Do you want to promote your business, service or event to an audience that isn't catered to on other Halifax radio stations? CKDU's wide range of programming - news and information, current affairs, arts & entertainment, music, and much more - makes the station a great forum to get your voice heard.
If you are interested in advertising on CKDU or would like some more information on our rates, please contact CKDU's station coordinator at 902-494-6479.
CKDU-FM has won a number of awards over the years for several projects and productions. Starting with the most recent these include:
| 2007 | Best
Local Radio Station as voted for by the readers
of The
Coast for their annual Best of Music issue.
Five times! Woo! |
| 2006 | Best
Local Radio Station as voted for by the readers
of The
Coast for their annual Best of Music issue.
That makes four in a row for the station! |
| 2005 | Best
Local Radio Station as voted for by the readers
of The
Coast for their annual Best of Music issue.
Three-time reigning champions, crushing the
competition year after year! Woo! |
| 2004 | Best
Local Radio Station as voted for by the readers
of The
Coast for their annual Best of Music issue.
Two-time reigning champions. Woo! |
| 2004 | Best
Local radio DJ in the Coast's Best of Music
poll: Aaron Petrie. Also for the second year
in a row! |
| 2004 | Skratch
Bastid also one for Best Local DJ (not radio...
turntablist) in The Best of Music. Skratch hosts
The Treatment on CKDU every Monday afternoon
from 3pm - 5pm. |
| 2004 | C-Level
Society of the Year, from the Dalhousie Student
Union Association. |
| 2003 | Standard
Broadcast Radio ward for broadcasting excellence.
This was for a focus day on food issues, organized
by Stacey Willick. |
| 2003 | Best
Local Radio Station. Voted by the reader's of
The Coast magazine. They also liked... |
| 2003 | Best
Local radio DJ: Aaron Petrie. Aaron hosts The
Cosmic Haligonian Music show Thurs. 3:30 - 5
p.m. In addition to that, the runner up was
Doug Taylor, host of Elegant Voltage Tues. 9
- 10:30 a.m |
| 2001 |
Programmer Bev Lamb, host of Touchstone: Saturday
10 a.m to noon, was given an award by the Helen
Creighton Folklore Society for his 15 years
of dedication to providing an excellent radio
show on folk music. |
| 2001 | Standard
Radio Inc./NCRA Award for Programming Excellence
for the broadcast of Eritrea:A Victim. This
was prepared by Naz Yemani, host of Radio Eritrea,
Sun. 7:30 to 9 pm. |
| 2000 | Standard
Radio Inc./NCRA Award for promoting local talent.
This award is for a local talent competition,
a series of live broadcasts and a CD called
It Came From Halifax Harbour, which CKDU-FM
produced, aired and distributed across the country
to promote local musicians. |
| 2002 | Standard
Broadcast Award for Excellence in Community
Programming won by The Youth Entrepreneurship
Show hosted by Yung Wun (Weds. 6 p.m.). This
show examined all aspects affecting and affected
by young entrepreneurs. |
| 1999 | Standard
Radio Inc./NCRA Award in the area of Community
Involvement for the day of broadcasting Through
Arab Eyes. This was coordinated by our three
Arabic shows, their hosts, friends and guests. |
| 1998 |
Canadian Music Industry Award for Campus Station
of the Year. |
| 1997 |
Canadian Music Industry Award for Campus Station
of the Year. |
| 1995 | Standard
Radio Inc./NCRA Award for Programming/National
Initiative. This was for coordinating the nationwide
day of programming Sex-FM, broadcast to protest
the CRTC conditional licence for CKDU-FM and
promote thought about issues of censorship.
21 NCRA stations participated. |