University Radio Productions

Name: University Radio Productions

Previous/other names: U.R.P.

Prominent date(s) of activity: 1950 - 1951

History: Student Radio Productions was a joint organization of student and faculty members that produced radio programs aired on Station CFNB, Fredericton. Students were encouraged to participate as writers, directors, and actors.

Activities: The group produced programmes in three categories: entertainment, current problems, and university life. In its first year, the group broadcasted eleven programmes containing drama, recorded music, documentaries, forums, and round-ups of opinion.

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Source(s):

• Up the Hill, 1951, p. 101.
• The Brunswickan, vol. 71, no. 3, 24 October 1951, p. 1.