by CKTZ | Sep 16, 2020 | News
There are a lot of changes at Cortes Radio this fall. Screenshot form Cortes Radio’s first Virtual variety Night DJs Four of Cortes Radio’s better known DJs are back. Greg Osaba is bringing Lunchtime Locomotion and can now be heard Thursdays from 11 AM to 1 PM. It has been a long time coming, but George SIrk is bringing Nature Boy back as of October 7th. Some of you may remember “Girl Crush” from 2010. Jen Mi is back and her show now airs Wednesdays at 1 PM. Those of you who have been listening to CKTZ, from the beginning may remember Dorst Boswell. There are two new DJs. Darwin Olmstead has a Punk New Wave show. Phil Bell has a Vancouver musicians show Tuesdays ay 3:30. with people he knows. There are also a couple of new shows in the works. Talk Shows As some of you may be aware, Listening In, Folk U and Cortes Currents have been partnered for some time - which is why they can also be found under the Radio tab at Cortes Currents.ca. In addition, Odette Auger, De Clarke, Francesca Gesualdi, Manda Aufochs Gillespie, Roy L Hales, Max Thaysen and Tara Warkentin are, or have been, part of the Cortes Currents team that has been producing programs for Local Journalism Initiative since February 1, 2020. You can see their contributions on Cortes Radio.ca (under Currents), Cortes Currents.ca (click on their names above) and the National LJI website, Canada-Info.ca. Three recent additions to the CKTZ’s Cortes Currents line-up: On August 24th Cortes Radio started producing short Daily News clips (aired daily, but added as needed) As of Saturday, September 12th, Manda is producing a series of two hour...
by Roy L Hales | Dec 1, 2017 | Cortes Currents
Originally Published on the ECOreport George Sirk whispered “Cortes Radio” for years before he found the right pair of ears. This led to a meeting at Manson’s Hall, to discuss possibilities. Howie Roman attended and, six months after the station was launched, became a DJ. He still is. “My prime interest in Cortes radio is [that] I really enjoy having a show.” Howie served on CKTZ’s board for five years, the maximum amount allowed by the society’s constitution, and now is the station’s manager. In this morning’s interview, I ask Howie about the process of becoming Cortes Community Radio, CKTZ 89.5 FM. [/et_pb_text] Becoming Cortes Community Radio “This is my story. It’s not Sean’s story, it’s not Amber’s story; it would not have been Vicki’s story and not John Jordan’s story - people who were really there at the very beginning and are still part of Cortes Radio,” he explained. Then he proceeded to describe incidents from CKTZ’s past. The station’s first antennae was up a tree. After it was destroyed in a storm, they used a 30 foot analog TV tower. One of Howie’s “coolest, craziest days” was when he and about twenty others raised the current 85 foot radio tower at Thunder Road. “Those are the days I live here for. The days when a group of us get something big done,” he says. (Listen to the full story in the podcast above) Two weeks later the board received letters stating that if they did not apply for a license, the society was liable for a $20,000 fine and each director was personally liable for $5,000, and...
by CKTZ | Nov 11, 2017 | News
The end of Cortes Community Radio’s fall sales season is approaching. How important is this? And What changes have transpired recently? A Q & A with station manager Howie Roman about 2017 Market Sales & Lipsyncs. Q/ How important are CKTZ’s market sales and Lip Syncs to the radio station? Howie: Like all non-profits we are eligible for some grants. Unfortunately, grants do not pay the operating expenses. This means that we must raise money to cover expenses like rent, hydro, telephone etc.In addition, we have a continuous need for new pieces of equipment. The Lip Syncs and Sales cover over half of our expenses.The Lip Syncs have become an island tradition, having done about 20. One of the things Cortes Radio gets from the Lip Syncs and sales is that’s when we get to meet the listeners. Radio is a very isolated experience you sit in a room and talk or play music and than you leave; Almost no contact with the listeners. [/et_pb_text] Q/ Tell me about some of the new markets that CKTZ entered, or has expanded its presence in, this year. Where are they? And what is the significance of this activity? Howie: Quadra Island has three times the population than Cortes and we’ve known for a long time that we probably had three times as many listeners over there. For the last two summers Cortes Radio has joined with Theatre Quadra in presenting a August Lip Sync. That one is starting to take as well, good size audience this year. This summer we’ve had a small group of people doing markets and sales for us...
