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Meet The Candidate – 2025 Provincial Election
Meet The Candidate brings the candidates from Waterloo Region into the studio to 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. This is not an interview show, this is just the candidate, speaking directly to you, the voter.
The Ontario provincial election is on Thursday 27 February 2025 — Get your information about the candidates now!
Meet The Candidate is hosted by Bob Jonkman and airs on CKMS-FM weekdays at 9:00am from Monday 10 February 2025 to Tuesday 25 February 2025.
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Candidates: Please e-mail Bob Jonkman at bob@radiowaterloo.ca with your preferred timeslot (and an alternate). In case of a schedule conflict, preference will be given to the candidate of the party with the smallest representation in the legislature.
All candidates in Waterloo Region have been invited by e-mail. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.
Recent Episodes



Flash Drive with UWDJ
Flash Drive with UWDJ is a weekly session showcasing the Disc Jockey talent from the University of Waterloo’s DJ Club! Each week we’ll highlight a different genre presented by a different DJ or music curator, with genres ranging from jungle, to rnb, to dnb, to house/techno, and more! Connect with us at @uwaterloodj on Instagram for more info!
Flash Drive with UWDJ is hosted by Christian Sforza and Sahal Sajeer and airs on CKMS-FM on Fridays from 6:00pm to 7:00pm.
!earshot Daily
Every day on !earshot Daily a different host from within the National Campus and Community Radio Association’s member’s station and network hosts a 30-minute show. The host selects the songs, shares stories and talks about what’s important to them and their community, connected to the larger Canadian network. !earshot Daily features artists found at !earshot-Distro or on the official campus and community charts for Canada, !earshot-Online.
!earshot Daily is hosted by DJs from Campus and Community stations across Canada, and airs on CKMS-FM every weekday from 5:30am to 5:59am.
Rethink Your Retirement Show
Rethink, Question, and Redefine Your Financial Future
Are you ready to challenge conventional wisdom about retirement and have fun doing it? Join Kanwaljit (Sunny) Kochar as he unveils the secrets to achieving Total Financial Freedom—a life where you never worry about income again and leave a legacy of wealth for future generations.
The Big Question
Why are only 9% of Canadians able to retire without financial worries while leaving a fortune for the next generation, yet 91% of hardworking individuals struggle to achieve that same security despite saving diligently for 40 years?
This is the question. And this mentorship program provides the answers.
Welcome to the Inside Secrets to the Total Financial Freedom Journey—a powerful radio show dedicated to transforming the way you think about money, wealth-building, and retirement.
What This Show Is About
This program is laser-focused on one goal: Total Financial Freedom!
If you want to know how to maximize every dollar, retire early (and wealthy), and achieve financial independence—without working extra hours—then you are in the right place.
For a deeper dive into the principles of financial freedom, check out our comprehensive guide on Achieving Total Financial Freedom: A Comprehensive Guide for Canadians.
What You’ll Learn:
- How to eliminate money leaks that silently drain your wealth.
- How to build financial freedom without relying on strict budgets.
- How to create a wealth strategy that allows you to look forward to an abundant lifestyle without financial stress.
Discover how strategic financial planning can help you achieve lasting wealth in our article on Comprehensive Financial Planning: Key to Freedom.
About Your Host: Kanwaljit (Sunny) Kochar
Sunny Kochar is an independent Licensed Financial Professional who is dedicated to helping individuals not just achieve their financial goals, but exceed them. His mission is to give people complete control over their finances, time, and ultimately, their lives.
The Rules of This Show
- No promotions of financial products. This is about education, not sales.
- No negativity. Keep discussions positive and empowering.
“You will learn more from this show than you did in the last five years of school that cost you thousands in student loans.”
A Path for Action-Takers
Warning: Neither my results nor my clients’ results are typical. The people who achieve extraordinary financial success are those who are committed, take action, and work hard. Your financial future is in your hands.
To learn more about our model, access our exclusive video training series—completely FREE—to see exactly how we empower clients to financial freedom.
Financial freedom is a journey, not a destination. Learn why in our article on Financial Freedom and Retirement Planning: A Life-Long Journey.
📻 Tune In to Mastering The Insider Secrets of Total Financial Freedom
Host: Kanwaljit (Sunny) Kochar
Station: CKMS-FM
⏰ Airing: Saturdays, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
📅 Launch Date: February 1, 2025
Connect with Sunny Kochar:
Making Contact
Frequencies of Change Media (FoC Media) uses audio storytelling to inspire a more just world. As a journalism organization committed to truth, we honor the rich wisdom and lived experience of historically oppressed and marginalized communities. Through our radio show and podcast, “Making Contact,” we challenge harmful power structures and move toward the future we envision.
Our vision is a just and thriving world based on collective healing and interdependence. We embrace the human experience in all its complexity. Through the power of storytelling, challenge dominant narratives and empower communities to engage in meaningful action.
Making Contact is syndicated from Frequencies of Change Media and airs on CKMS-FM alternate Fridays from 3:30pm to 4:00pm.
WR Podcasts
WR Podcasts is CKMS-FM Radio Waterloo’s showcase of some of the podcasts produced in Waterloo Region. Each week we air one or two episodes from local producers to give you a taste of what’s available in Waterloo Region.
WR Podcasts is not currently on the CKMS-FM schedule.
Podcasts in the rotation:
On Wisdom features a social-cognitive scientist in Toronto and an educator in London discussing the latest empirical science regarding the nature of wisdom.
Old Grey Mayors host Rob Deutschmann sits down with community leaders, civic leaders, and others from across Waterloo Region to learn more about their experiences and how those lessons can apply to today’s issues.
- Welcome to
Bonn Park Podcast where hosts Marshall Ward and Sara Geidlinger chat in-depth with fascinating people living, working, and creating in Waterloo Region.
Watershed Writers with Tanis MacDonald features interviews within an exciting mix of local fiction writers, novelists, poets, authors, playwrights and essayists.
Talk To Me with David Ward features Dave Ward going one-on-one with Canadian artists, politicians and business people from all walks of life.
Waterloo Region Podcast Producers! Do you want your podcast included in WR Podcasts? Drop us a line at office@radiowaterloo.ca with your podcast pitch!
!earshot20
!earshot20 is a nationally syndicated radio show that counts down the Top 20 albums of the week from across Canada according to www.earshot-online.com
!earshot20 is hosted by DJ Darko, syndicated from !eDDS run by the NCRA, and returns to the CKMS-FM schedule on 26 December 2024 to air Thursdays from 1:00am to 3:00am.
Megamix Show
Megamix Show is Reggae Music and Talk.
Megamix Show is hosted by DJ Bridge and airs on CKMS-FM on Saturday from 2:00pm to 4:00pm.
Dickson and Bruce
Dickson and Bruce isn’t the the theatre performances, but Interviews with actors from the Dickson and Bruce show. Learn about both the actors and the characters they portray.
Dickson and Bruce is syndicated from Stephen W. Young and airs on CKMS-FM on Fridays from 11:30pm to Midnight.
Home Range: Promenade
Home Range: Promenade is an experimental community radio magazine. Promenade is produced by the Home Range Story Kitchen, an offshoot of the Commons Studio at The Working Centre.
Home Range: Promenade is hosted by Martin de Groot, is syndicated on CKMS-FM from the Home Range Story Kitchen, and airs on Monday from 6:00pm to 7:00pm.
Sounds of Broadway
On Broadway with host Stuart Brown features chats and interviews, a companion to Sounds of Broadway – a 24/7 online Broadway music radio.
Sounds of Broadway is hosted by Stuart Brown and is syndicated on CKMS-FM on Wednesdays from 11:00pm to Midnight.
No Crap Radio
no crap radio with pj
photographer, strategist, warrior.
can slay dragons.
exploring 100 years of musical accomplishments.
dub, rock, folk, punk, psychedelia, jazz, world and of course the blues.
intelligent conversation and social commentary occasionally.
meaner than before…
challenge yourself.
the last voice of freedom.
get my shows here.
No Crap Radio returns to the CKMS-FM schedule on Saturday 5 October 2024, airing every Saturday from Midnight to 2:00am with a #Replay on Tuesdays from 9:00pm to 11:00pm.
Recent Episodes
Guess That Record
Jackson Reed says: Guess That Record starts with an interview where the guest and I talk about their career. In the second half of the show, I pull a record out of my collection, and we then play a game of 20 questions to determine the identity of the album. Once that’s done, we have a discussion about the record..
Guess That Record is hosted by Jackson Reed and airs on CKMS-FM every fourth Wednesday from 11:00am to 11:59am.
BirdNote Daily
BirdNote Daily is a two-minute radio show that combines rich sounds with engaging stories, to illustrate the amazing lives of birds and give listeners a momentary respite from the news of the day.
BirdNote Daily is syndicated from BirdNote and airs on CKMS-FM on weekdays from 8:59am to 9:02am.
Boots and Saddle
Boots and Saddle is your humble home of honky tonk & beautiful Country music by beautiful Country music singers. Hosted by Sean Burns in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Boots and Saddle is syndicated from CKUW-FM on Radio Waterloo. It airs on CKMS-FM Mondays from 4:01pm to 5:00pm.
Merkaba Radio
Brandon Szabo presents MERKABA
Brandon has traveled the world training and performing professionally as a dancer, actor, and music producer.
He most recently signed his first track to OUTSIDERS RECORDINGS.
Followed by a second track with KAZAL RECORDS.
MERKABA was created to be a vehicle: tell a story; to utilize writing, directing, producing, acting, shamanism & metaphysics to aid others in their weekly journey of life while showcasing rising talent & the best new tracks in the EDM universe.
Tune in and activate your Merkaba.
Merkaba Radio airs on CKMS-FM every Saturday from 8:01pm to 9:00pm.


The Feminist Shift
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 now in its third season, and airs on CKMS-FM every fourth Wednesday from 11:00am to Noon, starting on 10 July 2024 with Season 1 Episode 1: The Work Begins.
Radio Recall
Radio Recall is a discussion of radio history and its intersection with popular and unpopular music.
Radio Recall is hosted by Sarah O’Donnell. It is not currently on the CKMS-FM schedule.
Riley In The Morning
Riley In The Morning plays jazz.
Riley In The Morning is hosted by Riley Powis. It is not currently on the CKMS-FM schedule.
Handpicked: Stories from the Field
The Laurier Centre for Sustainable Food Systems’ (LCSFS) podcast Handpicked: Stories from the Field showcases the excellent and varied research happening at the LCSFS with a focus on how the work creates meaningful changes to the ways we produce, get, eat and understand our food.
Handpicked: Stories from the Field is hosted by Amanda Di Battista, the LCSFS Project Coordinator, and Laine Young, PhD Candidate in Geography and Environmental Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University.
The first season of the Handpicked podcast launched on 30 September 2019, and is now in its fourth season.
Handpicked: Stories from the Field airs on CKMS-FM alternate Wednesdays from 1:00pm to 2:00pm, staring on 26 June 2024 with Season 1 Episode 1: “Because Everybody Eats:” Exploring Sustainable Food Systems for a Better World.
Subscribe to the podcast at https://handpickedpodcast.libsyn.com/rss
MBP Radio Show
MBP Radio Show hosted by PriceDaBoss and the M.B.P Sound Crew. MBP Radio Show is not currently on the CKMS-FM schedule.
The Midtown Folk Show
The Midtown Folk Show is your weekly dose of KW’s best folk show!
The Midtown Folk Show is hosted by David Harmes and airs on CKMS-FM on Thursday from 12:01pmto 2:00pm.
Red Road Journey
Red Road Journey is about:
- First Nations issues of concern
- Up coming events
- Guest speakers
- And Indigenous music
Red Road Journey is hosted by Two White Feather (Issac Petonoquot) and Gentle Eagle (Lori Lafond) and airs on CKMS-FM on Sundays from 1:00pm to 2:00pm.
Words and Culture
Words and Culture weaves conversations with Indigenous language and knowledge keepers together with music by Indigenous artists. The team creating this original content is made up exclusively of Indigenous producers, hosts and guests. Words and Culture is funded by SiriusXM through the Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC).
Follow Words and Culture on social media!
Facebook: @wordsandculture
X (formerly twitter): @wordsandculture
Instagram: @wordsandculturepod
Words and Culture is syndicated from the CRFC and airs on CKMS-FM on Sundays from 3:30pm to 3:59pm starting in April 2024.