Board Meeting

The final board meeting before the AGM will take place Monday, October 17 starting at 6:30pm at the Painted Turtle Guesthouse meeting room (121 Bastion St, Nanaimo)


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Top 30 Chart for the week ending 2016-09-06

Top 3, (to see the rest click the headline)
1 LAZY MIKE AND THE ROCKIN’ RECLINERS* Workin’ Man (Self-Released)
2 THE TRAGICALLY HIP* Man Machine Poem (Universal)
3 BARBARA WALKER* Our Blue Planet (Self-Released)


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2016 National Community Radio Awards

Awards were given out at the recent NCRA conference.
Congratulations to Paulette McQuarrie
for her show Nash Holos winning for Third Language programming,
and to Dave O’Rama for The Lovecast’s
honourable mention in the Syndicated Show category.
Click this headline to go to the post and see all the winners.


Free Radio On My Phone

National Campus and Community Radio Association Starts
Free Radio On My Phone Campaign
Unlocking the power of the FM Chip, already installed in most android smartphones
click through for the full press release


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Purchase a “mention” on CHLY 101.7 FM

A CHLY mention is a 10-12 second recorded segment in which listeners can have almost any message they want broadcast once a week. An example message could be

“This hour is brought to you by John Tesh. Reminding you that easy listening music is the only way to go.”

Local business can also purchase a mention as well. An example message could be.

“This hour is brought to you by, John’s Plumbing on Texada Island. Specializing in removing the crap from your toilette. Call John at 555-555-5555”

Some restrictions apply. For more details please email sales@chly.ca or call 250 716 3410


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The Radio Malaspina Society

The people of Radio Malaspina (CHLY 101.7 FM) are committed to engaging our listeners with an inclusive, intelligent and innovative alternative media experience. We encourage personal responsibility in all levels of community. We are a campus- and community-supported forum and stage for the voices of Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, the Islands and beyond.


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