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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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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University of Alberta: The University of Alberta is situated along the south bank of the North Saskatchewan River in the heart of the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A satellite view of the campus can be seen on Google maps....

Calgary: Calgary () is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and high plains, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies. The city is located in the Grassland region of Alberta....

1927: 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar)....