News about the station, charts, job postings and more.
CHLY 101.7FM is thrilled to welcome back Joe Pugh as host and producer of its news and current affairs program Midcoast Morning. Joe is taking over the role as current host Lauryn Mackenzie moves into an interim full-time role as an LJI Reporter at CHLY. He previously served as host and producer of an earlier version of Midcoast Morning in the summer of 2021.
Read MoreThe Radio Malaspina Society Board of Directors has again moved to hold our 25th Annual General Meeting in person at Vancouver Island University. The meeting will occur on Thursday, October 26th with sign-in starting at 5:30 PM, and meeting business starting at 6:00 PM.
Read MoreOn September 1st, 2023, CHLY Station Manager Jesse Woodward was interviewed by CBC Rundown regarding the impact of Meta's social media ban on campus-community radio stations like CHLY in retaliation for Bill C-18, the Online News Act. It was broadcast on CBC News Network.
Read MoreCHLY 101.7FM is excited for the return of its news and current affairs program Midcoast Morning with the recent hiring of Lauryn Mackenzie as the host and producer of the program. Lauryn returns to CHLY after working this past summer as a junior producer at the station.
Read MoreCHEK reporter Tchadas Leo interviewed CHLY Station Manager Jesse Woodward, Lauryn Mackenzie, as well as others involved in student media on Vancouver Island.
Read MoreGreat news for local journalism! You probably read that we recently hired Mick Sweetman as a reporter at CHLY 101.7FM and will be posting a weekly newsletter and eventually local news podcasts. I am excited about this.
Bad news for local journalism. In the coming days or weeks, maybe even today, Meta is going to block access to news on Facebook and Instagram in retribution for Bill C-18, the Online News Act. The Online News Act, based on the "Australian Model", is meant to rectify the financial imbalance between tech giants and news organizations that has developed over the last decade.
Read More“Local news is so important for building an informed citizenry,” said CHLY's reporter Mick Sweetman. "I'm looking forward to covering the stories that matter to our listeners in the under-served communities in our broadcast area."
Read MoreThe Life on Gabriola Media Society seeks two journalists with video journalism background for paid positions beginning July 17, 2023.
Read MoreCHLY is seeking a motivated and dynamic reporter with a solid foundation in journalism to cover local news in Nanaimo, as well as Ladysmith, Gabriola, and the Comox Valley (Courtenay, Comox, and Cumberland). In this position, you will produce four local stories a week for distribution via our website, airwaves as well as Canada-Info.
Read MoreAs one of three Junior Producers at CHLY, you will be working within a broadcast facility that provides a community service to its listeners. You will be responsible for a variety of tasks. These tasks include but are not limited to, taking a lead in hosting our Summer Radio Camp in August; filling in on the VIU Meter, our daily drive time new music program; recording ads and PSA, as well as helping to develop other on-air programming!
Read MoreHouse of Wonders (Manitoba 🇨🇦)—Topping our charts this past week, is a debut EP that will likely make at least a handful of end-of-the-year lists, if at least our own. Tinge are the songs of Veronica Blackhawk, a self-described "Anishinaabe multi-hyphenate" originally from Lake of the Woods Ontario. Previously compared to Big Thief and Julian Baker, this is a lyrically strong EP, with the track "Burden Complex" reminding me of Tracy Chapman's 1988 folk hit Fast Car. Don't just stream it, buy this EP!
Read MoreAs of March 16th 2023, CHLY-FM’s C/C Licence has been renewed by the CRTC from 2023-09-01 to 2030-08-31. Interventions were submitted in support of CHLY-FM by Barry Brooke Executive Director of the National Campus Community Radio Association (NCRA). No interventions were submitted against our renewal.
Read MoreAfter some deliberation, we have updated our program schedule for Spring 2023! You can find the updates here. Ideally, there won’t be any significant shifts in programming until the start of our Summer Season in May 2023.
Read MoreToday February 13th is World Radio Day! The 12th year since its proclamation in 2011 by UNESCO. This year's theme is "Radio and Peace". Past years have celebrated gender equality, youth, sport and diversity.
December 12 of this year will also mark 122 years since Marconi successfully broadcast across the Atlantic from Newfoundland to Cornwall England.
The objective of World Radio Day is to raise public awareness of the importance of radio and to encourage decision-makers to use it to provide access to information, and to improve international cooperation among broadcasters.
Read MoreThe shortest month of the year is here, and February 14th is just around the corner! We’re mostly romantics here at CHLY, and despite Valentines being a bit of a Hallmark holiday, we see it as a fun opportunity for our Salish Sea community to take to the airwaves and share what we mean to each other!
With that in mind, this Valentine’s Day, we’re asking you to submit your notes, poems, and missed connections, and we’ll air them during a special Love Drive Edition of the VIU Meter on February 14th! You can even profess your love for community media!
Read MoreThe Radio Malaspina Society Board of Directors has again moved to hold our 24th Annual General Meeting online via Zoom. The meeting will occur on Wednesday, November 16th with virtual 'sign-in' starting at 5:30 PM, and meeting business starting at 6:00 PM.
Read MoreMembers in attendance vote in the affirmative to update bylaws allowing for November AGM.
16 Voting Members were in attendance, with 13 voting in favour and 2 voting against the special resolution to change the bylaws.
Read More21 years ago this week we officially went on the air in downtown Nanaimo.
Since that date back in 2001, through thick and thin, we've brought you an eclectic range of programming. We have brought you old classics you had forgotten, and their b-sides. We've brought you breaking new singles, EPs, and albums from Canada and abroad, always with a focus on local artists. Independent rock, pop, hip-hop, blues, reggae, electronic, metal, jazz, classical, world-beat and so much more!
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