CFNY: The Spirit of Radio

  • Rated 8.5 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2026
  • 1h 26m
  • Documentary
  • Music

In 1976, radio station CFNY 102.1FM went on the air, broadcast live from a modest suburban house just north of Toronto, and went on to become one of the most influential punk, new wave and alternative radio stations in the world. This is the story of their mission to bring the most exciting music in the world to the masses. It's also a story of the personalities, lawsuits, bankruptcies, concerts, and listener protests that went along with it.

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Director
Matt Schichter
Starring
Geddy Lee, Deryck Whibley, Jim Kerr, Emily Haines

Cast

  • Geddy Lee

    Geddy Lee

    Self

  • Deryck Whibley

    Deryck Whibley

    Self

  • Jim Kerr

    Jim Kerr

    Self

  • Emily Haines

    Emily Haines

    Self

  • Peter Hook

    Peter Hook

    Self

  • Benjamin Kowalewicz

    Self

  • Steven Page

    Steven Page

    Self

  • Andy McCluskey

    Andy McCluskey

    Self

  • Jim Cuddy

    Self

  • Bruce Cockburn

    Bruce Cockburn

    Self

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