See for yourself: community radio is powerful.

At the heart of their communities

Campus and community radio stations are at the heart of their communities and their listeners are fiercely loyal. A 2022 Abacus Data study found that 9% of Canadians listen to campus and community radio regularly and 17% are occasional listeners. 

Campus and community radio is Canada’s most diverse media sector.

With a collective transmitter reach of 25 million people, advertising on campus and community radio gives you unparalleled geographic reach and niche access to specific audiences.

Each station is autonomous and reflects its community’s interests and values, but when we combine forces, we can offer your business or organization the opportunity to target audiences in any part of Canada, including:

  • specific geographic regions
  • students and campus communities
  • Indigenous listeners, both on and off reserve
  • Seasonal tourist campaigns
  • rural communities
  • urban communities — small, medium, or large
  • official language minority communities
  • diverse cultural and linguistic communities
  • seniors and older listeners
  • music listeners in many genres

Free Public Service Announcements

CanAds makes free airtime available to nonprofits and charities to help them promote their public service aims and objectives. Fill out our intake form here and our National Advertising Coordinator will be in touch.

Map of participating campus and community radio stations

See list of participating stations here.

Cost

The cost of radio advertising depends on many factors, including the station, location, type of advertisement, and more. However, CanAds has solutions to fit budgets both large and small. Contact Catherine at sales@ncra.ca to find out more about advertising on campus and community radio stations all over Canada.

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