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CFNY: The Spirit of Radio

8 average rating
8
English / 86 MIN. / 2026

The Genres

The Synopsis

In 1976, CFNY launched in a small 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.

The Cast

Geddy LeeDeryck WhibleyJim KerrEmily HainesPeter HookBenjamin KowalewiczSteven PageAndy McCluskeyJim CuddyBruce CockburnSteve DiggleAlan CrossDaniel RichlerMerck MercuriadisLorraine SegatoIvar HamiltonDarrin Pfeiffer

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