclusively by students, or may include programmers from the wider community in which the radio station is based...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
, broadcasting at 89.1 FM in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, on Rogers
Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications Inc. is one of Canada's largest communications companies, particularly in the field of wireless communications, cable television, home phone and internet with additional telecommunications and mass media assets...
digital cable
Digital cable
Digital cable is a generic term for any type of cable television distribution using digital video compression or distribution. The technology was originally developed by Motorola.-Background:...
on channel 943, via Real Audio stream and in MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
. It is the campus radio
Campus radio
Campus radio is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution. Programming may be exclusively by students, or may include programmers from the wider community in which the radio station is based...
station of the University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate...
, and a member of the National Campus and Community Radio Association
National Campus and Community Radio Association
The National Campus and Community Radio Association/L'Association nationale des radios étudiantes et communautaires is a non-profit organization of campus radio and community radio stations in Canada....
in Canada as well as the world community radio association AMARC.
History
The station began as a radio club transmitting as CHOR, an AM carrier currentCarrier current
Carrier current is a method of low power AM radio transmission that uses the AC electrical system of a building to propagate a medium frequency, AM signal to a relatively small area, such as a building or a group of buildings...
station on 670 kHz in 1975 on the University of Ottawa campus. By 1984 CHOR was known as CFUO which started cable-casting and could be heard on closed circuit
Closed-circuit radio
A closed-circuit radio is a radio that emits over a very small range, typically a college campus. This system can be achieved from two ways:*By tying into the PA System*By using existing power lines, telephones lines, pipes, etc. to transmit a carrier current...
in the university's student residences. It was subsequently awarded a broadcast license by the CRTC, and began broadcasting at 89.1 FM on May 31, 1991. The station is bilingual
Bilingualism in Canada
The official languages of Canada are English and French, which "have equality of status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all institutions of the Parliament and Government of Canada" according to Canada's constitution...
, broadcasting in both of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's official languages; English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
. CHUO's programming is composed of 45% English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
programming, 45% French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
programming and 10% in third languages.
Notables
Tom GreenTom Green
Michael Thomas "Tom" Green is a Canadian actor, rapper, writer, comedian, talk show host and media personality. Best known for his shock humour brand of comedy, Green found mainstream prominence via his MTV television show The Tom Green Show...
hosted "The Midnight Caller" program on the station for several years in the mid-1990s before moving to television with Rogers Cable
Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications Inc. is one of Canada's largest communications companies, particularly in the field of wireless communications, cable television, home phone and internet with additional telecommunications and mass media assets...
's Ottawa community channel. CHUO has spawned other long-standing local voices many of whom have been at the station for more than a decade. Papa Richie has hosted ROCKERS since 1986, Black on Black (Ottawa's premiere black community arts and culture show) since the mid 90's; noted academic activist and former University of Ottawa professor Denis Rancourt
Denis Rancourt
Denis Rancourt is a former professor of physics at the University of Ottawa. Rancourt is a recognized scientist but is more widely known for his confrontations with his former employer, the University of Ottawa, over issues involving his dissidence and his approach to pedagogy...
is also the host of Thursday night program Five O'Clock Train at CHUO. More recent avid volunteer programmers include DJ Alive and Your Favourite Light Skin with the B.R.L..
In 2009, CHUO was the proud recipient of 2 National Campus and Community Radio awards. André St-Jacques, host of Jazz Vox, Jazz et Compagnie, Rétro Radio, les Écrans Compacts, and Café Québec, won an award in the category of NCRA Volunteer of the year. DJ Alive and Your Favourite Light Skin won the 2009 NCRA award in the category of local talent development.
Studios
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate...
's Morriset Library with the Thompson student residence. In September 2005 the station moved to new facilities in the basement of the Morriset library building. CHUO is presently located at 65 University private, suite 0038. Its office hours are from Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm, but one can often find station staff at other times.
External links
- CHUO
- Listen Live (MP3 Streaming)
- CHUO history at Canadian Communications FoundationCanadian Communications FoundationThe Canadian Communications Foundation is a history of Canadian broadcasting for radio and television chronicles and documents. It also provides a history of radio and television stations, including networks, programs, broadcasters and many others....