Community Radio

CIWS-FM, aka WhiStle Radio, is subject to the CRTC’s Community Radio Policy.

Click here for a brief summary of our application, or visit the CRTC’s site to read the entire application online, or read the CRTC’s broadcasting decision.

According to the CRTC,  our primary focus is … to offer diverse programming that reflects the needs and interests of the community including:

• music by new and local talent;
• music not generally broadcast by commercial stations;
• spoken word programming; and
• local information

Local Talent

The CRTC expects us to continue to undertake initiatives to promote and feature music by new Canadian artists, local artists and artists whose music is seldom heard on other stations

Volunteers

We have a growing number of volunteers helping in a myriad of ways. Community Radio is driven by volunteers. The CRTC requires us to:

• facilitate community access to programming;
• promote the availability of training throughout the community; and
• provide for the ongoing training and supervision of those within the community wishing to participate in programming.

If you want to learn more about community radio, check out the CRTC’s list of Community Radio Stations, or the National Campus and Community Radio Association’s website, or visit the websites of other community radio stations, such as Erin Radio and Amherst Island Radio.