Radio Waterloo
Documentary
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In 2016 Mano A Mano started tracking down past & present members of CKMS to put together the complete story of how the station got to be in its current state (2017). Past CKMS members were happy to share stories and relive the often difficult stories from their time at CKMS. It took two years to put all the footage together with some video clips that were left on an old station computer hard drive.
In 2018 Mano A Mano released the Documentary at the Deep Cut Film Festival. At the same time Mano A Mano got CKMS a $20,000 grant to continue the story via live video feed thanks to the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
Time: 1hr45min
Radio Waterloo is the story about the advent of community radio in Canada as told by the people who struggled to create it. The story follows Radio Waterloo (later known as CKMS) and CKWR through the development stages in the 1960’s, until now, 2017. You will hear DJs from the early days of Radio Waterloo provide details about how Radio Waterloo was established, others provide insights from the University of Waterloo referendum which left CKMS without funding, and then current DJs share how these events have led to the current format and state of the station. Join us as we re-live the painful dedication of local DJs who fought to keep the community voice heard on FM radio.
This documentary also includes performances by local indie and established bands who have been featured on CKMS, and proudly boasts an original soundtrack created by Canadian musicians specifically for this project through a collective called "Robot Apocalypse". Some of the collaborators include:
Steve Bays (Hot Hot Heat, The Mounties), Brad Merritt (54-40), Ian Somers (Limblifter), Brad Weber (Caribou, Pick a Piper), Ulysses Coppard (Smash Boom Pow) and many more.
Deep Cut Show Times.pdf
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