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CJSR FM88
Category: Mass Media Radio Stations Radio Stations [Edit]
8900 114 StRoom 0-09 Students' Union Building, University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB T6G 2J7
(780) 492-2577
5 reviews for CJSR FM88
5 reviews in English
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Review from Adam S.
10/4/2009
Volunteer radio based out of the SU building at the U of A. Has an eclectic format with shows changing every hour or so. This keeps things from getting boring and you are guaranteed new and interesting music every time you tune in. Has plenty of local content and alternative news. Saturdays are decidedly urban with different kinds of electronic music and hip hop being played for most of the day. Sundays features many different language shows (Ukrainian, Spanish, Horn of Africa, etc.) as part of the stations mandate to provide an outlet for groups marginalized in mainstream media.
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Review from Jacqueline S.
Edmonton, AB
8/26/2011
I don't listen to the radio too much, but CJSR is one of my go-to stations when it's radio time. It's definitely the most eclectic station in town... you won't hear most of this stuff on other stations in town, and what you hear varies depending on when you tune in.
They have an annual fundraiser at the end of October, and if you donate a certain amount, you get a Friends of CJSR card which gets you some pretty great deals around town too. -
Review from Jack G.
Edmonton, AB
2/17/2010
CJSR FM88 is a radio station at the U of A. It is a good student station and feature a lot of non-mainstream music. I usually tune into this station when I want to hear something new and different.
A lot of the music played displays unique styles and sounds so it is a perfect station when you are sick of the usual top 40 stuff that gets played all day long on other stations. -
Review from Chukwuma M.
5/11/2010
This station is a lot better than I was expecting. I'm never too fond of student-run radio stations in Canada, but this one has me impressed. A lot of the DJs have put me on some great, non-mainstream music and I owe them my thanks.
I don't always get it all the way down in Southeast Edmonton, but I get it while driving closer to downtown. -
Review from Paula K.
11/14/2008
CJSR is the radio station at the University of Alberta. Like any good student station (although not everyone who works or volunteers there is a student) it is filled with alternative news and music. A lot of the music falls far from the mainstream and includes punk, rock, world beat, and the eclectic assortment of sounds that fall under the category of "alternative." You can also hear news broadcasts from the BBC, progressive speakers, and a local program called Rise Up which reports on the activist scene here. I contribute every year to the annual FunDrive and go to the office to pick up my swag. It's a really fun place. Last year I was in one of their studios to record a commercial for an event an organization I am with what organizing. The people there are very creative. They are also always looking for volunteers.
