CFNY: The Spirit of Radio
DocumentaryMusic

CFNY: The Spirit of Radio

8.5
IMDb
🕐 86 min 📅 2026-01-05 PG-13
🌐 EN

In 1976, radio station CFNY 102.1FM went on the air, broadcast live from a modest 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.

Director

Matt Schichter

Year

2026

Category

Hollywood

Ratings & scores.

IMDb Rating

8.5 /10

Rotten Tomatoes

85% 🍅

Metacritic

85 /100

Cast & crew.

🎭

Geddy Lee

Self

🎭

Deryck Whibley

Self

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Jim Kerr

Self

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Emily Haines

Self

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Peter Hook

Self

🎭

Benjamin Kowalewicz

Self

🎭

Steven Page

Self

🎭

Andy McCluskey

Self

Available qualities.

1080p

1.5GB

720p

800MB

Where to watch.

Box office & stats.

Budget

N/A

Worldwide

N/A

Runtime

86 min

Release

2026-01-05