CJSW Funding Drive 2024 and Breaking The Tethers

Hi. This post presents information about the 2024 CJSW Funding Drivable (FD) and Breaking The Tethers (BTT).

The annual Funding Drive is a key time for CJSW, when the station calls upon its fine listeners to help support the work work done by Calgary's campus and community radio station. The money raised in the Drive allows CJSW to maintain, develop, and grow; it is a major element in station operations.

Here's the main details about this year's Funding Drive:

*The Drive runs from Friday, October 18 through Friday, October 25. 

*The goal is $200,000.

*The theme is the Sounds of Radiotown:

*To donate, you can go to cjsw.com or cjsw.com/donate or call 403-220-5000.

*While any donation amount is welcome, there are various pledge levels at which some swag is available. You can see these station-level incentives at cjsw.com/donate.

*In addition, individual CJSW programs also have show-specific incentives. These are in addition to the station-level stuff and will vary from show to show. 

*There are various payment options available, including monthly payments.

Looking at Breaking The Tethers during the Drive, the BTT FD program will be on Monday, October 21, from 10 to 11 am MT, at cjsw.com or 90.9 FM. There will be some BTT-specific incentives, including some great jazz CDs and a special mix of awesome tracks that were played on my program in the past year; here's what's included on the mix:

1. Brother Jack McDuff - "Theme from electric surfboard" (Ain't got no home (live in Seattle))

2. Luke Stewart - "Dudu" (Unknown rivers)

3. Kronos Quartet & Friends Meet Sun Ra - "Daddy's gonna tell you no lie" (Outer spaceways incorporated)

4. Eve Egoyan & Mauricio Pauly - "Height" (Hopeful monster)

5. Yusuf Lateef - "Chian Miau" (Eastern sounds)

6. Menagerie - "Hymn of the turning stone" (Many worlds)

7. Alice Coltrane - "Africa" (The Carnegie Hall concert)

I'll be playing some of these during the show. Other interesting things will happen! A good time will be had by all! Please join me!

Along with hosting Breaking The Tethers this FD week, I'll also be at the controls of Alternative To What (ATW), hosting the FD edition of this long-running CJSW program. As happened in 2023 the regular host, Kerry Clarke, will be away (I think she'll be in Europe - she'll be calling in, BTW) and so she has deputized me to handle things in her absence. I always have a great time hosting ATW and the FD show will be no exception. Please join me on Thursday, October 24, from 4 to 6 pm MT, at cjsw.com or 90.9 FM.

Once again, To donate, go to cjsw.com or cjsw.com/donate or call 403-220-5000.

Many thanks!

Andrew