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CITR (Canadian Independent Thunderbird Radio) is a Canadian FM radio station based out of the University of British Columbia's Student Union Building in the University Endowment Lands, just west of the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia. Operated by UBC students and community volunteers, its programming is quite varied in an attempt to cover alternative genres outside of mainstream radio. Broadcasting at FM 101.9, its signal encompasses most of the Vancouver Metropolitan Area.

The radio station also publishes a monthly magazine, DiSCORDER, dedicated to covering local and independent music and arts in Vancouver.

DiSCORDER was created in 1980 as the program guide for CiTR and has since expanded to become a media institution in its own right. Discorder runs music reviews, book reviews, interviews, essay-length articles, comics, a craft column, a mix-tape, the program guide, and CiTR's charts.

Discorder's current editor is David Ravensbergen, and the current art director is Will Brown.

Historical Editors: Discorder's staff rotates on a regular basis. Each editor brings with them a distinct flavour.

2003-2005: Kat Siddle January 2003: Duncan M. McHugh (guest editor)

• Merek Cooper (currently at Sleephouse Radio)
• Chris Eng (became editor of Terminal City Magazine)
• Lindsay Sung
• Barbara Anderson

DiSCORDER prints 10,500 copies each month and distributes them in coffeeshops, bookstores, and music stores across the cities of Vancouver and Victoria.

SHiNDiG is a battle of the bands competition run by CiTR yearly from September to December. It is believed to be the longest running and the most famous of such contests in British Columbia. Past contestants included bands such as 3 Inches of Blood, The Organ, and The Salteens.

CiTR is also the home of 'Nuthouse Radio Theatre Live'. 'Nuthouse' produces live radio theatre written and performed by students. It can be accessed, like all CiTR broadcasts, online, and is one of the few remaining sources of radio drama, a genre that was at one point the dominant form of entertainment in Canada.

Sports

CiTR provides award winning-coverage of the UBC Thunderbirds sports teams. The Sports Department broadcasts about 50 live games in various sports, including basketball, hockey, soccer and volleyball. It has also done baseball and football in the past.

There are also weekly sportscasts on Fridays which review scores and previews upcoming games as well as playing UBC Thunderbirds-related stories, features and documentaries. A talk show, Wener's Barbeque, runs on Mondays.

The station has broadcasted from various CIS championships, most recently the last three CIS Womens' Basketball Championships and the 2005 National Field Hockey tournament. The station won the Arthur W. Delamont Service Award in 1983 and 1987 for their contribution and service to UBC athletics.

External links

• CiTR website
• DiSCORDER website
• SHiNDiG website

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