Listen to the music, Live, On-Air directly from the Ouroboros stage starting at 10:00pm.
Inspect and Protect explores stories about food safety, animal health and plant protection. Listen in as they connect with the people at the heart of these issues.
Inspect and Protect is hosted by Greg Rogers and Michelle Strong and is syndicated on CKMS-FM from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The show airs on Tuesday from 8:30pm to 9:00pm.
The Inspect and Protect podcast from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is copyright by the Government of Canada and used under the Terms and Conditions permitting non-commercial reproduction.
The fourth season of 
She Is Your Neighbour, Understanding Femicide will air on CKMS-FM starting Monday, 13 March 2023. The guests share impactful stories, and we can learn how to prevent these tragedies from happening.
In this series, we explore what happens when domestic violence becomes lethal. You will hear stories from survivors, experts, and family members of women and girls who lost their lives to femicide. In this six-episode series, we find out how they persevered in the darkest times and managed to take action following these tragedies.
The series kicks off with two episodes: “A Family Story of Femicide with Fallon Farinacci” and “When Systems Fail with Dr. Jennifer Kagan-Viater”. These stories are truly incredible. Fallon is an Indigneous woman who lost her parents to femicide and is now using her story to empower others. And you may have heard about Kiera’s Law in the news, which Jennifer Kagan-Viater has been advocating for since she lost her daughter.
The six episodes of She Is Your Neighbour: Understanding Femicide air on CKMS-FM Mondays at 1:00pm-2:00pm from 13 March 2023 until 17 April 2023.
KW Czech & Slovak Show promotes Czech and Slovak music in Waterloo region, with a focus on history and present, promoting musicians and their music of the past and present, including guests.
KW Czech & Slovak Show is not currently on the CKMS-FM schedule.
Balmoral Blues is produced in Balmoral in the heart of the beautiful Shuswap located in British Columbia.
Balmoral Blues has a Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Balmoral.Blues
Balmoral Blues is syndicated on Radio Waterloo from the NCRA’s !earshot Digital Distribution System. Balmoral Blues is not currently on the CKMS-FM schedule.
ImprovFest 2022 is a 24-hour digital celebration of off-the-cuff art-making that showcases new, improvisational works by hundreds of performers, hailing from 25+ countries, practicing across all disciplines: music, dance, theatre, poetry, visual arts, and more. Through a digital video livestream and simultaneous international radio broadcasts, the Festival was able to reach thousands of attendees from 55+ countries. Through collaborations with dozens of amazing arts organizations, festivals, radio stations, and other community partners around the world, IF was able to bring niche pockets of community from across the globe together, creating a provocative, ephemeral portrait of art-making during the pandemic.
On Saturday, 27 August 2022, CKMS-FM Radio Waterloo is joining ImprovFest 2022 in progress at various times throughout the day.
Here’s what’s on the air on Saturday:
Can’t listen to the radio? You can watch ImprovFest 2022 live as it unfolds.
Yes, it’s a bit late, but here are the results of the Golden MP3 Awards as chosen by you!
The Sonic Boom award goes to “It’s A Vibe” with Sherice, hosted by Sherice Alishaw. “Sonic Boom” is an homage to the old sonic boom awards and is given to a show playing great music.
The Best Cultural / Culturally Diverse award goes to 
Atardecer Ranchero, hosted by Felix Ranchero. It is given to either best show expanding the cultural diversity of the station, or a show that features many diverse cultures or features a culture that is under-represented in the area.
The Best LP Show award goes to 
Street Hop, hosted by DJ Carmelo. It is awarded to a great Long Playing show that has been on the air for three or more years.
The Best Graphic Material award goes to 
CKMS Community Connections executive producer Jenniefer Stronge and associate producers Jeff Stager, Dylan Bravener, Bob Jonkman, and Steve Todd, who also composed and performs the theme music. It is awarded to the show with best supporting images either through a logo or website posts.
The Most Original Program award goes to Sargam, hosted by Indira Singh. It is awarded to a show that is very original and can only be found on Radio Waterloo.
The DJ Adrock Memorial Award goes to 
Late Night Vibes, hosted by DJ Maciek. The award is given for exceptional DJing.
The Best Talk Focus award goes to 
Requiem For Rock hosted by Mr. Smart. It is given for the most interesting spoken word and informative talk show.
The Freshest Beats award is given to Truth Radio, hosted by DJ Chagger. It is awarded to a show in the first three years of existence.
The SoundFM Soldier award is given to one or two members who have put in a lot of work behind the scenes to keep CKMS Community Radio alive. The term “SoundFM” was once used as the name of the station as community members put in countless hours of volunteer work to keep the station alive. The 2021 recipient is Lee Gregory for providing community support. Lee hosts the 81 82 83 84 show.
The Video Crown The Radio Star award goes to Atardecer Ranchero hosted by Felix Ranchero. It is given to the show that best utilizes the studio video system to support their program
The Teamwork Transistion award goes to The Jack and Marc Show hosted by Jack Van and Marc Opie. The Teamwork Transition award is given to the best 1-2 seamless transition programs on Radio Waterloo.
The Robot Apocalypse Remote Broadcast award goes to 
Mano A Mano (Play It Forward), hosted by DJ Steel. It is given to the show that best uses Remote Live-To-Air.
The Local Liaison of Canada award goes to 
Let’s Chit Chat with Narine Dat, hosted by Narine Dat Sookram. It is given to a DJ who puts local stories on a national level.
The Community Radio Award is presented to 
Bollywood Mirchi, hosted by Andy Nagpal. It is given to a show that exemplifies what Community Radio is all about.
Sharpen your pencils, and get ready in January to vote for the 2022 Golden MP3 Awards nominees!
Routes & Branches & Beyond is a weekly excursion, starting from Celtic music and moving beyond – geographically, stylistically and culturally. Travel the world, without changing planes in Toronto.
Routes & Branches & Beyond is hosted by Ivan Emke, and is syndicated on Radio Waterloo from the NCRA’s !earshot Digital Distribution System. Routes & Branches & Beyond is not currently on the CKMS-FM schedule.
Many of us have devoted a significant amount of time to eating, and to talking and reading and thinking about eating. However, perhaps we have spent much less time thinking about where our food came from. Or who grew it or raised it or hunted it or collected it… or made it in a lab. But that may be changing.
Indeed, in these times, we are beginning to think more about food security, as we realize ever more clearly that in this province (NL) we are at the weakest link of the transportation chain – in an age of extreme weather and climate disruption. If we were not able to ship in food, we would not survive. We produce only around 10% of what we eat. Thus, without imports, we’d eat until about the end of the first week of February, and then we’d go hungry the rest of the year. That is not a good situation.
So it is time to talk about our food system, and the people who play a role in it.
A new weekly radio/podcast show hopes to contribute to that conversation. It is called 
Fit to Eat: the NL Farm and Food Show. It features conversations with farmers, processors, hunters, chefs, thinkers, innovators, homesteaders, researchers and eaters. And, to further lighten the tone, it includes music suggested by the interview guests.
Fit to Eat: the NL Farm and Food Show is hosted by Ivan Emke, is syndicated on Radio Waterloo from the NCRA’s !earshot Digital Distribution System, and airs on CKMS-FM 102.7 on Thursdays from 1:30pm to 2:00m.
Producer Cal Koat is very pleased to bring the very latest, contemporary Celtic music to fresh ears. Says Cal, “It sure ain’t your Grand pappy’s fiddle music.” 
Celt In A Twist spotlights the next generation Celtic fusions including everything from the Acid-Croft alchemy of Shooglenifty to the Highland- Metal of Mudmen. “You know, the original Celts wandered from the Asian subcontinent through North Africa to the Iberian peninsula and on to Scandinavia as well as the British Isles,” Cal explains, “so it’s not like you have to have lily white skin and bad teeth to feel a connection to it.”
“And the host couldn’t be a better fit for the program. Patricia Fraser has had her imagination fired and her cultural heartstrings plucked by this music. She’s a terrific communicator with a brilliant mind, who shares the listeners’ excitement as they discover these vibrant, underexposed sounds together.”
Celt In A Twist airs on CKMS-FM on Thursays from 3:00pm to 4:00pm.
Viewpoints is the latest news magazine produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada. It provides an overview of what’s happening across Canada, thanks to some 20 radio reporters posted across the country (British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, North West Territories, Québec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia) and working for the Local Journalism Initiative (LJI). The Local Journalism Initiative supports the production of original civic journalism news content that covers the diverse needs of underserved communities across Canada. Politics, society, environment, community, arts and culture take the air on «Viewpoints» hosted by Boris Chassagne. The Community Radio Fund of Canada works in collaboration with the National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA/ANREC).
Viewpoints is syndicated on Radio Waterloo from the NCRA’s !earshot Digital Distribution System, and currently airs on CKMS-FM 102.7 on Thursdays from 1:00pm to 1:30pm.
Broadcasting Live-To-Air from the DJ booth at the KW Multicultural Festival on 25 and 26 June 2022.
Day Two of the KW Multicultural Festival – Riley brought his car! Just the right colour for a CKMS-FM logo!
And some Facebook video from Felix Ranchero:
Come to the 
KW Multicultural Festival and meet the DJs and Show Hosts from CKMS-FM!
We’ll be broadcasting Live-To-Air both Saturday and Sunday, playing all the local hits by local hit musicians.
Have you ever wanted to try radio? Take a seat in our open-air DJ booth, then announce and spin one of your favourite tunes. If you catch the radio bug then you can Start Your Own Show!
When: Noon to 6:00pm on Saturday and Sunday, 25 & 26 June 2022
Where: Willow River Park, aka Victoria Park Map
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| Noon | Live To Air | Radio Boorama Community news and religious programming from Somalia Host: Hamud Elmi |
| 1:00pm | Wadio Wam! Curated playlists from the minds of Will and Sam (WAM) Hosts: Will Hardie and Samuel Johnston |
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| 2:00pm | Sauti Za Africa Great music from the continent of Africa Host: Yasin Dewji |
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| 3:00pm | Live To Air | Live To Air |
| 4:00pm | Bollywood Mirchi Bollywood hit music and current news topics Host: Andy Nagpal |
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| 5:00pm | Live To Air | |
City Hall Clock Tower Victoria Park Kitchener by JustSomePics from Wikimedia Commons is used under a 
Creative Commons Attribution Sharealike 4.0 International license.
On Saturday, 4 June 2022 CKMS-FM held its Volunteer Appreciation Picnic. It was a bit cool, jacket weather, so turnout was lower than expected. But those who came had good conversations, listened to good music, ate good pizza, and had a good time.
On 
CJPME’s Debrief Podcast Tom Woodley and Michael Bueckert from Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East discuss breaking events and issues related to human rights in Palestine and the broader Middle East. Beyond the breaking stories, they’ll also invite guests with special expertise, and do episodes to provide context to the news, whether historical, legal or political.
CKMS-FM Radio Waterloo is including episodes from All Things Palestinian Canadian Podcast, with Nur Watad from CJPME, who dives into the realm of what it means to be Palestinian living in Canada. She explores all aspects of Palestinian culture and art as well as history and politics to encourage Palestinian pride and engagement. Nur will frequently be joined by Palestinian guests to shed insight and perspective on new and thought-provoking topics.
CJPME Debrief airs on CKMS-FM Mondays from 2:00pm to 3:00pm.
The Golden MP3 Awards have been awarded! Check 2021 Golden MP3 Award Recipients for details!
2021 was a tough year for CKMS-FM programmers. The studio was closed for most of the year, but our programmers soldiered on, producing some excellent community radio programs in the process.
The Golden MP3 Awards are the opportunity to recognize exceptional show hosts, producers, their programs, and the people who work behind the scenes. The awards ceremony will be held at the CKMS-FM Volunteer Appreciation Picnic, Noon-6:30pm on Saturday, 4 June 2022 at the picnic shelter in Waterloo Park.
Sorry, Golden MP3 nominations are now closed
You can nominate a show for more than one award, and nominate more than one show for an award, or skip an award altogether. If you complete this nomination form but find you forgot to nominate a show, you can fill in another nomination form. Nominations close at 11:59pm Thursday, 2 June 2022 (Election Day!)
Descriptions of the shows are at https://radiowaterloo.ca/about-our-shows/
WINGS – Women’s International News Gathering Service is an all-woman independent radio production company that produces and distributes news and current affairs programs by and about women around the world. WINGS programs are used by non-commercial radio stations, women’s studies, and individuals. Programs can be heard on local radio stations, on shortwave, on the internet, and on cassettes. .
“Raising Women’s Voices through Radio Worldwide” since 1986
Contact WINGS Executive Producer Frieda Werden at frieda.werden@gmail.com
WINGS is syndicated on CKMS-FM from the NCRA Community Radio Exchange, and currently airs on Radio Waterloo CKMS-FM 102.7 on Friday from 2:30pm to 3:00pm.
The 
Caribbean Canadian Association of Waterloo Region and its partners are planning an online-only Black History Month 2022 Launch event on Feb 4th, 5th and 6th.
On Friday, 4 February from 7pm to 9pm CKMS-FM joins the CCAWR to broadcast a radio show.
For more information see the CCAWR’s Black History Month calendar of events and the Facebook event page.
The First Sixteen is Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s podcast series that explores the freshest ideas in agriculture and food. Each episode explores a single topic in depth—digging deep into new practices, innovative ideas, and their impacts on the industry. Learn about Canada’s agricultural sector from the people making the breakthroughs and knocking down the barriers! Farmers and foodies, scientists and leaders, and anyone with an eye on the future of the sector—this podcast is for you!.
The First Sixteen is hosted by Kirk Finken and Sara Boivin-Chabot. It is not currently on the CKMS-FM schedule.
The First Sixteen podcast from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is copyright by the Government of Canada and used under the Terms and Conditions permitting non-commercial reproduction.
In 2019, 
She Is Your Neighbour was launched in the form of a blog series and social media campaign. Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region (WSCWR) asked community leaders to share their perspectives on domestic violence and explain why they are invested in ending it. These community leaders became ambassadors of the She Is Your Neighbour project. Together, WCSWR and these leaders explored different types of abuse and challenged the misconception that domestic violence refers only to physical violence. Many ambassadors shared stories of emotional, psychological, and financial violence that they have witnessed or experienced.
In fall 2020, the She Is Your Neighbour podcast was released! In the podcast, WCSWR takes a deep dive into domestic violence. Through thought-provoking discussions WCSWR addresses hard topics like domestic violence and the drug trade, violence against Indigenous women and girls, challenges for transgender youth seeking support, and more.
Season Two was produced in 2021. Throughout this season, we build on topics we explored in Season One and fill in the blanks by covering new topic areas. Join us as we explore the realities and complexities of domestic violence.
Our goal is to increase awareness and understanding of domestic violence through thought-provoking discussions, highlighting groups who are disproportionately impacted. We all have a role to play in ending domestic violence.
She Is Your Neighbour is hosted by Jenna Mayne.
She Is Your Neighbour Seasons One and Two are not currently on the CKMS-FM schedule.
WCSWR encourages you to get involved! Read a blog story, tune into the podcast, buy a book, start conversations, and use the hashtag #SheIsYourNeighbour. We can’t do this without you! We all have a role to play in ending domestic violence.
There are many forms of domestic violence, all of which include attempts to maintain power and control over the thoughts, beliefs and behaviour of a woman by creating fear and/or dependency. All forms of abuse result in the woman feeling powerless, unequal and unsafe.
Domestic abuse includes but is not limited to:
Signs of domestic abuse include but are not limited to:
Use the hashtag #SheIsYourNeighbour
2021 was the first year the event was organized by the Wilmot Terry Fox Run, which Nigel and Cheryl Gordijk have led since 2013.
Because of the uncertainty surrounding in-person events due to COVID and public health, the show was pre-recorded and broadcast on Facebook. The audience was asked to show their appreciation by donating online to the Wilmot Terry Fox Run, with all proceeds going to the Terry Fox Foundation for cancer research. You can donate at Wilmot Christmas Carol | Terry Fox Fundraising
Radio Waterloo is pleased to present to you a special audio version of A Wilmot Christmas Carol. Check our schedule throughout December for various air times.
The performance took place at Trinity Lutheran Church in New Hamburg. The readers are Nicole Lee Quesnel, Adrienne Enns, Brittlestar, Alison Enns, and Reid Spencer. Musical performances are by The Weber Family, Reid Spencer and Jamie Courtney, and Alison and Adrienne Enns. Technical production was by Rick Ritz, and Lisa Hagen was the producer and director.
View the video on Facebook at Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol | Wilmot Terry Fox Run
The 
Redeye Podcast is broadcast live every Saturday morning on Vancouver Cooperative Radio, CFRO 100.5FM. It is produced by an independent media collective at the studios of Coop Radio in Vancouver’s downtown eastside.
The show has been on the air for over 40 years, providing high-quality public affairs and arts programming to listeners looking for a progressive take on current events.
Redeye is activist radio. We don’t just give you the facts, we give you the information you need to take action and create change.
Redeye is alternative radio. We seek out the voices of those who don’t get heard and we cover issues that corporate media distorts or ignores or relegates to the back page.
Redeye is partisan radio. We take a critical view of the idea of objectivity and we believe there are more than two sides to any story. We aren’t interested in soundbites, and we give our guests the time and space to explain the issues as they see them.
Redeye is community radio. We encourage dialogue during our open line and we give our callers time to share their thoughts. We invite callers to share news from their community and we welcome comments on our programming.
Redeye is listener-supported radio. We are part of a cooperative — owned and supported by our members. We make our own editorial decisions, because we are accountable to our listeners, not to advertisers or government.
If this sounds like your kind of radio, give us a listen and see what you think.
CKMS-FM airs multiple episodes from the Redeye Podcast Thursdays from 12:30pm to 1:00pm.
rabble radio is a weekly podcast and radio program that tunes in on the issues and actions that matter to you.
It is the flagship podcast of rabble.ca, an award-winning, independent, community-driven media. Among the first digital journalism organizations in Canada, and the first to incorporate as non-profit, rabble.ca has been at the forefront of reporting on national politics with a progressive lens that centres issues of social movements, of labour, and of grassroots activism..
rabble radio is syndicated on Radio Waterloo, and airs on CKMS-FM 102.7 Fridays from 2:00pm to 2:30pm.
There are still a few restrictions in effect — there will be no in-studio guests, but phone and web conference interviews can be held with studio equipment.
DJs and show hosts can check details for studio re-opening to see what they need to do before returning (login required for that link).
Welcome back, everyone!
The Feminist Shift is an advocacy capacity building collaborative between YW Kitchener-Waterloo and YWCA Cambridge that started in 2019. Together, with partnerships in the community, The Feminist Shift is taking on gender-based violence in Waterloo Region and working to improve the lives women and gender-diverse people. Their mission is to build a region that acknowledges and rejects gender-based violence. They will do this through engaging in thoughtful conversations, challenging engrained local issues with other feminist organizations, hosting knowledge sharing and training opportunities and through pointed and strategic advocacy projects.
This project is funded through Women and Gender Equality Canada’s capacity building grant, which allows The Feminist Shift to increase our community’s understanding of gender-based issues and build policy and preventative solutions to tackle these issues. The understanding of feminism is from an inclusive, strengths-based, intersectional lens and they focus on smart advocacy that promotes systemic progress and change.
The Feminist Shift is not currently on the CKMS-FM schedule.
