K1037 Named Best Community Radio Station in Canada

Corporate Vision magazine has unveiled the winners of this year’s Canadian Business Awards. K1037 radio in Kahnawake has won the award for best community radio station in the country. It was recognized as a non-profit  station owned and operated by the community. The station aims to bring information to Kahnawakero:non and their neighbours through meaningful, culturally entertaining programming, all while promoting the Mohawk language. In its eighth year, the awards recognize individuals and organizations who are improving their sector for their clients and customers’ benefit.

“I think it means a lot of things to a lot of different people,” Joe Delaronde, the Chairperson of the K1037 Board of Directors said. “For some it means getting a little piece of information every day, for others they just really enjoy it. For others hearing the language every day means something. I remember our very first day of broadcasting back in 1981 people were in tears because they never thought they would hear Kanieh:keha on the airwaves anywhere. It means a lot of different things to a lot of different people and I think that’s what makes it special.”