COMMUNICATION

Radio

In 1952, two private French radio stations started broadcasting in Saskatchewan: CFRG in Gravelbourg and CFNS in Saskatoon. A fundraising campaign raised over $500,000 which made it possible for the Fransaskois community to have its own radio stations.

These stations were sold to la Société Radio-Canada in 1973. The money from this sale was used to create a foundation: La Fondation de la radio française en Saskatchewan. This foundation offers financial assistance to students and to projects that will have a favourable impact on the Fransaskois community.

Today, CBKF Saskatchewan produces 47 hours of French-language local programming in addition to its provincial news reports.

CBKF actively supports the Fransaskois music scene by collaborating in the production of musical performances which are later aired and by producing studio recordings of local artists.

Television

The French television service provided by Radio-Canada, in Regina, offers a daily provincial news service and access to the network's French programming. Radio-Canada in Regina, CBC's French-langauge counterpart, also contributes to the national French television network with Saskatchewan feature coverage.

Many Fransaskois, through their local association, are lobbying their community's cable company in order to have access to more than one television channel in French, as is the case in most parts of the province.

Press

Today, the Fransaskois community is served by the weekly newspaper L'Eau Vive, a publication that prides itself on being one of the best Francophone weeklies outside Quebec. Indeed, in 1992, l’Eau Vive won the Newspaper of the Year distinction awarded by the Association de la presse francophone. (APF)

In addition to l'Eau Vive, many local and provincial Fransaskois associations publish newsletters.