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Independent volunteer-powered campus-based community radio broadcasting from Amiskwacîwâskahikan / Edmonton / Treaty 6 https://linktr.ee/friendsofCJSR

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Climb the walls with CJSR CJSR coming to you live from the climbing wall!

Coming up this month! www.cjsr.com/2026/02/char...

01.03.2026 17:13 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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CJSR 50/50 Raffle Join thousands of community organizations - big and small - who raise more funds for their worthy causes with Rafflebox.

Less than 2 days left to get in on our FIRST-EVER 50/50 Raffle: www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/cjsrfm
The winner will be drawn on Sunday and takes home half of the total $$$ raised. #winwin #yegmusic #yeg #edmonton

27.02.2026 18:42 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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27.02.2026 16:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Show collage fea. the CJSR FM88 retro purple & teal logo from last year-and 40 years ago- with album covers from Waylon Jennings, Dailey & Vincent, Tony Trischka fea. Billy Strings, John Hiatt, Sally Jones, Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz, Lilly Hiatt, Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials along with a promo poster for Matt Patershuk, Ben Siris, and Suzie Ungerleider AND the show card.

Show collage fea. the CJSR FM88 retro purple & teal logo from last year-and 40 years ago- with album covers from Waylon Jennings, Dailey & Vincent, Tony Trischka fea. Billy Strings, John Hiatt, Sally Jones, Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz, Lilly Hiatt, Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials along with a promo poster for Matt Patershuk, Ben Siris, and Suzie Ungerleider AND the show card.

Fervor Coulee’s Rootsicana & Bluegrass is largely all 'new to the show' music this weekend- an abundance of artists & performances not previously featured. I hope you can join me for two hours of ‘our kinda music’ beginning at 2 MST Sunday on @cjsrfm.bsky.social 88.5 and CJSR.com.

26.02.2026 05:12 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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🚂 ALL ABOOOARRRD!
The last Wednesday of February each year, the CJSR airwaves ride the rails with the TRAIN SPECIAL:
🕗 6pm MT - Sidetracks
🕗 7pm MT - Calling All Blues - Grant & Graham bring you 2 hrs of train-themed blues tunes
🕗 9pm MT - The Shoebox - Pete plays 2 hrs of rail ridin’ rock n’ roll

26.02.2026 00:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Just announced - Maria Dunn Trio in Concert #yegmusic
Fri Apr 24, 2026 at 8 pm
Yardbird Suite
Edmonton, AB
Tix/info:
yardbirdsuite.com/shows/maria-...

25.02.2026 17:37 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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UK artist Keaton Henson summits this week's CJSR music chart with the US family act The Sha La Das almost at the peak, followed by Canadian alt-country musician Fuller Hull. See who else is charting: www.cjsr.com/2026/02/char...

25.02.2026 17:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Hot Wax | February 24, 2026 Visit the post for more.

New "must listen" releases added to the CJSR's collection in the last week, handpicked by the station's Music Librarian: www.cjsr.com/2026/02/hot-...

24.02.2026 23:18 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Airtight Newsletter

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IT'S EASY!
Subscribe: mailchi.mp/ba2ef61bf5bb...

24.02.2026 18:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🔥HOT OFF THE PRESS!🔥
Latest Airtight issue with details on Wednesday's 🚂 TRAIN SPECIAL, climbing 🧗event soundtrack mixed live by BPM host DJ David Stone, last chance for 50/50 Raffle + loads more: mailchi.mp/1f816d7eea2b...

24.02.2026 18:17 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

It’s funny how I mess up less often during the pre-recorded shows than the in-studio ones! Not sure how that works, but today’s program went well & I hope you enjoyed the music I shared; we covered some ground! Thanks for joining me on @cjsrfm.bsky.social. Here’s the playlist:

22.02.2026 22:47 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Annnnnnnnnnnnd.... WE'RE BACK!

20.02.2026 21:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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We're currently experiencing streaming server issues. We are addressing it as we speak. We'll be back up online ASAP.
Thanks for your patience!

20.02.2026 20:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Airtight Newsletter

The next Airtight issue comes out next week!
Sign-up to get the monthly newsletter detailing all things CJSR: mailchi.mp/ba2ef61bf5bb... It's free!

20.02.2026 17:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hope you can catch Sunday's Fervor Coulee's Rootsicana & Bluegrass on @cjsrfm.bsky.social. Two hours of our kinda music to cap the weekend. While you're at it, consider please visiting CJSR.com to purchase a 50/50 fundraising ticket.

20.02.2026 15:47 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 2
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Guiding Canada away from Islamophobia + online gambling explosion Podcast Episode · Brains on Campus · 2026-02-18 · 55m

Picking the 🧠🧠 of Canada's 1st & last Special Rep on Combatting Islamophobia, @amiraelghawaby.bsky.social, on addressing the hate Muslims continue to face in Canada, plus AB Gambling Research Institute's Fiona Nicoll on gambing going from casinos to our palms: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/g...

18.02.2026 19:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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New "Must Listens" handpicked by CJSR's Music Librarian!
It's from all the new music added to the station's collection between February 10-17, 2026: www.cjsr.com/2026/02/hot-...
#yegmusic #yeg #alberta #albertamusic #radio #publicradio

18.02.2026 18:26 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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CJSR 50/50 Raffle Join thousands of community organizations - big and small - who raise more funds for their worthy causes with Rafflebox.

$5 gets you entered into our FIRST-EVER 50/50 Raffle! www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/cjsrfm

17.02.2026 21:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Collage- CJSR emblem with "Edmonton's Listener Supported Volunteer Powered Community Radio- I Love CJSR Radio" with album covers from Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar, The Stanley Brothers, Zachary Lucky, Willie Nelson, The Fervor Coulee Rootsicana & Bluegrass show card, Greg Blake & Becky Buller, John Hewitt, Pine Mountain Railroad, Lynne Hanson, and Maria Dunn

Collage- CJSR emblem with "Edmonton's Listener Supported Volunteer Powered Community Radio- I Love CJSR Radio" with album covers from Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar, The Stanley Brothers, Zachary Lucky, Willie Nelson, The Fervor Coulee Rootsicana & Bluegrass show card, Greg Blake & Becky Buller, John Hewitt, Pine Mountain Railroad, Lynne Hanson, and Maria Dunn

I am always looking toward Sunday, my favourite day of the week & the next edition of Fervor Coulee's Rootsicana & Bluegrass on the mighty @cjsrfm.bsky.social & CJSR.com. Two hours of our kinda music with a full half hour of live Stanley Brothers as we mark Dr. Ralph's 99th birthday. Join me @2 MTN!

17.02.2026 21:32 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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Teddy Pemberton | Black History Month 2026 This Black History Month, CJSR is honouring the experiences, achievements and enduring contributions of Black communities in Canada. Each week, we spotlight a different Black Edmontonian who has influ

Hear about the radio DJ credited with introducing hip hop to Edmonton (on CJSR, no less). It’s T.E.D.D.Y. aka Teddy Pemberton: on.soundcloud.com/K5gD2dQHQnl2...
#yeg #yegmusic #edmonton #rap #hiphop #cadenceweapon #canadamusic #albertamusic

15.02.2026 16:27 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Delighted to have my research featured in this new podcast hosted by my alma mater's radio station! It's based on a book talk I gave at @ualberta.bsky.social last fall. #cdnhist #cdnhistory @ubcpress.bsky.social

11.02.2026 23:22 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Cold colonialism + what's next for protesting Podcast Episode · Brains on Campus · 2026-02-11 · 58m

New 🧠🧠 Brains on Campus episode!
Hear @tinaadcock.bsky.social on how exploration of “the North” exposes colonialism and @mountroyalu.bsky.social's Dr. Muhannad Ayyash on what effective protest looks like after encampments were quashed at universities.
#BDS #yeg podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/b...

11.02.2026 21:09 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Charts | week of February 10, 2026 Visit the post for more.

Whitehorse's Cryptozoologists and Saskatoon's The Radiation Flowers are close to the peak of CJSR's chart⛰️mountain. See who else is climbin'!
www.cjsr.com/2026/02/char...
#saskatoon #yxe #saskatchewan #yxy #whitehorse #yukon #saskachewanmusic #yxemusic #yxymusic #yukonmusic

11.02.2026 17:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
CJSR black star with an orange glow and album covers from Blue Northern, Della Mae, The Monroe Brothers, The McDades, Lynne Hanson, Greg Brown, David Davis & the Warrior River Boys, Bad Livers, Carla Olson, and Hound Dog Taylor & the Houserockers with the Fervor Coulee Rootsicana & Bluegrass showcard.

CJSR black star with an orange glow and album covers from Blue Northern, Della Mae, The Monroe Brothers, The McDades, Lynne Hanson, Greg Brown, David Davis & the Warrior River Boys, Bad Livers, Carla Olson, and Hound Dog Taylor & the Houserockers with the Fervor Coulee Rootsicana & Bluegrass showcard.

I love spending time on the radio each week & I’m pretty excited about Sunday's show on @cjsrfm.bsky.social cjsr.com- bit of traditional, some new, a bunch of vintage, & a healthy chunk of music that will push the boundaries with remembrances of those no longer with us. 2 o'clock MTN Sunday.

11.02.2026 02:43 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
A snow brushing machine clears a thick layer of snow from the 83rd Ave bike lane.

A snow brushing machine clears a thick layer of snow from the 83rd Ave bike lane.

On Febraury 12th join Bike Edmonton and the City's Snow and Ice Clearing team for a ride along the Winter Priority Loop lanes.
Meet East of the site of the Wellington Bridge, 102 Ave & 130 Street at 4:15pm.
Finish at Made By Marcus, 9853- 89 Ave, and hang out from 5pm to 7pm for chats and treats.

09.02.2026 00:54 — 👍 9    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
Fervor Coulee’s Rootsicana & Bluegrass 062
2026.02.08 2:PM-4:PM MST CJSR 88.5 and CJSR.com
The Sensational Country Blues Wonders! - If I Stop Moving, I'll Fall From the Sky
Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar- Meet Me in the Morning The Reckless One CDN
Secondhand Dreamcar- Lay Down The Load Answer the Call CDN
Joyann Parker- End of the Line Life Lines
Eric Bibb- This One Don’t One Mississippi
Faron Young- Tennessee Border Life is a Picture
Prefab Sprout- Faron Young (Acoustic) Steve McQueen Deluxe
The Audreys- You & Steve McQueen Between Last Night and Us
Marley’s Ghost- Hank & Audrey Jubilee
Hank Williams w Audrey Williams- I Want to Live and Love 
Hank Wiliams- I Could Never Be Ashamed of You Alone With His Guitar
Fred Eaglesmith- Mrs. Hank Williams Milly’s Café CDN
Stompin’ Tom Connors- Believe in Your Country Kic Along with Stompin’ Tom CDN
Stompin’ Tom Connors- My Stompin’ Grounds Unreleased Songs from the Vault Collection CDN
The Kitchen Boys- Stompin’ Tom Passion Town CDN
Suzi Quatro- Singing With Angels (Nashville Mix) 
Terry Klein- Try Hill Country Folk Music
Alex Leach Band- The Turntable I’m the Happiest When I’m Moving
Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys- Dog House Blues 
Dan Whiteley w Jenny Whiteley- Traveling the Highway Home Highway Home CDN
Heartbreak Hill- I Scare You Heartbreak Hill CDN
John Reischman & the Jaybirds- Banks of Jordan The Salish Sea CDN
Prairie Sky- We Will Rise (Wan'Ska) ep CDN
Black Lightning Bluegrass- Earl’s Breakdown Live in Calgary CDN
Tammy Fassaert- Dancing to the Change Corner of My Eye CDN
Common Ground- Don’t Let the Smoky Mountain Smoke Get in Your Eyes CDN
Undertaken Daddies- Caney Fork River Devil in the Rearview CDN
The Tuttles & AJ Lee- A Few Old Memories
Strange Creek Singers- New River Train 
Shawn Camp- Travelin’ Preacher The Ghost of Sis Draper
Bryan Sutton & Billy Strings w Del McCoury- The Devil Went Down to Deep Gap 
James Reams & The Barnstormers- Cornbread, Molasses, and Sassafras Tea One Foot in the Honky Tonk

Fervor Coulee’s Rootsicana & Bluegrass 062 2026.02.08 2:PM-4:PM MST CJSR 88.5 and CJSR.com The Sensational Country Blues Wonders! - If I Stop Moving, I'll Fall From the Sky Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar- Meet Me in the Morning The Reckless One CDN Secondhand Dreamcar- Lay Down The Load Answer the Call CDN Joyann Parker- End of the Line Life Lines Eric Bibb- This One Don’t One Mississippi Faron Young- Tennessee Border Life is a Picture Prefab Sprout- Faron Young (Acoustic) Steve McQueen Deluxe The Audreys- You & Steve McQueen Between Last Night and Us Marley’s Ghost- Hank & Audrey Jubilee Hank Williams w Audrey Williams- I Want to Live and Love Hank Wiliams- I Could Never Be Ashamed of You Alone With His Guitar Fred Eaglesmith- Mrs. Hank Williams Milly’s Café CDN Stompin’ Tom Connors- Believe in Your Country Kic Along with Stompin’ Tom CDN Stompin’ Tom Connors- My Stompin’ Grounds Unreleased Songs from the Vault Collection CDN The Kitchen Boys- Stompin’ Tom Passion Town CDN Suzi Quatro- Singing With Angels (Nashville Mix) Terry Klein- Try Hill Country Folk Music Alex Leach Band- The Turntable I’m the Happiest When I’m Moving Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys- Dog House Blues Dan Whiteley w Jenny Whiteley- Traveling the Highway Home Highway Home CDN Heartbreak Hill- I Scare You Heartbreak Hill CDN John Reischman & the Jaybirds- Banks of Jordan The Salish Sea CDN Prairie Sky- We Will Rise (Wan'Ska) ep CDN Black Lightning Bluegrass- Earl’s Breakdown Live in Calgary CDN Tammy Fassaert- Dancing to the Change Corner of My Eye CDN Common Ground- Don’t Let the Smoky Mountain Smoke Get in Your Eyes CDN Undertaken Daddies- Caney Fork River Devil in the Rearview CDN The Tuttles & AJ Lee- A Few Old Memories Strange Creek Singers- New River Train Shawn Camp- Travelin’ Preacher The Ghost of Sis Draper Bryan Sutton & Billy Strings w Del McCoury- The Devil Went Down to Deep Gap James Reams & The Barnstormers- Cornbread, Molasses, and Sassafras Tea One Foot in the Honky Tonk

Another Sunday, another edition of Fervor Coulee’s Rootsicana & Bluegrass. Went into the studio today with a distinct game plan &, for the most part, was able to stick to it- only overplanned each hour by 3 or 6 songs. Here's the playlist & I'll be back with more next Sunday @cjsrfm.bsky.social

09.02.2026 00:18 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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CJSR 50/50 Raffle Join thousands of community organizations - big and small - who raise more funds for their worthy causes with Rafflebox.

💰The total up close to $1500💰
Get in on a chance to win half of that with raffle tickets starting at $5.
www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/cjsrfm

06.02.2026 16:41 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Rethinking how the Rockies formed | CJSR Study Sesh Hear about the University of Alberta research which challenges the very established theory of how the Rocky Mountains were formed with tectonic plates. READ MORE ABOUT THE RESEARCH: https://www.ualb

Hear how research out of the U of A shook up and challenged the very established theory of how the Rocky Mountains were formed:
on.soundcloud.com/s6tXV1Grk85Q...

05.02.2026 21:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Brains on Campus Society & Culture Podcast · Listening in to the thinkers working and speaking at the University of Alberta. There’s no shortage of great minds to pick with 400 undergraduate, graduate and professional...

Podcast of the debut episode now available: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/b...

04.02.2026 23:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I truly hope the excitement of hosting a weekly radio show never leaves me. I am so pumped for Sunday's show on @cjsrfm.bsky.social 88.5 #YEG CJSR.com- it is as good a show as I've yet presented, IMNSHO. From vintage country to brand new bluegrass, Alberta blues to Stompin' Tom- It's gonna be fun!

04.02.2026 01:36 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0