CIUT 89.5 FM to Broadcast LIVE From the 17th Annual Jamaica Day Celebration

Attention: Music, Arts and Entertainment Editors
For Immediate Release

CIUT 89.5 FM to Broadcast LIVE
From the 17th Annual Jamaica Day Celebration

Who:   CIUT 89.5 FM and the 17th Annual Jamaica Day Celebration
What:   Live Broadcast
When:  Saturday, July 28th from 3:00pm to 11:00pm
Where: Keelesdale Park (Eglinton Avenue West at Black Creek Drive)

CIUT 89.5 FM is proud to return as the official broadcast media partner of the 17th Annual Jamaica Day Celebration ( www.jamaicaday.com).

CIUT 89.5 FM will broadcast performances by leading international and local Jamaican talent live from Jamaica Day at Keelesdale Park.

The Annual Jamaica Day Celebration brings the best contemporary, traditional, classical and folk artists to the stage. This year's impressive line-up boasts: Acclaimed Gospel and Reggae vocalist, the multi-award winning Sanchez ("Loneliness", "Wild Sanchez"); local R&B/soul dynamo Tonya P; UK-based Reggae star Demolition Man; Toronto's celebrated vocalist Tanya Mullings; Canadian Reggae Music Award-winning Jimmy Reid ; Calypso Queen Macomere Fifi; Reggae veteran Tinga Stewart; Reggae pioneer Ernie Smith ("I Can't Take It", "Bend Down"); comedic musician Professor Nuts; Oneil Davis; Michael Thompson; Symfoni; VC; Jakki James; Treson; IBO and more.

For more artist information visit: http://www.jamaicaday.com/events/performers.htm

Presented by Independent Promotions Entertainment Inc., the Annual Jamaica Day Celebration is one of Toronto's most vibrant cultural attractions, dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Jamaica's musical and dramatic heritage.

CIUT 89.5FM continues to lead the way as a presenter of live-remote broadcasts from events across Ontario. For a listing of all of CIUT's up-coming live remotes, visit www.ciut.fm.

CIUT 89.5 FM Jamaica Day Celebration Broadcast Schedule:

• Saturday, July 28 - 3:00pm - 11:00pm

Where to listen:

• 89.5 FM
• Channel 946 on the Rogers Digital Cable Platform
• Channel 826 on Star Choice's National Satellite Network
• www.ciut.fm  

Media Contacts:

Ken Stowar 
CIUT Program Director
(416) 978-0909 ext. 201
ciut.programming@utoronto.ca

Elaine Banks
CIUT Communications
(416) 978-0909 ext. 202
communications@ciut.fm


CIUT 89.5FM - celebrating 20 years of radio from the roots up

CIUT 89.5 FM is Toronto's pre-eminent, listener-supported presenter of leading-edge music and spoken word programming. Firmly rooted in the University of Toronto community, CIUT's programming reaches and represents the community at large and encompasses a wide panorama of styles and expressions. CIUT entertains and informs listeners from Barrie to Buffalo, Kitchener to Cobourg, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

CIUT's live remote broadcasts are made possible in part by the generous support of The Ontario Trillium Foundation. The Ontario Trillium Foundation, an agency of the Ministry of Culture, receives annually $100 million of government funding generated through Ontario's Charity Casino Initiative.

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