CKUA

CKUA is a Canadian radio station. Originally located at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, it now broadcasts from studios in downtown Edmonton and south Calgary. Created in 1927 through a provincial grant, CKUA was the first public broadcaster in Canada and also the first to offer educational radio programming, including music concerts, poetry readings, and university lectures.

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University of Alberta - Edmonton - Calgary - 1927 - Canada

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In 1997 the station was nearly shut down due to political squabbles, poor management, and attempts at privatization. The station was saved from demise when control was handed over to the public from directors appointed by the provincial government. As of 2005, more than two-thirds of the station's funding came from its listeners in the form of donations. Most donors live in Canada and the United States, but they also hail from such places as China, Australia, Ecuador, Mexico, Italy, France, Sweden, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, and Hong Kong.

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Canada - United States - China - Australia - Ecuador - Mexico - Italy - France - Sweden - Abu Dhabi - Egypt - Hong Kong

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