AltElxn 2025 Election Night Broadcast Summary

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This program is part of the #AltElxn 2025 national election project, coordinated by the NCRA/ANREC.

This initiative is supported by the Covering Canada: Election 2025 Fund, in partnership with the Public Policy Forum, Rideau Hall Foundation, and the Michener Awards Foundation.

🙌 #AltElxn Team Acknowledgements

Executive Producers: Barry Rooke and Catherine Fisher
Producer: Baylie Adams
East Canada Hosts: Mia Johnson and Kinza Zafar
West Canada Hosts: Bill Collins and Peter Wainwright
Technical Coordinator: Anthony Sanna
Social Media Coordinator: Ken Zakreski

Election Night On-Air Contributors:

Owen Thompson
Amber Ranson
Natalie Vilkoff
Arbie Fru
Jesse Wentzloff
Ken Zakreski
Daniel Nesvaderani
Quenton Bradshaw
Alan Gates
Barry Rooke


Working Committee
Barry Rooke
Arbie Fru
Taya Rtichsheva
Bob Jonkman
Mickey Akarasewi
Rob Hailman
Stephenie Hendricks
Jesse Wentzloff
Quinton Bradshaw
Scotty Hertz

📻 Participating Stations (East to West)

A total of 29 stations took part in #AltElxn 2025. 25 stations created original content; 4 broadcast the program only.

Newfoundland and Labrador
CHMR – Memorial University, St. John’s
CKVB – Corner Brook

Nova Scotia
CJQC – Liverpool

New Brunswick
CHMR – University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
CJPN – Fredericton
CKMA – Miramichi
CHMA – Mount Allison University, Sackville

Quebec
CKUT – McGill University, Montreal
CJLO – Concordia University, Montreal
CJAS – Saint-Augustin

Ontario
CJMT – Metropolitan University, Toronto
Luvbay Afrobeat Music and Talk Radio – Toronto
CFRC – Queen’s University, Kingston
CJLX – Loyalist College, Belleville
CJPE – Prince Edward County
CFWN – Cobourg
CHUO – University of Ottawa
CKMS – Waterloo
CJAM – University of Windsor
CJBU – Brock University, St. Catharines

Manitoba
CHEB – U-Multicultural, Winnipeg

Alberta
CKXU – University of Lethbridge

British Columbia
CJLY – Nelson
CICK – Smithers
CFIS – Prince George
CHLY – Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo
CFUZ – Penticton
CJSF – Simon Fraser University, Burnaby
Radio Sidney – Sidney

About Our Supporters

The #AltElxn 2025 project was made possible through the generous support of the Covering Democracy Election 2025 Fund, a collaborative initiative of:

  • The Public Policy Forum
  • The Rideau Hall Foundation
  • The Michener Awards Foundation

Together, these organizations are committed to strengthening public interest journalism, amplifying underrepresented voices, and fostering civic participation across Canada. Their investment in community, campus, and Indigenous radio ensures that local perspectives remain central to our democratic conversation.