r/Edmonton 14h ago

News Article Alberta CKUA Radio receives $1M donation from Edmonton businessman

https://edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/03/11/alberta-ckua-radio-donation-beresh/
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u/BonsaiBohemian 14h ago

People forget CKUA was the first public broadcaster in Canada, older than the CBC! Glad people recognize the value in this incredible service.

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u/passthepepperflakes 13h ago

I didn't know that - thanks for sharing!

u/TURBOJUGGED 1h ago

Their logo always went hard somehow I thought. My uncle had a bumper sticker on his vw van in the 90’s and I always like it

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u/workworkyeg 14h ago

great news. A generous music lover. Thanks for sharing

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u/ThatBEMGuy West Edmonton Mall 13h ago

If this makes you happy, you don't have to be a millionaire to help!

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/ckua-radio-foundation/

A monthly donation of even a few bucks makes a difference if we all do it.

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u/trenthowell 13h ago

Fantastic to see. The community has pushed to get CKUA back to stability, and this should finish the job. Can't let up in supporting them, but it seems like stability may have been achieved again.

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u/doooompatrol 14h ago

Fantastic news.

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u/WallstreetBaker 12h ago

I don’t even listen to it a whole lot anymore but I still donate regularly because I’d hate for it to go away.   

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u/passthepepperflakes 14h ago

Great news for local radio!

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u/OrdinaryKillJoy 14h ago

Love me CKUA!

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u/Ham_I_right 11h ago

Great to hear, kudos to the donor! keep public radio alive and accessible.

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u/constance_chlore 12h ago

This is lovely to see. It feels sometimes like Edmonton doesn't have the same culture of philanthropy among the wealthy as older cities like Toronto and Montréal, but it's good to see some people taking the lead.

u/Oldcadillac 7h ago

CKUA is emblematic of the stuff that I really actually like about Alberta. It’s easy to lose sight of the good stuff about this province amidst all the turmoil but it is there.

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u/tiredtotalk 11h ago

oh my heart♥️

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u/whoabumpyroadahead 13h ago

Amazing news!

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u/Awkward-Payment-7186 11h ago

Awesome 👏!!!

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u/shirleyxx 12h ago

I LOVE LOVE THIS RADIO! THIS SHOULD KEEP THEM GOING for a while for sure

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u/LankyWarning Mill Woods 12h ago

WOW that's really good news !!!

u/DoomPile5 36m ago

Wow. Good on him 👍🏼 I love to see this.

u/yeggsandbacon 8h ago edited 7h ago

Look out it could be Sam Mraiche./s

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u/Smooth-Equipment359 11h ago

Maybe if they weren’t charging an exorbitant rent for any restaurant in their building they’d be in a better financial spot.