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Amherst Island Launches New Media Hub · North Shore News

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  Amherst Island Radio has come a long way from a tumble beginning 16 years ago in a converted
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  milk house on Amherst Island. Today the station boasts a 4,800 watt transmitter serving loyalist
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  township Kingston, Napa-nee and farther north and can be heard worldwide on the internet,
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  and they continue to grow with the addition of their newly launched media hub in Bath, Ontario.
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  Located at 218 Main Street in Bath, the new media hub represents a major leap forward for
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  the non-profit volunteer run station. Eric Trombley, brand manager, says the goal is to create a space
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  allowing the community to tell stories and share performances in new and exciting ways that weren't
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  possible with the space restrictions of the main station. The new facility will feature a broadcast
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  studio, performance and recording studio, multimedia production tools and even live streaming capabilities,
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  all for free for residents of Loyalist Township. Starting in the new year, Amherst Island Radio
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  expects the media hub to up the station's game with the all-new performance studio opening its
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  doors to musicians providing them with the opportunity to record, live stream and broadcast
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  live-to-air using high-quality equipment. With over 150 live-in-station performances hosted
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  annually, Eric explained that for the first time they can host full bands without worry.
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  He says in the past to accommodate larger groups that they've had to set up a drum kit down the
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  hall in the office at the main station. The new media hub isn't replacing the main station on
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  the island, but rather will complement the station's existing operations on Amherst Island, allowing
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  volunteers more opportunity to continue to serve the over 20,000 listeners every month.
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  The station's expansion utilizes a private internet connection linking the media hub to the
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  existing broadcast tower on Amherst Island, ensuring that the community's creativity can reach even
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  more listeners and keeping the media hub connected and coordinated with the main station and FM signal.
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  By broadening its capabilities, the station aims to ensure future generations of local media makers
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  and strengthen its role as a vital community resource. As the performance studio continues to
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  take shape, Amherst Island Radio is calling on the community for support. Donations and
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  volunteers are needed to complete the studio. For more information or to contribute, visit
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  cjai.ca, join the Facebook group Friends of Amherst Island Radio and stay tuned to Amherst Island Radio
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  101.3 FM or online at cjai.ca. For Amherst Island Radio, I'm Jordan Webster. This is North Shore News.