CJUM-FM

CJUM-FM

City of license	Winnipeg
Broadcast area	Greater Winnipeg
Branding	UMFM
Slogan	Winnipeg's Hit Free Radio, 101.5 UMFM
Frequency	101.5 MHz (FM)
First air date	September 4, 1998 (current station)
Format	freeform music, spoken word
ERP	1200 Watts
Class	campus radio
Callsign meaning	CJ + University of Manitoba
Owner	UMFM Campus Radio Inc.
Website	www.umfm.com

CJUM-FM 101.5 FM (UMFM) is a volunteer-driven campus radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, based at the University of Manitoba.

History

The original CJUM, 1975–80

The station originally began broadcasting at 101.1 FM in September 1975.^[1] CJUM-FM was one of the two first campus radio stations ever granted a broadcast licence in Canada, the other being Carleton University's CKCU-FM. However, the station faced financial difficulties, and closed down in June 1980. The original station signed off the air with Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run".

Several of the staff and volunteers at CJUM-FM during this era went on to careers in commercial and public broadcasting, including Les Siemieniuk, Shelia Baptie, Reid Dickie, Howard Mandshein, Hugh Malcolmson, Andy Frost, Rick Carter, Steve Baidwan, Liz Clayton, Chris Reichardt, John Quinn, Roman Onafrychuk, Dale MacIntyre, and Marty (Goldstein) Gold.

The revitalized CJUM, 1998–present

In the spring of 1996, a group of University of Manitoba students started a campaign to bring radio back to the campus. During a referendum that year, a $5 increase in student fees was sought, and passed with 2,520 votes for the levy, to go towards the construction and maintenance of this new station. The University of Manitoba Students' Union put forth an application to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for a broadcasting licence, broadcasting at 101.5 MHz with effective radiated power of 1,200 watts was officially approved on October 2, 1997,^[2] and the station was reincarnated and began broadcasting on September 4, 1998 at 6:00 PM Central Daylight Time.

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Radio stations in Winnipeg-Selkirk, Manitoba

Winnipeg	CJML 580 CJOB 680 CKJS 810 CBW 990 CFRW 1290 CKSB-10-FM 88.1 CBW-1-FM 89.3 CKSB-FM 89.9 CKXL 91.1 CITI 92.1 CJNU 93.7 CHIQ 94.3 CHVN 95.1 CKUW 95.9 CJKR 97.5 CBW-FM 98.3 CJGV 99.1 CFWM 99.9 CFJL 100.5 CJUM 101.5 CKY-FM 102.3 CKMM 103.1 CIUR 104.7 CHWE 106.1 CKCL 107.1 Defunct CKIC 92.9 CJWV 107.9

Selkirk	CFQX 104.1 CICY 105.5

Specialty services	Radio Humsafar

Nearby radio markets Brandon / Westman Region Pembina Valley Region See also List of radio stations in Manitoba

Coordinates: 49°53′43″N 97°08′17″W / 49.89528°N 97.13806°W / 49.89528; -97.13806

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