CFNY: The Spirit of Radio (2026)

8.0/10 86 min Documentary Music

Overview

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.

Cast

Geddy Lee

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Deryck Whibley

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Jim Kerr

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Emily Haines

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Peter Hook

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Steven Page

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Andy McCluskey

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Bruce Cockburn

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Darrin Pfeiffer

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