CIYR-FM | |
City: | Chapel Island 5, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Branding: | Mniku Radio |
Airdate: | August 2018 |
Frequency: | 93.7 MHz (FM) |
Format: | Community radio |
Erp: | 45 watts |
Haat: | 26.8 m |
Class: | LP |
Owner: | Potlotek Communication Society |
CIYR-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 93.7 FM serving the Potlotek First Nation, Nova Scotia.[1] The station broadcasts a First Nations-oriented community radio format branded as Mniku Radio.[2]
The station was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on November 17, 2017,[3] and launched in August 2018.
The station produces programming in both English and Mi'kmaq.[3] As part of efforts to preserve the endangered Mi'kmaq language, its Mi'kmaq programming includes daily "word of the day" and "phrase of the day" educational features.[2] The name "Mniku" means "island" in Mi'kmaq,[4] and refers to Chapel Island in the Potlotek First Nation's territory.