Two small town boys hailing from
Kitwanga B.C. have come to the big city of
Prince George to revitalize community radio
by providing a show filled with ups, downs,
good ol’ rock and roll and a couple of burps
here and there. With little more than an idea
and an unprecedented enthusiasm for radio,
D.J. Garrett Perry made his way to Prince
George's community radio station 93.1
CFISfm and pitched his show idea: Classic
Canadian Rock. With a 100% Canadian
playlist fitting in with the demands of the
CRTC nicely, program director Reg Feyer
gave the green light for the show. Recorded
out of their home, Classic Canadian Rock is
hosted by Garrett Perry and Karl Wyssen and
airs on 93.1 CFISfm Thursdays at 10 p.m.
With one show not enough to cure the two
D.J.’s insatiable lust for radio, they soon
found themselves at the door of the university
station, CFUR. To become volunteers at
CFUR they had to complete a few steps before
being let on the air. Eventually they syndicated
Classic Canadian Rock (Thursdays at 7 a.m.
and Saturdays at 1 p.m.) and let Garrett and
Karl do a new show, this time live in a studio.
Playing a majority of the music on vinyl,
Garrett and Karl 2000 airs live Mondays at 7
p.m. with repeat broadcasts Fridays at 7 a.m.

As if being on the radio wasn't enough
in itself, the duo had an idea of making a C.D.
in the format of their radio programs.

Classic Canadian Rock is the name
of a compilation album featuring local Prince
George talent such as Meat Monster, Mike
Vigano, Mathias Rock and Phos. The album
also includes many artists from all across
B.C., like Blind Vinyl, Brad Reddekopp and
Theresa Forsyth, Playback, Mama Guroove,
Fifteen to Freedom, Joe Daniels, Karl
Wyssen, B.C.s best teen band of 2013 The
Racket, Rachelle van Zanten and Chilliwack.
Along with Chilliwack the album also features
two bands from the 70’s hailing from Ontario:
Heat Exchange and Goddo. This project was
put together as a fundraiser with 100% of all
proceeds benefiting both of Prince George's
community stations 88.7 CFUR radio and
93.1 CFISfm. Albums are available now for
only ten dollars at Studio 2880 on 15th ave,

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CFUR at the university right above the Thirsty
Moose and 2nd Thoughts located on Second
and Brunswick.

The original idea for the album
was to feature purely local, small town
B.C. artists and friends that both Garrett
and Karl had made over the years. As the
project progressed and was getting close
to completion they found a new confidence
and decided to ask a few bigger names to
be attached to the album. “First on the list of
hopefuls was Chilliwack,” Garrett recounts. “It
was at Chilliwacks concert in 2013 when we
were first introduced to community radio. We
were sitting front row, and the person beside
me was telling me about how he heard about
the concert through community radio station
CFIS. | don’t know why, but community radio
really captured my imagination.”

Don't fret; this isn't the top for Garrett
and Karl. Sometime this fall they are planning
to release a second compilation album
having already agreed to feature Jaegerbone,
Komodo Wagon, Whiskey Fingers and Scott
Dunbar.

“Keep on rocking in the free world.” - Neil
Young.

Want to enquire about volunteering, listen to
radio online, or see how you can qualify for
your own radio show?

Visit www.cfur.ca

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