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CJAM’s profanity ban is wrong I am writing to protest the new profanity policy, which I believe to be unnecessary, unfair and unclear. CJAM has been broadcasting for almost 30 years on the FM band with a profanity policy that allows programmers to play songs with potentially offensive content, especially after 10 p.m., as long as the tracks(s) are prefaced by listener discretion warnings. This policy is extremely similar to the policies of other radio stations in the campus-community broadcast sector and has served us through any number of license renewals, a power increase and a change of frequency on...
Darryl Gallinger NEWS EDITOR rogrammers at the University of Windsor’s campus-community radio station are speaking against a new anti-profanity policy. CJAM 99.1’s board implemented a new policy that bans all on-air profanity effective May 7, until further notice. Previously, profanity was permitted as long as listeners were given prior warning. “It’s unprecedented,” Martin Deck, co-host of CJAM’s Wake the Town, said of the policy. He believes the station manager, Vernon Smith, should be defending the rights of programmers to play music with profanity if it has artistic merit. “CJAM, as far as I know, is unique on the airwaves here...
CJAM radio bans “all profanities” in a move some says is against the spirit of campus radio Darryl Gallinger NEWS EDITOR JAM’s listener discretion radio spots are now collecting dust following a policy enacted by the University of Windsor radio station’s board of directors. A memo to CJAM 99.1 volunteers on May 7 from CJAM station manager Vernon Smith informed them of the policy banning all profanities, effective immediately, which “will remain in place until such a time as when CJAM’s licence to broadcast is renewed by the CRTC, our governing body.” Prior to the change of policy, profanity was...
Josh Kolm ARTS EDITOR very spring, Windsor’s campus and community radio station, CJAM 99.1 FM, turns to their listeners to tell them what they like on the airwaves. CJAM’s annual Jammy Awards honour the hard work of their on-air volunteers, entirely based on votes from their audience. The awards ceremony, which takes place on April 7 at the FM Lounge, is one of the station’s biggest events of the year, next to their annual pledge drive. It is open to the public and, as per tradition, the ceremony will conclude with a musical performance from last year’s winner for Best...
CJAM to confront local poverty through the work of music luminary Joe Strummer Joey Acott LANCE WRITER he University of Windsor’s radio station, CJAM, hopes late rock legend Joe Strummer will help address issues of poverty in Windsor and Detroit from beyond the grave. Dec. 22 will mark the ninth anniversary of Strummer’s death and at exactly midnight, the campus and community radio station will devote a full 24 hours of programming to the late front man for the Clash. During the second annual Joe Strummer Day, CJAM will celebrate the rock icon’s life and constant fight against social injustice...
UWindsor’s radio station calls on listeners for support with their annual pledge drive Stephen Hargreaves News Editor he University of Windsor’s radio Station, CJAM 99.1 FM, is turning to their listeners to support its annual pledge drive and plans for a signal power increase. “Pledge drive is our big annual fundraising campaign,” said station manager Adam Fox. “We rely on listeners to assist us in supplementing our revenues with donations of support.” As a not-for-profit community radio station, CJAM relies on listener donations to sustain operations. CJAM has called to the community with pledge drives since the mid-80s, the funding...
