about-us

QCCR is a community radio station that has been on-air since June 19th 2008, originally known as The CJQC Radio Society, a not-for-profit organization, has been operating as QCCR Radio since June 2012 from its headquarters atop the post office building in downtown Liverpool.

Everyone at QCCR is committed to making it the best community radio station in Nova Scotia. We encourage the public to provide new ideas and input on how to best make this happen. If you'd like to send us your suggestions, please feel free to get in touch with us.

If you support the idea of local community radio, please consider volunteering and/or donating to the station. We always need volunteers to help with a variety of things here at the station; and as for donations, any amount is welcome, as every little bit helps keep QCCR live and on the air.

Commercial broadcasting (also called private broadcasting) is the broadcasting of television programs and radio programming by privately owned corporate media, as opposed to state sponsorship. It was the United States′ first model of radio (and later television) during the 1920s, in contrast with the public television model in Europe during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s which prevailed worldwide (except in the United States) until the 1980s.

Public broadcasting includes radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service. In much of the world, funding comes from the government, especially via annual fees charged on receivers. In the United States, public broadcasters may receive some funding from both federal and state sources, but generally most financial support comes from underwriting by foundations and businesses ranging from small shops to corporations, along with audience contributions via pledge drives. The great majority are operated as private not-for-profit corporations.

Community radio is a radio service offering a third model of radio broadcasting in addition to commercial and public broadcasting. Community stations serve geographic communities and communities of interest. They broadcast content that is popular and relevant to a local, specific audience but is often overlooked by commercial or mass-media broadcasters. Community radio stations are operated, owned, and influenced by the communities they serve. They are generally nonprofit and provide a mechanism for enabling individuals, groups, and communities to tell their own stories, to share experiences and, in a media-rich world, to become creators and contributors of media.

Founded in 1986, the National Campus & Community Radio Association (NCRA) helps campus and community radio stations get and stay on-air.

We help amplify under-represented voices. We foster and celebrate compelling local grassroots radio. And we bring stations together to share their
skills, passions, and ideas.

QCCR (CJQC RADIO SOCIETY) RADIO STATION

CODE OF CONDUCT:

As a broadcasting facility, QCCR (operated through CJQC Radio Society) provides equitable radio broadcasting to and for all residents of Queens County and in the QCCR broadcasting area. Though there is a value of freedom of expression over the air, there are laws restricting certain things from being said. QCCR personnel do not enjoy the position of giving the public what it “should” know according to their personal bias, but rather they need to adhere to the rules set out by the Board of Directors directed through the Personnel Committee and to the Canada Broadcast Act.

Rules set out include but are not limited to the following:

No obscene or profane language and no swearing on air or in the station areas. This applies to regular conversation of personnel/volunteers and applies at all times of the day. The only exception is reading an artist name, album title or song title;

No comments that expose an individual, group or class of individuals to hatred or contempt on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age or mental or physical disability;

No defamatory statements communicated by spoken word or gesture either on air or in the station areas. A defamatory statement is not actionable if it can be proven to be true; however, this requires substantial evidence from reliable sources;

No abusive or heated language or arguments when discussing individuals or issues and no reporting of unsubstantiated rumours will be allowed on air or in the station areas;

No remarks which advocates or teaches the use of force to change the government of Canada can be used either on air or in the station areas. Criticism of the existing system of law, courts and constitution are acceptable though not recommended on air unless vetted by the Station Manager(s);

No soliciting for money over the air unless it is an approved QCCR fundraising campaign;

No medical advice can be given over the air including counselling for emotional, psychological or spiritual matters;

No psychic readings, fortune telling or similar practices can be given over the air;

No consumption of alcohol or drugs and person(s) are not to be under the influence either in the station areas or on-air;

A signed confidentiality form must be on file from each volunteer/personnel of the CJQC Radio Society and signing of this form requires responsibility to adhere to the rules set out in the form.