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Feature film — 2026

CFNY: The Spirit of Radio (2026)

8.51h 26mDocumentary — 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

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Cast & crew

Geddy Lee as Self

Geddy Lee

Self

Deryck Whibley as Self

Deryck Whibley

Self

Jim Kerr as Self

Jim Kerr

Self

Emily Haines as Self

Emily Haines

Self

Peter Hook as Self

Peter Hook

Self

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Benjamin Kowalewicz

Self

Steven Page as Self

Steven Page

Self

Andy McCluskey as Self

Andy McCluskey

Self

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Jim Cuddy

Self

Bruce Cockburn as Self

Bruce Cockburn

Self

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Steve Diggle

Self

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Alan Cross

Self

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