On the Importance of Supporting Independent Media

February 12 fund-raiser for CKUW Radio.

This week’s Global Research News Hour is a fund-raiser for host radio station CKUW 95.9FM.

It was broadcast live on Friday February 12.

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The program featured plentiful appeals for listener donations.

Host Michael Welch was assisted in these appeals by Iraq War Resister and author Joshua Key, political activist and writer Roger Annis, and local media personality Dave Mcleod. The program also included clips of interviews with journalist Lesley Hughes and FBI Whistle-blower and author Sibel Edmonds.

The program also featured music by Phil Ochs (Cops of the World), Talking Heads (Crosseyed and Painless), and Chumbawumba (Bella Ciao!)

With Fundrive 2016 now officially ended, anyone wishing to contribute to CKUW may do so through the website fundrive.ckuw.ca (you can find Global Research News Hour in the drop down menu under ‘Pledge Options.’ Please note, tax receipts are only honoured for Canadian residents. Out of town residents must include instructions for delivery of incentives by mail.)

Donations are also acceptable through the GLOBAL RESEARCH website.

Listeners of the Global Research News Hour are encouraged to support CKUW as well as partner community radio stations which air the Global Research News Hour.

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The Global Research News Hour airs every Friday at 1pm CT on CKUW 95.9FM in Winnipeg. The programme is also podcast at globalresearch.ca .

The show can be heard on the Progressive Radio Network at prn.fm. Listen in every Monday at 3pm ET.

Community Radio Stations carrying the Global Research News Hour:

CHLY 101.7fm in Nanaimo, B.C – Thursdays at 1pm PT

Boston College Radio WZBC 90.3FM NEWTONS  during the Truth and Justice Radio Programming slot -Sundays at 7am ET.

Port Perry Radio in Port Perry, Ontario –1  Thursdays at 1pm ET

Burnaby Radio Station CJSF out of Simon Fraser University. 90.1FM to most of Greater Vancouver, from Langley to Point Grey and from the North Shore to the US Border.

It is also available on 93.9 FM cable in the communities of SFU, Burnaby, New Westminister, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Surrey and Delta, in British Columbia Canada. – Tune in every Saturday at 6am.


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Articles by: Michael Welch and Roger Annis

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