Funding

 Operational funding for our organization comes from the following sources:

• Student fees paid by Student Members through the Vancouver Island University Students’ Union (VIUSU) at the Nanaimo campus of Vancouver Island University. We do not yet collect student fees from the Cowichan campus of Vancouver Island University.

• Donations from its listeners, readers, and supporters.

• Advertising and sponsorship from primarily local businesses, non-profit arts and culture organizations, and musicians.

• Membership fees from Community Members in Nanaimo, and the station’s broadcast community on the Salish Sea.

Program and project funding:

• Grants from the Community Radio Fund of Canada for our Nonprofit Newsroom Project.

• Funding from the Canadian Journalism Collective via the Online News Act.

• The Province of British Columbia’s Community Gaming Grant for our On-Air on the Salish Sea program and Summer Radio Camp.

• The Government of Canada’s Canada Summer Jobs wage subsidy grant for our Summer Radio Camp for Youths.

• Grants from Coastal Community Credit Union for advertising grants for small business.