Station related news and announcements
Hello World! Radio Waterloo has just created an account on the Bluesky social media service!
For now, we’ll be posting links to new posts on our website, and soon we’ll be posting other updates as well, like upcoming show announcements, events around Waterloo Region, and news items of interest.
If you have an account on Bluesky, follow us:
Join the CKMS DJs, show hosts, volunteers, and friends for the CKMS Second Annual New Year’s Eve Special!
We’ll have an evening of chitchat, music, witticisms, music, banter, and more music. It’s an On-Air New Year’s Eve Party. Bring Your Own Egg Nog.
We’ll get started sometime after 8:30pm on Tuesday 31 December 2025, and go until well after midnight. You can chat with the on-air crew in the Chat Box on the Listen Live page.
Ring in the New Year with your favourite Community Radio Station!
The Spring 2024 Fundraiser has concluded, but you can still make a regular donation!
CKMS wants to continue offering a place for community members to have their voices heard on the FM dial and for that we are once again asking for your support.
CKMS has more than 45 locally produced shows made by volunteer hosts from Waterloo region. We also have a professional newsroom covering stories in our community by reporters who live here.
CKMS is a nonprofit radio station with the mission of empowering Waterloo region through radio!
Help us reach our goal of $2,500 by pledging your support using the link below!
What favourite programs have been supported?
Thanks to all who came out and supported our 2024 Golden MP3 Awards. So many thanks to our host Ouroboros, and the gracious performers. Congratulations to our winners of the Golden MP3s, and a special congratulations to Coral Andrews for 45 years CKMS Service Recognition.
Thank you Michael Heitmann for helping with photos!
The Golden MP3 Awards were awarded at the CKMS Golden MP3 Awards Party 2024 held at the Ouroboros Sports Lounge on 9 March 2024. And also on 10 March 2024, since the party went long into the night.
There was entertainment by Jordan Kalist, Atomica, Tristan Stronge, Eddy Cabral, Burnaby, and HolliZay, with DJ Natty Physicist and DJ Carmelo filling in between sets. And the evening was Live-To-Air on CKMS-FM 102.7 Radio Waterloo, so a good time was had by all, even those who couldn’t be there in person.
Radio Waterloo audio: coral-andrews-golden-MP3-awards-march-9-2024.mp3, 2m54s, 2 MBytes
Radio Waterloo Video: 2024-Golden-MP3-Awards-videos.mp4, 1m48s, 133 MBytes
The DJ Adrock Memorial Award for Exceptional DJing goes to 
Father To Son, hosted by Ben Van Osch and Gary Van Osch.
The LP Show is awarded to a great Long Playing show that has been on the air for three or more years. It goes to 
Interzone, hosted by Squeeky Submersive.
Freshest Beats is awarded to a show in the first three years of existence: 
Through The Static hosted by Jordan Kalist.
Atardecer Ranchero hosted by DJ Felix Ranchero wins the Community Radio Award, given to a show that exemplifies what Community Radio is all about.
The most interesting spoken word and informative talk program was voted Story Telling with Kerime Carpan.
This award is given to either the 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 award goes to 
Mazaj Show produced by Bassam Awwad.
From The Void hosted by Chris Sherren wins for the show with best supporting images either through a poster, logo, or website posts.
Most Original Program goes to 
Unlimited Fortune with Stephen Baltus and John Keating for a show that is very original and can only be found on Radio Waterloo.
Truth Radio hosted by Mandeep Chagger wins the Sonic Boom Award. The name is an homage to the old sonic boom awards and is given to a show playing great music.
The SoundFM Soldier award is given to two members who have put in a lot of work behind the scenes to keep Radio Waterloo Community Radio alive. The name is an homage to the past nickname of the station and the hard work that people did at that time to move the station from the UW campus and to become its own entity. The winners are Gary Van Osch and Barbara Urbach for painting the studio.
CKMS Community Connections wins the award for the show that best utilizes the studio video system to support their program. The Executive Producer of CKMS Community Connections is Jennifer Stronge, associate producers are Jeff Stager and Bob Jonkman.
The Wax Jungle with Raph Kanai, Maciek Gudrymowicz, and Carmelo Farruggio, and 
Pressure Drop with Nat Persaud win the award for the best 1-2 seamless transition programs on Radio Waterloo.
Let’s Chit Chat with Narine Dat wins the Local Liaison of Canada award for the DJ who puts local stories on a national level.
Carmelo Farruggio is the FUNdraiser of the Year, for promoting a FUN spirit during our fundraising efforts.
The Robot Apocalypse Remote Broadcast is given to Virasat Radio, produced by Baljinder Tamber, for the show that best uses Remote Live-To-Air.
In addition to the Golden MP3 awards, CKMS recognized our show hosts for years of service to the community. Hosts of shows 10 years and over received a certificate signed by our President and Secretary. Congratulations to those who have passed these milestones!
Radio Waterloo had a booth at Winterloo this past Saturday, 17 February 2024. We were supposed to broadcast live from 11:00am to 5:00am, but it was cold! How cold was it? It was so cold that the computer we use to link to the studio froze up! Our wonderful Technical Committee managed to find another computer, which we put inside the DJ Dome so it wouldn’t freeze up too. But that meant we couldn’t use our microphones to chat with the people at Winterloo. Happily, DJ King Kadeem did an excellent job as a radio host, so our Live To Air broadcast was a success!
We are attending Winterloo! This is the second time, as we were there in 2019 as well (super chilly that year). Come out say hello! Winterloo has stuff for the whole family.
*New location. Due to mild weather many of the wintery activities are cancelled. Thereof, Winterloo Lite will take place in Waterloo Public Square. Come find us!
More information about Winterloo at www.winterloofestival.ca
See the results of the 2023 CKMS Golden MP3 Contest!
2023 was a year of revival. The station passed its 45 year anniversary: Radio Waterloo was incorporated on 18 January 1978, and went on-air on 15 October 1978. In 2023 the studio was open again after being closed for Covid in previous years, we welcomed a number of new programmers and new shows, and added a whole bunch of music to our library.
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 our 2024 Membership Recognition Night, starting at 4:00pm and going to after Midnight on Saturday, 9 March 2024 at the Ouroboros Sports Lounge, 101 Hazelglen Drive, Kitchener Map
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 Sunday, 14 January 2024. Since the awards are not until March, nominations are extended until 11:59pm on Sunday, 11 February 2024!
Descriptions of the shows are at https://radiowaterloo.ca/about-our-shows/
Nominations are now closed.
Join the CKMS programmers, show hosts, DJs, and other volunteers as they kick out the Old Year, play a few tunes, dance up a storm, and ring in the New Year.
The fun starts at 8:30pm on Saturday 31 December 2023 and goes to 1:00am on 1 January 2024. Listen on the radio at CKMS-FM at 102.7 Radio Waterloo, or the online stream at https://radiowaterloo.ca/listen, where you can send your New Year’s greetings in the chatbox!
Due to technical difficulties, the #Fediverse integration on this website is currently deactivated.
Hello Fediverse!
Radio Waterloo, CKMS-FM 102.7, a community radio station in Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada is very happy to be joining the #Fediverse through our blog at https://radiowaterloo.ca/.
Our show hosts post their music lists, interview show notes, and sometimes podcasts on the Radio Waterloo blog, and now those posts are available in the Fediverse too!
Follow @radiowaterloo.ca@radiowaterloo.ca to receive all the posts, or follow individual show hosts from our Authors List at https://radiowaterloo.ca/authors.
Happy listening!
/cc: @waterlooregion@chirp.social
Due to technical difficulties, the #Fediverse integration on this website is currently deactivated.
Hi Programmers! As you may have read in the news, Canada’s 
Online News Act was made into law this summer. In short, it requires online platforms to pay news organizations for displaying links to their news stories. The law and its regulations are worded so that it only applies to Google and Meta (Facebook and Instagram). Paying to display links was never in Google’s and Meta’s business model, so in compliance with the law Facebook and Instagram have stopped displaying links to news stories, and are no longer displaying the pages and accounts of news organizations, including those of Radio Waterloo. We’ve lost all the engagement with our community on Facebook and Instagram. We can still make posts and do live videos, but nobody in Canada can see them 1 .
On the bright side, Radio Waterloo is a big enough news organization to be recognized by Facebook and Instagram!
Likewise, Google will be removing any links to news organizations from their search and news products, probably happening when the Online News Act comes into force in December.
For entirely different reasons, Radio Waterloo is no longer getting any engagement on Twitter either. Twitter (now calling itself “X‑Corp”) has restricted tweets to logged-in users only, so they’re no longer publicly visible. The Twitter analytics show @RadioWaterloo is getting only a handful of views per month, compared to hundreds before the summer. And lately, the conversations on Twitter have become toxic, and are no longer compatible with our Statement of Principles.
Radio Waterloo will continue to explore ways to for us to navigate the dominant social media sites, but in the meantime…
So, what can we do? We can find ourselves a social media platform that doesn’t depend on large corporations only looking out for their bottom line. And that’s The Fediverse!
The Fediverse started as a single social media site in the summer of 2008, “StatusNet”, created by Canadian entrepreneur Evan Prodromou. The StatusNet software was installed by hundreds of individuals and networked together to be come one Federated Universe. Today there is specialized Fediverse software that works like Twitter (Mastodon or Pleroma), Facebook (Friendica), Instagram (Pixelfed), and many more, and each has hundreds of instances (servers). And because they’re federated,they all communicate with each other, so you can see Friendica posts on Mastodon, Mastodon “toots” on Pixelfed, and Pixelfed images on Friendica.
Starting today, any posts you make on the Radio Waterloo blog can be seen in the Fediverse. If you already have an account in the Fediverse, follow @radiowaterloo.ca@radiowaterloo.ca (yes, that’s two “@”s, two “radiowaterloo”s, and two “.ca”s).
People can also follow individual authors on the blog with @username@radiowaterloo.ca — check out our Authors Page for your Fediverse handle. Everyone who’s posted their music list, show notes, or podcast audio file is there. If you don’t like your “Bio” paragraph or your show logo, then log into the Radio Waterloo blog and change it! You can’t change your Fediverse handle yet, but that’s coming.
All posts on https://radiowaterloo.ca/ will go to your subscribers in the Fediverse, and any replies they make will show up in the comments on the post. But people can’t contact you directly from the Fediverse unless they reply — direct messages don’t work (yet). For full two-way communication you’ll need an account in the Fediverse. Here are some places where you can sign up for an account:
| If you use: | Then you want: | Join this instance: |
| Friendica | https://venera.social/ | |
| Pixelfed | https://pixelfed.org/how-to-join | |
| Mastodon | https://mstdn.ca/ or https://cosocial.ca/ |
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| Firefish | https://joinfirefish.org/ | |
| YouTube | PeerTube | https://joinpeertube.org/ |
| Lemmy | https://join-lemmy.org/ |
And if none of these match your tastes, there are other instance locators at https://fediverse.observer/ and https://joinfediverse.wiki/.
If you have any questions or need help posting on the Radio Waterloo blog, please join our weekly training session, online every Sunday at 8:30pm at https://radiowaterloo.ca/progcom.
–Bob @bobjonkman@mastodon.sdf.org
Footnote 1: Sometimes people can see the content on Instagram, sometimes they can’t. Some days I receive messages from Instagram that “Nobody in Canada can see your content”, some days I don’t. People have told me their “@ckms102.7fm” mentions aren’t links. And, of course, engagement has dropped to close to zero…
The 2023 Annual General Meeting for Radio Waterloo will be held on Saturday, 26 August 2023:
What: 2023 Radio Waterloo Annual General Meeting
When: 1:00pm to 2:00pm, Saturday 26 August 2023
Where: CH Meeting Room, Country Hills branch, Kitchener Public Library
Location: 1500 Block Line Road, Kitchener Map
Online: https://radiowaterloo.ca/meeting (Google Meet)
For those who can’t attend in person and can’t use Google Meet, a phone number for dialling in to the online meeting will be provided closer to the AGM date.
A complete package with information for the Annual General Meeting is available to members on request. It will contain the meeting agenda, last year’s AGM minutes, financial statements, current and proposed by-laws, and a proxy form for members who can’t attend the meeting. Printouts will not be provided at the AGM, please bring your own printouts or a device to display the PDF file (approximately 50 pages, 1.0 MBytes).
Election to the Board of Directors is open to members. Nominations are being accepted until 11:59pm on Wednesday 23 August 2023. Members can contact the Board for the nomination form.
This is a public meeting, everyone is invited to attend. Only members in good standing can vote on motions, or for the election of members to the Board of Directors.
A brief meeting of the new Board of Directors will be held after the AGM.
Please join us at 8:00pm that evening at Ouroboros Sports Lounge, 101 Hazelglen Drive, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Street Hop with DJ Carmelo!
Diamond Daibhid James dug out this old playlist from 1985:
#ThrowbackThursdays Charts; Sept 1985, CKMS Waterloo; X, Cabaret Voltaire, Talking Heads, OMD, Cocteau Twins, Style Council, UB-40, Van Morrison Cancon from Neil Young, DOA, SNFU, Living Proof, Hype, Itsa Skitsa, White Noise; 📻@RadioWaterloo @CabsVoltaire @OfficialOMD @Xtheband pic.twitter.com/677HI1be6H
— The Silver Screen Surfer (@DiamondDaibhidJ) September 29, 2022
Twitter: Diamond Daibhid James on Twitter: #ThrowbackThursdays Charts
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!
This is the official notification of the Radio Waterloo Annual General Meeting, to be held in 10 days. This is a hybrid meeting, both in-person and online, and open to the public.
What: Radio Waterloo Annual General Meeting
When: 2:00pm to 3:00pm, Sunday, 21 August 2022
Where: CKMS-FM Studio (or just outside, in the hallway)
Location: Unit 114B, 283 Duke Street West, Kitchener, Ontario
Map: https://osm.org/go/ZXnwU_
Online: https://radiowaterloo.ca/
For those who can’t attend in person and can’t use Google Meet, a phone number for dialling in to the online meeting will be provided closer to the AGM date.
A complete package with information for the Annual General Meeting is available to members on request. It contains:
Printouts will not be provided at the AGM, please bring your own printouts or a device to display the 2022-AGM-Package.pdf (43 pages, approx 1 MByte).
Everyone is invited to attend this meeting. Only members in good standing can vote on motions, or for the election of members to the Board of Directors.
…followed by a brief Special Board Meeting for the newly elected Board members to set the date for the next regular Board meeting.
And then to McCabe’s Irish Pub & Grill for a social get-together! (352 King Street West, Kitchener)
(CKMS-FM Studio at the green marker, McCabe’s Irish Pub & Grill at the red marker)
See you at the AGM!
–Bob Jonkman, Secretary to the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors.
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
| CKMS-FM Schedule | KW Multicultural Festival 25-26 June 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday | Sunday | |
| 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.
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/
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!
Radio Waterloo will be holding its Annual General Meeting for the year 2020-2021:
What: Radio Waterloo Annual General Meeting
When: 1:30pm to 3:30pm on Saturday, 14 August 2021
Where: ONLINE and PHONE ONLY due to Covid precautions
URL: https://radiowaterloo.ca/meeting
Phone: +1-404-585-8905 Pin= 678 741 109#
(Sorry, there is only a US dial-in number)
Everyone is invited to attend this meeting. Only members in good standing can vote on motions, or for the election of members to the Board of Directors. Members in good standing are those who have paid their annual membership ($25) for the 2020-2021 year, and programmers with lapsed memberships who currently have a payment plan in place. You can become a member, or renew a lapsed membership at https://radiowaterloo.ca/join and pay by credit card.
Voting on motions at the AGM will be by show of hands on video, typing “Yea” or “Nay” in the meeting chat, or saying your name and “Yea” or “Nay” for phone participants.
Procedures for electing members to the Board of Directors have changed from last year. For this AGM voting will be open to all members, including those not attending the AGM. You will receive your ballot by e-mail before 9:00am on Saturday, 14 August 2021, and the voting period is from 9:00am to 2:15pm, when the results will be announced at the AGM. Seven of the total eleven Board positions are open, two for a one-year term, and five for a two-year term. Board member roles will be determined at the first Board meeting in September.
Because of the extended voting period, nomination for candidates for the Board of Directors will close at 8:00pm on Friday, 13 August 2021. The Board of Directors is actively seeking new directors. Members in good standing can submit their own name as a candidate. To nominate another member as a candidate please contact that member to ensure they accept the nomination. Nominations and acceptances should be sent to board@radiowaterloo.ca Serving on the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors is a great way to get involved in Community Radio and learn more about the operation of the radio station!
Rob McKenna is the returning officer for this election, and will run the voting software, maintain the list of candidates, send ballots to the membership list, and announce the results at the AGM.
Members of Radio Waterloo should have received the AGM package with additional information such as the Agenda, financial statements, previous AGM minutes, and the Radio Waterloo bylaws.
There will be a brief meeting of the newly elected Board of Directors after the AGM in order to set a date for the next full Board meeting, at which the Executive positions will be decided and Committee chairs selected.
If you have any questions please e-mail board@radiowaterloo.ca
–Bob Jonkman bob@radiowaterloo.ca
Secretary for the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors
To: HVAC contractors
Request For Quote (RFQ20210719.v)
Our Kitchener studio is a unit in the former Boehmer Box Factory, unit 114B on the first floor off Breithaupt Street. The unit is approximately 400 square feet, divided into a reception area and studio control room, both approximately 15ft x 15ft. Both areas require ventilation and filtration for Covid-19 mitigation. The unit does not have any outside walls. The corridor from the studio to the outside door is approximately 50 ft. and there is a bulkhead over the outside door suitable for an air inlet. We have the cooperation and support of building management for this installation.
We would like a quote on the provision and installation of appropriate ventilation and filtration for both studio areas (reception and control room). We would like to receive two quotes, one for ventilation and filtration from the corridor, and one for ventilation and filtration with ductwork to supply outside air for ventilation.
Quotes should include an itemized list of the main components to be installed, labour costs, and taxes. Note that the lowest quote or any particular quote will not necessarily be the successful respondent.
If you need to evaluate the site there will be CKMS staff onsite on Monday, 26 July between 10am and 3pm. Please make an appointment with Bob Jonkman at bob@radiowaterloo.ca or 519-884-2567 menu option 6.
Please submit your response by by e-mail to bob@radiowaterloo.ca by 6pm on Wednesday, 28 July 2021. Responses will be evaluated and all respondents will be contacted on Friday, 30 July 2021. A purchase order will be sent to the successful respondent.
Thank you,
Bob Jonkman
Tech/Space Committee
CKMS-FM Radio Waterloo
bob@radiowaterloo.ca
519-884-2567 menu option 6
Download the PDF: RFQ – CKMS-FM Studio Ventilation (90 KBytes)
Last week members of the Radio Waterloo Tech and Space Committee spent their evening putting up the CKMS-FM banner over the entrance door.
Members from the Tech and Space committee raising the banner are Nat Persaud (Coordinator), Jeff Stager, Cam Matthews, and Bob Jonkman.
Members: Log in to see the AGM 2020 Minutes
Hello Members, Friends, and Supporters of Radio Waterloo! It is time again for our Annual General Meeting, and everyone is invited! If you have an interest in being involved with the station and learning how radio works, this is a great opportunity.
Members of Radio Waterloo should have received their AGM Members’ Package. If you did not receive your package contact the Secretary, Bob Jonkman at bob@radiowaterloo.ca
What: Radio Waterloo Annual General Meeting
When: Saturday, 29 August 2020 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Online: https://radiowaterloo.ca/meeting
If you cannot use a computer to join the meeting online, you should be able to use this phone number (US): +1‑240‑532‑3778 , PIN: 846 492 940#
The Board of Directors is actively seeking new directors. You can nominate yourself (if you’re a member) or nominate other members during the AGM, or nominate yourself now by e-mailing the Secretary, Bob Jonkman at bob@radiowaterloo.ca
There will be a brief meeting of the newly elected Board of Directors after the AGM in order to set a date for the next full Board meeting, at which the Executive positions will be decided and Committee chairs selected.
See you all at the meeting!
–Bob Jonkman,
Secretary for Radio Waterloo Board of Directors
E-mail: bob@radiowaterloo.ca
| CKMS Program |
| CKMS Replay # |
| PSAs & Ads ^ |
| Syndicated % |
| Available * |
Check the schedule below for show times this week! Shows highlighted in green (*, %) or yellow (#) represent time slots that are available for new programmers. If you’re interested in broadcasting during one of these times, please check out How To Start A New Show!
Are you from the past? Have a look at our Old Schedules to see what you’ve missed.
For a description of each show, please see the About Our Shows page or click on the name below.
| Sunday, 20 April 2025 | |
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| 12:00am—1:00am · | Rock and Roll from the sixties and seventies. |
| 1:00am—2:00am · | An hour of eclectic music from different eras and genres |
| 2:00am—5:00am · | Indigicon * Music by Indigenous artists from our Digital Music Library. A Drop-In DJ show! |
| 5:00am—5:59am · | World music from our Digital Music Library |
| 5:59am—6:01am · | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 6:01am—7:00am + | It sure ain’t your Grand pappy’s fiddle music! |
| 7:00am—7:30am + | A Ukranian Almanac with Stefan Andrusiak |
| 7:30am—9:30am + | Croatian Radio |
| 9:30am—11:59am + | A Hindi music program hosted by Indira Singh. |
| 11:59am—12:01pm + | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 12:01pm—1:00pm + | Radio Boorama A magazine show on the Somalian community. |
| 1:00pm—2:00pm + | First Nations issues of concern Up coming events Guest speakers And Indigenous music |
| 2:00pm—3:00pm + | Easy Listening * Take it easy... |
| 3:00pm—3:30pm + | News from the Waterloo Region community. This program is a part of the “Local Journalism Initiative.” |
| 3:30pm—3:59pm + | Weaving conversations with Indigenous language and knowledge keepers together with music by Indigenous artists. |
| 3:59pm—4:01pm + | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 4:01pm—5:00pm + | Contemporary and Smooth Jazz Featuring Canadian Performers. |
| 5:00pm—6:30pm + | Easy Listening * Take it easy on a Sunday afternoon. |
| 6:30pm—7:30pm + | Truth Radio Old school Hip-Hop music and talk radio. |
| 7:30pm—8:29pm + | Caribbean Spice |
| 8:29pm—8:31pm + | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 8:31pm—10:00pm + | Join our newest DJs and show hosts as they get their on-air training to Start A New Show. |
| 10:00pm—12:00am + | Showcasing new music in the Radio Waterloo library! |
| Monday, 21 April 2025 | |
| 12:00am—12:30am · | Jack Van and Marc Opie continue the fun. |
| 12:30am—2:00am · | PUUUUUUUUUUNK * All kinds of punk from our digital music library. A Drop-In DJ Show! |
| 2:00am—4:30am · | Jeff's Neoswing Selectorbot * Dance to some new Swing and Jazz music from our Digital Music Library. A Drop-In DJ show! |
| 4:30am—5:30am · | Early Morning Jazz * Some Jazz music to start your day by Canadian musicians and musicians around the world. |
| 5:30am—5:59am · | Every day a new host takes over the show, featuring only artists from the earshot-distro.ca website. |
| 5:59am—6:01am · | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 6:01am—7:00am + | A daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. |
| 7:00am—8:59am + | South Asian focused current affairs programming and new arts and cultural programming. |
| 8:59am—9:02am + | Illustrates the amazing lives of birds and give listeners a momentary respite from the news of the day. |
| 9:02am—9:27am - | Candidates from Waterloo Region present their party platform, the local issues they’ll tackle, the reasons they’re running, and maybe a personal glimpse into their life outside of politics. |
| 9:27am—9:35am - | KWCon!!! Music by musicians from Waterloo Region. |
| 9:35am—10:00am - | Candidates from Waterloo Region present their party platform, the local issues they’ll tackle, the reasons they’re running, and maybe a personal glimpse into their life outside of politics. |
| 10:00am—11:00am - | 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. |
| 11:00am—11:59am - | An hour of programmer created content, podcasts, music, interviews, and community announcements. |
| 11:59am—12:01pm - | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 12:01pm—1:00pm - | EI deals with the ongoing struggle for Palestinian self-determination. |
| 1:00pm—1:30pm - | Interviews with the partner organizations of the Civic Hub Waterloo Region. |
| 1:30pm—2:00pm - | Investigative journalism, in-depth critical analysis, the promotion of civic participation and the dissemination of educational material. |
| 2:00pm—2:30pm + | News from the Waterloo Region community. This program is a part of the “Local Journalism Initiative.” |
| 2:30pm—3:00pm + | A news magazine that provides an overview of what’s happening across Canada, by reporters from the Local Journalism Initiative. |
| 3:00pm—3:59pm + | Global environment, development and social justice issues. |
| 3:59pm—4:01pm + | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 4:01pm—5:00pm + | Your humble home of honky-tonk and beautiful country music by beautiful country music singers. |
| 5:00pm—6:00pm + | An exciting one hour, weekly global music alternative to jukebox radio. |
| 6:00pm—7:00pm + | An experimental community radio magazine. |
| 7:00pm—7:59pm + | Showcasing the music of students and youth in and around the area. |
| 7:59pm—8:01pm + | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 8:01pm—10:00pm + | Classic rock deep cuts with Bald Boy. |
| 10:00pm—11:00pm + | Gospel Hour * |
| 11:00pm—12:00am + | A talk show about everything and nothing. |
| Tuesday, 22 April 2025 | |
| 12:00am—2:00am · | Multi genre late night mixshow with DJ Maciek. |
| 2:00am—4:30am · | Folk Music * Folk music from our Digital Music Library. A Drop-In DJ show! |
| 4:30am—5:30am · | Early Morning Jazz * Some Jazz music to start your day by Canadian musicians and musicians around the world. |
| 5:30am—5:59am · | Every day a new host takes over the show, featuring only artists from the earshot-distro.ca website. |
| 5:59am—6:01am · | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 6:01am—7:00am + | A daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. |
| 7:00am—8:59am + | South Asian focused current affairs programming and new arts and cultural programming. |
| 8:59am—9:02am + | Illustrates the amazing lives of birds and give listeners a momentary respite from the news of the day. |
| 9:02am—9:27am - | Candidates from Waterloo Region present their party platform, the local issues they’ll tackle, the reasons they’re running, and maybe a personal glimpse into their life outside of politics. |
| 9:27am—9:35am - | KWCon!!! Music by musicians from Waterloo Region. |
| 9:35am—10:00am - | Candidates from Waterloo Region present their party platform, the local issues they’ll tackle, the reasons they’re running, and maybe a personal glimpse into their life outside of politics. |
| 10:00am—11:00am - | Community leaders share their perspectives on domestic violence and explain why they are invested in ending it. |
| 11:00am—11:59am - | What would you put on a Golden Record to the universe? |
| 11:59am—12:01pm - | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 12:01pm—2:00pm - | What is your experience with agriculture that you would like to tell others? |
| 2:00pm—7:59pm + | Show for the Arab community in the Arabic Language. |
| 7:59pm—8:01pm + | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 8:01pm—8:30pm + | Jack Van and Marc Opie are an improv-based comedy team. |
| 8:30pm—9:00pm + | Country Music and Canadiana (and Americana!) performed or composed by Canadian musicians. |
| 9:00pm—11:00pm + | No Crap Radio (#Replay) From the obtuse to the forgotten. |
| 11:00pm—11:30pm + | KWCon!!! * More music by musicians from Waterloo Region! |
| 11:30pm—12:00am + | Interviews with actors from the "Dickson and Bruce" show. Learn about both the actor and the character they portray. |
| Wednesday, 23 April 2025 | |
| 12:00am—1:00am · | Radio Theatre in the style of Old Tyme Radio |
| 1:00am—3:00am · | Electronica * Electronica, Dubstep, EDM, Trance, Step, House, and Techno from our Digital Music Library. A Drop-In DJ show! |
| 3:00am—4:30am · | Electro-Experimental * Electronica, Ambient, and other Synth Sounds. A Drop-In DJ show! |
| 4:30am—5:30am · | Early Morning Jazz * Some Jazz music to start your day by Canadian musicians and musicians around the world. |
| 5:30am—5:59am · | Every day a new host takes over the show, featuring only artists from the earshot-distro.ca website. |
| 5:59am—6:01am · | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 6:01am—7:00am + | A daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. |
| 7:00am—8:59am + | South Asian focused current affairs programming and new arts and cultural programming. |
| 8:59am—9:02am + | Illustrates the amazing lives of birds and give listeners a momentary respite from the news of the day. |
| 9:02am—9:27am - | Candidates from Waterloo Region present their party platform, the local issues they’ll tackle, the reasons they’re running, and maybe a personal glimpse into their life outside of politics. |
| 9:27am—9:35am - | KWCon!!! Music by musicians from Waterloo Region. |
| 9:35am—10:00am - | Candidates from Waterloo Region present their party platform, the local issues they’ll tackle, the reasons they’re running, and maybe a personal glimpse into their life outside of politics. |
| 10:00am—11:00am - | An Original Canadian Initiative |
| 11:00am—1:59pm - | Radio with no preservatives! |
| 1:59pm—2:00pm - | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 2:00pm—7:59pm + | Show for the Arab community in the Arabic Language. |
| 7:59pm—8:01pm + | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 8:01pm—9:00pm + | What would you put on a Golden Record to the universe? |
| 9:00pm—10:00pm + | The show where we play a little bit of everything! |
| 10:00pm—11:00pm + | A little Musicology and social history. |
| 11:00pm—12:00am + | Chats and interviews with host Stuart Brown. |
| Thursday, 24 April 2025 | |
| 12:00am—1:00am · | A retro-alternative show focusing on New Wave, punk, ska, early goth. |
| 1:00am—3:00am · | Counting down the Top 20 albums of the week from across Canada according to www.earshot-online.com |
| 3:00am—4:30am · | Metal * Loud Metal. Death Metal. Goth Metal. Thrash Metal. Power Metal. None of that namby-pamby stuff from our digital music library. A Drop-In DJ show! |
| 4:30am—5:30am · | Early Morning Jazz * Some Jazz music to start your day by Canadian musicians and musicians around the world. |
| 5:30am—5:59am · | Every day a new host takes over the show, featuring only artists from the earshot-distro.ca website. |
| 5:59am—6:01am · | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 6:01am—7:00am + | A daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. |
| 7:00am—8:59am + | South Asian focused current affairs programming and new arts and cultural programming. |
| 8:59am—9:02am + | Illustrates the amazing lives of birds and give listeners a momentary respite from the news of the day. |
| 9:02am—9:27am - | Candidates from Waterloo Region present their party platform, the local issues they’ll tackle, the reasons they’re running, and maybe a personal glimpse into their life outside of politics. |
| 9:27am—9:35am - | KWCon!!! Music by musicians from Waterloo Region. |
| 9:35am—10:00am - | Candidates from Waterloo Region present their party platform, the local issues they’ll tackle, the reasons they’re running, and maybe a personal glimpse into their life outside of politics. |
| 10:00am—11:00am - | AR provides information, analyses and views that are frequently ignored or distorted in corporate media. |
| 11:00am—11:59am - | More Rock and Roll from the sixties and seventies. |
| 11:59am—12:01pm - | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 12:01pm—2:00pm - | The Midtown Folk Show Your weekly dose of KW's best folk show! |
| 2:00pm—2:30pm + | News from the Waterloo Region community. This program is a part of the “Local Journalism Initiative.” |
| 2:30pm—3:00pm + | An all-woman independent radio production company that produces and distributes news and current affairs programs by and about women around the world. |
| 3:00pm—3:59pm + | Classical Coffee Break Classical and concert music presented by Dwayne Jennings. |
| 3:59pm—4:01pm + | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 4:01pm—6:00pm + | More of the hottest tropical Latin American beats as well as Rancheras, Corridos and Banda music. |
| 6:00pm—7:59pm + | |
| 7:59pm—8:01pm + | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 8:01pm—10:00pm + | Selector NATTYPHYSICIST takes you on a trip through the tropical sub bass jungle. |
| 10:00pm—12:00am + | Carmelo and Lakes bring you the best in local hip hop. |
| Friday, 25 April 2025 | |
| 12:00am—2:00am · | DJ Mophead cleans up. |
| 2:00am—4:00am · | Megamix Show (#Replay) More Reggae Music and Talk. |
| 4:00am—4:30am · | Reggae and More * A bit more Reggae Music in the night. |
| 4:30am—5:30am · | Early Morning Jazz * Some Jazz music to start your day by Canadian musicians and musicians around the world. |
| 5:30am—5:59am · | Every day a new host takes over the show, featuring only artists from the earshot-distro.ca website. |
| 5:59am—6:01am · | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 6:01am—7:00am + | A daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. |
| 7:00am—8:59am + | South Asian focused current affairs programming and new arts and cultural programming. |
| 8:59am—9:02am + | Illustrates the amazing lives of birds and give listeners a momentary respite from the news of the day. |
| 9:02am—9:27am - | Candidates from Waterloo Region present their party platform, the local issues they’ll tackle, the reasons they’re running, and maybe a personal glimpse into their life outside of politics. |
| 9:27am—9:35am - | KWCon!!! Music by musicians from Waterloo Region. |
| 9:35am—10:00am - | Candidates from Waterloo Region present their party platform, the local issues they’ll tackle, the reasons they’re running, and maybe a personal glimpse into their life outside of politics. |
| 10:00am—11:00am - | Exploring the national identity in the face of external threats |
| 11:00am—1:59pm - | Annielean reads poems from her book, Poems of Divine Power. |
| 1:59pm—2:00pm - | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 2:00pm—2:30pm + | News from the Waterloo Region community. This program is a part of the “Local Journalism Initiative.” |
| 2:30pm—3:00pm + | Tune in on the issues and actions that matter to you. |
| 3:00pm—3:59pm + | An hour of programmer created content, podcasts, music, interviews, and community announcements. |
| 3:59pm—4:01pm + | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 4:01pm—5:00pm + | Audio news reports and podcasts from the Grand River Media Collective. |
| 5:00pm—6:00pm + | actOUT! is a KW based non-profit theater organization. |
| 6:00pm—7:00pm + | Disc Jockey talent from the University of Waterloo’s DJ Club! |
| 7:00pm—7:59pm + | An Immigrant Success and Lifestyle Music and Talk Show |
| 7:59pm—8:01pm + | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 8:01pm—8:30pm + | Echoes of Stories Real-life tales are narrated with heart and authenticity. |
| 8:30pm—9:00pm + | JazzCan * Jazz music by Canadian musicians. |
| 9:00pm—10:00pm + | Are You Ready To Experience? |
| 10:00pm—12:00am + | Cosmic Techno Nights A Live Music DJ set with DJ Dhruv Chawla. |
| Saturday, 26 April 2025 | |
| 12:00am—2:00am · | No Crap Radio From the obtuse to the forgotten. |
| 2:00am—3:00am · | Punky Stuff * A bit of punky stuff is always good. A Drop-In DJ show! |
| 3:00am—4:00am · | A punk rock show with a (very!) political flavor. |
| 4:00am—5:00am · | Local Independent Music, Tape Only |
| 5:00am—5:59am · | An Immigrant Success and Lifestyle Music and Talk Show |
| 5:59am—6:01am · | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 6:01am—7:00am + | Enjoy some Swing Jazz and Blues from the Radio Waterloo digital archives! |
| 7:00am—8:00am + | Rashmi Sanjay sat down with guests from this community who share their stories. |
| 8:00am—10:00am + | More Classic Rock Deep Cuts with Bald Boy. |
| 10:00am—11:00am + | Easy Listening * Take it easy on a Saturday morning. |
| 11:00am—11:59am + | The show where we play a little bit more of everything! |
| 11:59am—12:01pm + | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 12:01pm—12:30pm + | Half-a-Classical Hour * Classical and Concert Music from our digital library. |
| 12:30pm—1:00pm + | Interviews with the partner organizations of the Civic Hub Waterloo Region. |
| 1:00pm—2:00pm + | Mastering The Insider Secrets of Total Financial Freedom Welcome to the inside secrets to the total financial freedom journey. |
| 2:00pm—3:59pm + | Megamix Show Reggae Music and Talk. |
| 3:59pm—4:01pm + | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 4:01pm—6:00pm + | The hottest tropical Latin American beats as well as Rancheras, Corridos and Banda music. |
| 6:00pm—7:59pm + | A diverse Caribbean radio show which plays a large range of Reggae, Dancehall, Ska, Rock-steady and Lovers-rock. |
| 7:59pm—8:01pm + | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 8:01pm—9:00pm + | Focused on musicians entertaining you around Waterloo region. |
| 9:00pm—10:00pm + | Truth Radio (#Replay) Old school Hip-Hop music and talk radio. |
| 10:00pm—11:00pm + | ElectroDance * Electronic Dance Music from our digital library. |
| 11:00pm—12:00am + | B.D.C. Radio Show |
| Sunday, 27 April 2025 | |
| 12:00am—1:00am · | Rock and Roll from the sixties and seventies. |
| 1:00am—2:00am · | Golden Oldies on Rob's Rewind, now playing from the archives in our Digital Music Library |
| 2:00am—5:00am · | Indigicon * Music by Indigenous artists from our Digital Music Library. A Drop-In DJ show! |
| 5:00am—5:59am · | World music from our Digital Music Library |
| 5:59am—6:01am · | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 6:01am—7:00am + | It sure ain’t your Grand pappy’s fiddle music! |
| 7:00am—7:30am + | A Ukranian Almanac with Stefan Andrusiak |
| 7:30am—9:30am + | Croatian Radio |
| 9:30am—11:59am + | A Hindi music program hosted by Indira Singh. |
| 11:59am—12:01pm + | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 12:01pm—1:00pm + | Radio Boorama A magazine show on the Somalian community. |
| 1:00pm—2:00pm + | First Nations issues of concern Up coming events Guest speakers And Indigenous music |
| 2:00pm—3:00pm + | A showcase of local Authors who do live readings of their work. |
| 3:00pm—3:30pm + | News from the Waterloo Region community. This program is a part of the “Local Journalism Initiative.” |
| 3:30pm—3:59pm + | Weaving conversations with Indigenous language and knowledge keepers together with music by Indigenous artists. |
| 3:59pm—4:01pm + | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 4:01pm—5:00pm + | Contemporary and Smooth Jazz Featuring Canadian Performers. |
| 5:00pm—6:30pm + | Easy Listening * Take it easy on a Sunday afternoon. |
| 6:30pm—7:30pm + | Truth Radio Old school Hip-Hop music and talk radio. |
| 7:30pm—8:29pm + | Caribbean Spice |
| 8:29pm—8:31pm + | CKMS Public Service Announcement ^ |
| 8:31pm—10:00pm + | Join our newest DJs and show hosts as they get their on-air training to Start A New Show. |
| 10:00pm—12:00am + | Showcasing new music in the Radio Waterloo library! |
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| Yellow | # | CKMS replayed shows. These timeslots are available for new shows! |
| Blue | ^ | Public Service Announcements and Advertisements |
| Green | % | Syndicated programs (shows produced at other radio stations). These timeslots are available for new shows! |
| Green | * | These timeslots are available for new shows! See How To Start A New Show |
| Red | ~ | Pre-empted – The regularly scheduled show has been pre-empted for a special presentation |
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Denim Radio Episode 180 LIVE in studio tonight!
Ep. 180 features a local guest DJ Hyper Kid coming in to hold down a Hype set while we promote the CKMS 2019 Funding Drive!!! If you like the set and its’ getting you hype donate to community radio of Waterloo today!
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