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The union said in a social media post this month that it was nearly $300,000 in debt at the end of 2024 and it is reviewing its services.

Station manager Rhea Rollmann says she and her team were blindsided by the news, especially after she had gone to them with a five-year plan for the station to wean itself off student fees.

Rollmann says CHMR creates jobs for students and gives them key, hands-on experience that can lead to successful careers in journalism and the arts.

She says other campus radio stations have found ways to become financially self-reliant, and she is asking the union to give CHMR at least year to do the same.

In the meantime, local musicians, radio hosts and retired journalists have been posting on social media in support of the station.

"CHMR is a huge part of getting local artists heard," said St. John's musician Liz Fagan in a Facebook message to ¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû. "It can be so hard to get your music heard, and it's folks like CHMR that care."

The Memorial University Students' Union did not immediately return a request for comment.

This report by ¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû was first published March 29, 2026.

Note to readers:This is a corrected version of the story. A previous version said the students' union said the radio station was in debt by almost $300,000 by the end of 2024. In fact, the union itself was in debt by almost $300,000 by the end of 2024.