Winnipeg radio station CURVE 94.3 has won a gold RMB Crystal Award for having the best Station Promotion Campaign.
The Radio Marketing Bureau handed out the awards Thursday and recognized the best in Canadian radio advertising between fall 2008 through 2009.
CURVE won for their ‘16 second’ promos, which to summarize, gives on air personalities 16 seconds [...]

Former CURVE 94.3 radio personality Andrea Collins is on her way back to Winnipeg, she tells ChrisD.ca.
Andrea left in August for 107.3 Kool FM in Victoria, but will soon be co-hosting mornings on CURVE with Jay Richardson on a temporary basis, before moving back to her familiar position doing middays.
She’s back on the air locally [...]

Winnipeggers are a generous bunch, and that proved true December 10, 11 and 12 during CHUM Radio’s 27th annual Christmas Miracle. The three-day event raised over $52,000 and 5,400 toys for the Christmas Cheer Board.
Despite the massive number of donations, the Cheer Board still needs your help. There’s a shortage of drivers to deliver hampers [...]

If Christmas shopping is on your list of things to do this week, it wouldn’t hurt to pick up a toy to donate at the 27th annual Christmas Miracle. The toy and cash drive kicks off today at St. Vital Centre.
CURVE 94.3 and 99.9 BOB FM will be broadcasting live from the food hall December [...]

Those aren’t leaves covering that van — it’s 700 lbs of potato chips (give or take) courtesy of Winnipeg Blue Bomber Obby Khan.
The offensive lineman got some sweet salty revenge on the vehicle of CURVE 94.3’s Jay Richardson this morning. For those out of the loop, Obby made regular weekly visits to the radio station [...]

Thursday morning on your way to work, swing by the Shindico parking lot near Confusion Corner (Organza & Dollarama lot) and pick up a few cupcakes.
Local radio station CURVE 94.3 and The Cupcake Corner will be teaming up in support of the United Way to sell 300 dozen of the tasty treats.
A dozen sells for [...]

Wannabe musicians from all walks of life came out to Polo Park Shopping Centre on Saturday in support of a good cause.

The Winnipeg Free Press provided us with the photo above of music writer Rob Williams (from left), deputy editor online John White and online content manager Wendy Sawatzky. All three tuned into their inner [...]

The search is on for Manitoba’s best Guitar Heroes and Rock Band gamers in the second annual Heroes Rock for the Missing competition.
It all goes down this weekend, September 26 and 27 at Polo Park Shopping Centre. Gamers will participate in their choice of a Rock Band or Guitar Hero tournament. Wonder if any of [...]

Canadian indie rock band Metric will play the Burton Cummings Theatre on Wednesday, October 28.
CURVE 94.3 is presenting the show and made the announcement earlier this morning.
Tickets go on sale this Friday at Ticketmaster, but you can win them on CURVE all week long.
Prices are $26.50 and $36.50.

If you grew up in the ’80s, your life probably included watching “Saved by the Bell.” Bayside High’s favourite principal, Mr. Belding aka Dennis Haskins, called in to CURVE 94.3 on the weekend for an interview. Is a reunion show in the works? What’s Haskins up to nowadays? Will he be coming to Winnipeg? Find [...]

CURVE 94.3 on-air personality Andrea Collins has accepted a position at Victoria’s 107.3 Kool FM. Besides radio, Andrea will also be doing some fill-in TV work while on the west coast.
Although it’s a change in climate, her radio roots will remain the same, as Kool is also part of the CTVglobemedia family.
“I’ll miss Curve a [...]

You’re not about to watch a scene from “Fear Factor,” it’s just CURVE 94.3 goofing around again.
Actually, Jay from “The Show with Sarah and Jay” was brave enough to digest 3 whole crickets Thursday live on air. The incentive? It was all for charity, of course.
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