About Us

We are Edmonton’s only independent, volunteer powered campus-community radio station, broadcasting from an old bank vault in the basement of the Students’ Union Building on the University of Alberta campus. 

CJSR’s mandate is “to enlighten and entertain our audience through high quality and diverse programming that constantly challenges the status quo”. We do this by broadcasting eclectic programming that enriches the lives of U of A students as well as the broader Edmonton community. 

Broadcasting in 8 different languages we seek to reflect and meet the needs of our diverse community of listeners and donors in and around the Edmonton area. In addition to our wide selection of music programming we also produce a dozen news and spoken word programs to present a side of the story not always found in mainstream media.

Volunteer powered

CJSR has a volunteer base of approximately 300 volunteers, with a staff of 5 to manage and support them all. We are a member-driven organization governed by an elected Board of Directors, representing our members/volunteers. We are a registered charity and are registered provincially as a not for profit organization. 

We are funded by several streams of income including: levies from U of A undergraduate and graduate students, provincial gaming revenue (AGLC, every 2 years), donations from listeners (annual FunDrive campaign), grants (variable) and advertising revenue (local). You can find a breakdown of our finances here. 

FACRA

First Alberta Campus Radio Association (FACRA) is a not-for-profit organization and registered charity that holds the broadcast license for CJSR-FM 88.5.

This organization governs the station bylaws and provides oversight to CJSR operations. The FACRA Board consists of up to 12 elected and appointed members, including the requisite 2 SU and 1 GSA representatives.