Just when you think silly disputes only happen at Concordia, McGill University is refusing to hand over CKUT funding until the radio station comes to a formal agreement with the university over the use of the name "Radio McGill".
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Before I moved to Montreal, I lived in Calgary, a city that has markedly fewer cultural amenities. Campus-community radio was the exception. The University of Calgary's radio routinely draws in $200k during its fundraising week; apparently CKUT is happy if it cracks $50k.
Honestly, I have no idea why the relationship between CKUT and McGill is so antagonistic. Most McGill students know nothing about CKUT.
[...] has begun clamping down on the use of the name “McGill” by organizations on campus. It started with CKUT, which was blackmailed into dropping “McGill” from its name last month. Now [...]