CJLY-FM, known on-air as Kootenay Co-op Radio, is a Canadian community radio station, which broadcasts at 93.5 FM in Nelson, British Columbia. The station also has

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s on 96.5 FM in Crawford Bay and 107.5 FM in

New Denver New Denver is at the mouth of Carpenter Creek, on the east shore of Slocan Lake, in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The village is west of Kaslo on Highway 31A, and southeast of Nakusp and northeast of Slocan on ...

, and 101.5 in South Slocan. The station is one of several new community radio stations launched in the Kootenay region in the 2000s. Others include CHLI-FM in

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, CFAD-FM in Salmo, CJHQ-FM in

Nakusp The Village of Nakusp (Sinixt ''neqo'sp'') is beside the mouth of Kuskanax Creek, on the Upper Arrow Lake in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. Lying between the Selkirk and Monashee ranges, the village is known for its ...

and CIDO-FM in Creston.

History

CJLY was started by volunteers in December 1996 and incorporated as a non-profit service

co-operative A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-control ...

in June 1998 in Nelson. It started intermittent broadcasting in the Nelson region in February 1999, with a 28-day special event broadcast exemption by the CRTC, and finally went on the air full-time the following autumn. after being granted a permanent CRTC license in August 2000. On November 6, 2000, the station began broadcasting about 18 hours a day at a power of 75 watts. In November 2004, CJLY expanded its range and began broadcasting in the

Kootenay Lake Kootenay Lake is a lake located in British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Kootenay River. The lake has been raised by the Corra Linn Dam and has a dike system at the southern end, which, along with industry in the 1950s–70s, has changed th ...

region, north of Nelson, on a new FM frequency, 96.5 FM.CJLY Website
/ref> In fall 2008, CJLY began broadcasting in the community of New Denver at 107.5 FM. The organization purchased a building at #308a Hall St in Nelson in March 2006. Kootenay Co-op Radio broadcasts in a mountainous region of British Columbia's southeast corner, and its terrestrial signal reaches settlements in the Purcell Mountains,

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and Monashee Mountains.

Structure

Kootenay Co-op Radio is cooperatively owned and operated by its members, who employ two staff for day-to-day operations. As of August 2007, Kootenay Co-op Radio has approximately 2,000 members and almost 150 active volunteers. CJLY is a member of the National Campus and Community Radio Association.

Programming

Several national and internationally

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s are produced in the studios of CJLY, including ''Deconstructing Dinner'', ''Canadian Voices'' and ''World Report''. Other notable shows that have been produced at KCR include: * ''Sinixt Radio'', a show hosted by members of the Sinixt First Nation, * ''Pickin' & Grinnin'', the region's

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show, * ''By the People'', a show about participatory democracy in the Kootenay region, ''The Writer's Show'', hosted by

Holley Rubinsky Holley Rubinsky (May 18, 1943 – August 1, 2015) was an American-born Canadian fiction writer who lived in Kaslo, British Columbia. Biography Rubinsky was born on May 18, 1943, in Long Beach, California. She came to Kaslo, British Columbia, ...

, * ''The Rank and File Voice'', a show about labour-related topics, and * 'Kootenay Morning'', a public affairs show spotlighting local issues, news and current events.

Podcasts

The station podcasts a select number of its spoken word programs on its podcasts page.

Music charts

The KCR Music Department submits weekly music charts to ''

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'', which is a project of the National Campus and Community Radio Association.Earshot! CJLY-FM Monthly Top 30 Albums
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References

External links

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