In 2017, the company was awarded a license for a Class B Native station in Vancouver,
CKUR-FM at 106.3 MHz, which was to commence broadcasting in June 2018 and will be heard in
Greater Vancouver and the
Lower Mainland. The frequency was previously used by the
Aboriginal Voices Radio Network until its license was revoked in 2015. According to the station's application to the CRTC, "the primary objective of the CKUR programming day is to reflect – through information and entertainment – the social, political, economic, and cultural concerns of the Aboriginal communities in Vancouver and throughout the Lower Mainland area. It is also intended to act as a cultural link between Vancouver First Nations peoples and their more remote home Nations." Its music programming will focus on highlighting Indigenous performers as well as
blues, and Canadian-centric
roots rock, and classic hits. According to a media release: "CKUR will provide an aboriginal perspective in Vancouver radio reflecting the values and cultures of the three primary First Nations communities in the broadcast area –
Squamish Nation,
Tsleil-Waututh Nation and the
Musqueam Indian Band". Eventually, after repeatedly extending CJNY-FM's construction permit from
ISEDC, CJNY-FM began their signal test on December 5, 2022 and launched on March 3, 2023. ==References==