SPUD 102 streams adult contemporary music and local talk live from Summerside, Prince Edward Island, carrying shows built around the city and Prince County rather than a national playlist piped in from somewhere else.
Nearly a Century on the Island's Airwaves
The frequency behind SPUD 102 goes back almost a hundred years, launching on the AM dial in the 1920s before taking the call letters CJRW in 1948 and broadcasting at 1240 kHz, according to its entry in the Canadian Communications Foundation's broadcasting history records. That kind of continuous run on one Island frequency, through multiple ownership changes and rebrands, is rare for small-market Canadian radio.
From Country Station to Classic Rock to Today's SPUD
CJRW moved to FM in November 1999, rebranding as "C102" with a country format, before the frequency later resurfaced under the SPUD name playing classic rock, a switch that a 1990s-era island media report noted required no formal approval from Canada's broadcast regulator since format changes alone do not need CRTC sign-off. The station has since settled into its current adult contemporary sound under owner Maritime Broadcasting System.
A Station Built Around Its Own Community
SPUD 102's current schedule leans into that local identity, with Mornings with Paul and Afternoons with Heather anchoring weekdays, a Let's Talk Summerside segment for local conversation, and an Island Wide Food Drive run directly through the station to help residents in need. It is the kind of hyper-local programming that only makes sense for a station built to serve one specific county rather than a province-wide or national audience.
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For listeners who want Prince Edward Island's own voice rather than a syndicated national feed, SPUD 102 carries nearly a century of local broadcasting history under one small-town call sign. Stream it live on Radio Shuffle.