International students constitute a major group in TRU and Kamloops. They offer a beautiful atmosphere for multi-culture to stay and grow here. This promotes more international students to gain belonging and communicate their opinions overseas to more people.

A platform is required for people to share cultures and express their ideas given that more cultures are converging in Kamloops. Sharing cultures and ideas does not just involve familiar classmates from school. They are also showing themselves on a lot of social media which is a broader platform for international students to communicate with each other.

There are various possibilities for overseas students, such as the Omega student newspaper and our campus radio CFBX. CFBX is a great choice for people to share thoughts through radio with music and interviews.

CFBX as a Platform

CFBX is a volunteer-based radio station that has a giant genre for programmers to make their programmes. The radio station allows a variety of program content in both spoken words show and music shows. They provide basic processes and help with radio station basics, technical training, sit-ins and first broadcasting try-on. It provides full help for newcomers to start their shows from the start.

CFBX is a school radio that retains tight connections with local communities. Many residents and students in the area are picking CFBX as their first radio station. Many overseas students are selecting CFBX as their platform for expressing themselves and sharing cultures and music by conducting their own concerts here as a programmer. There are varied activities, interviews, and off-air volunteer jobs for overseas students to develop links with local artists, and music culture and meet other volunteers.

The music Library at CFBX provides a great base for music shows.

The most crucial material for an international programmer is music and content with a cultural context. CFBX features a big selection of music collections for music CDs from various nations. The station features the world-beats genre, which features music from all around the world and features a lot of songs in third languages in different musical genres including rock, pop, electric, etc. It provides a great base for international students to seek music at the station. After properly purchasing and downloading tracks for the event, international students can also play songs on their own devices.

International Students Here in CFBX

I hold a program at CFBX which broadcast Asian music that is largely from east Asia. I sought a lot of international and Canadian music from the library for the show. It delivers fantastic support for browsing the library with online CD lists and print lists on the radio station. The browsing experience is a terrific time for overseas students to obtain a general view of Canadian music and world music that are not hit tunes. It gives music enthusiasts a terrific approach to sharing and obtaining new music tracks when searching playlists.

The help from station staff is also a fantastic source for building up personal programs and creating connections with other volunteers. There is a coordinator who stays at the radio station during weekdays and there are plenty of methods to reach station staff through email, phone calls, or social media. It is simple to meet other volunteers locally or internationally while performing off-air volunteer activities.

Most international students are choosing CFBX as a starting point to know more about local culture or share their thoughts. International programmers are preferring to broadcast songs and spoken content from their own countries such as third-language music or working mode from another country.

Interviews with two international programmers on their show and thoughts about the radio program

International students can start their radio careers on CFBX or learn a new skill to launch their live-stream show there. It is a platform that may help international students on creating content, connect with the local community, and grasp cultural characteristics here in Kamloops. If you are interested in listening to CFBX, you may access their official website thex.ca or tune in to 92.5 through the radio. You may check playlists for each show and different programs on their website also. Additionally, they have social media pages that CFBX radio may readily search.