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.
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 is about:
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, three weeks out of four.
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).
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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.
Rights Back At You is the Amnesty International Canada podcast that examines anti-Black racism, policing, and surveillance. They delve into stories of resistance and meet the people making change unstoppable. From facial recognition and the right to protest to the war on drugs and defunding the police, this series connects the dots and passes the mic to people building a better future now. They unravel the Canada you think you know and challenge the systems that hold back human rights.
Daniella Barreto is the host and producer of Rights Back at You and Amnesty International Canada’s Digital Activism Coordinator. She was an organizer with Black Lives Matter Vancouver when the group discovered they were under police surveillance. She has a background in epidemiology and public health and is concerned with the intersections of racism, health, and policing. She co-produced RUDE the Podcast and was runner-up in the 2019 Hot Docs Podcast Festival Pitch Competition. Daniella is an immigrant from Zimbabwe to unceded Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territories (aka Vancouver, BC).
Rights Back At You is syndicated from Amnesty International Canada and airs on CKMS-FM alternate Wednesdays from 1:00pm to 2:00pm.
This year’s Les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie (RVF) podcast series features conversations with eight bilingual and multilingual guests.
Many of this year’s guests have worked or volunteered in campus and community radio.
Rendez-vous de la Francophonie is hosted by Catherine Fisher, and is syndicated from RVF and the NCRA, and airs on CKMS-FM on Sundays from 3:30pm to 4:00pm during the month of March 2024.
Welcome To The Civic Hub promotes the grassroots and small nonprofit organizations working to make lives better for everyone in Waterloo Region. Join the 23 groups already booking space for their activities, events or joint initiatives. These partners of the Civic Hub Waterloo Region are active in a range of fields: environmental justice, democratic reform, arts and culture, anti-poverty, anti-racism, human rights, ethnocultural and newcomer support, technology, peace and nonviolence, spirituality and wellbeing.
Welcome To The Civic Hub is produced by Ritika Shrimali, and hosted by Ritika Shrimali and Bob Jonkman. Executive Producer is Aleksandra Petrovic. Welcome To The Civic Hub is sponsored by the Social Development Centre of Waterloo Region. Some funding for the Civic Hub is provided by Heritage Canada through the Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program.
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Welcome To The Civic Hub airs on CKMS-FM on Mondays from 1:00pm to 1:30pm.
Reader’s Delight showcases local Authors who do live, on-air readings of their work.
Readers Delight is produced by the KW Writers Alliance and hosted by Jody Swannell. Reader’s Delight airs on CKMS-FM every fourth Sunday from 1:00pm to 2:00pm.
Starfish and Coffee is music that’s thumping with energy while the DJs chat up a storm.
Starfish and Coffee is hosted by DJ Little Beat and DJ Starfish. It is not currently on the CKMS-FM schedule.
The Horizon Broadening Hour consists of two hours(!) of songs recently added to the Radio Waterloo library so that show hosts can hear some of their options — and, of course, our listeners can be introduced to new music, too!
The Horizon Broadening Hour is hosted by the Radio Waterloo Music Committee Coordinator Richard Giles (aka DJ Mophead), sponsored by Radio Waterloo, and airs on CKMS-FM on Saturday from 10:00pm to Midnight.
On All Things Palestinian Rafeef, Tayla and Tom from CJPME dive into the realm of what it means to be Palestinian. They explore all aspects of Palestinian culture and art as well as history and politics to encourage Palestinian pride and engagement. They are frequently joined by Palestinian guests to shed insight and perspective on new and thought-provoking topics.
All Things Palestinian is not currently on the CKMS-FM schedule.
KW is bustling with youth culture, and Bandwidth is all about showcasing the music of students and youth in and around the area. Run by members of Jam Network, a music club at the University of Waterloo, this show will consist of student tracks, live in-studio performances, interviews and discussion about interesting music and University related topics, and more! Don’t miss it!
Bandwidth is hosted by Charlie Dickson, Joyce Yang, Bastian Perez, William Bernier, William Dolson, Siimar Leen Kaur, and Emma Schuster, and airs on CKMS-FM on Monday from 8:01pm to 9:00pm.
Radioscape Waterloo will cover local news, events and will interview local interesting people. Mark will play a wide variety of music throughout the show. Most of it will be of the rock genre.
Radioscape Waterloo is hosted by Mark Drew Waddell. It is not currently on the CKMS-FM schedule.
The Green Planet Monitor specializes in global environment, development and social justice issues.
Green Planet Monitor host, publisher, and editor Dave Kattenburg has been creating audio documentaries since 1986.
Green Planet Monitor is syndicated from Earth Chronicle Productions and airs on CKMS-FM on Monday from 3:00pm to 4:00pm.
Through The Static The show where we play a little bit of everything! From beloved classics to cult classics, songs I’ve loved for years, or songs I’ve just discovered, every week I bring in my records and take you through the static to sonic delights and peculiarities alike.
Through The Static is hosted by Jordan Kalist and airs on CKMS-FM on Wednesday from 9:00pm to 10:00pm with a #Replay on Saturday from 1:00pm to 2:00pm.
The Triple A Show is an African Immigrant Personal Success and Lifestyle Show. With discussions on trending topics especially about the African Immigrant’s quest for a successful life, career and business in Canada. With tips and ideas on how to achieve your goals and some good afrobeat music to go with it.
The Triple A Show is hosted by Alex Adefemi and airs on CKMS-FM on Friday from 7:00pm to 7:59pm with a replay on Saturday at 3:00pm.
Poems of Divine Power: Solutions is a book of poetry written by Annielean, who reads poems from the book.
Poems of Divine Power: Solutions is hosted by Richard Brereton and Annielean and airs on CKMS-FM on Fridays from 11:00am to 1:00pm starting on 9 June 2023.
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. Inspect and Protect is not currently on the CKMS-FM schedule.
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.
Radio Nowhere plays Rock and Roll from the sixties and seventies — some standard tunes as well as more obscure deep cuts — along with a taste of rhythm and blues, some modern alt rock, soul, funk, blues, punk, alt country and Afrobeat.
Something familiar and hopefully something new and a better appreciation of the roots and future of the most revolutionary and popular form of music in history..
Radio Nowhere is hosted by Dr. Don Janzen and airs on CKMS-FM on Sunday from Midnight to 1:00am, with a #Replay on Thursdays from 11:00am to 11:59am.
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.
On Music with Kara and Michele Kara Shaw and Michele Mercer play piano and sing the songs of the 50’s; 60’s, 70’s (oldies). .
Music with Kara and Michele airs on CKMS-FM alternate Fridays from 3:00pm to 4:00pm.
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.
Mixtape Monopoly: Playing old-school hip-hop, rap, R&B and new music with an old-school vibe.
Mixtape Monopoly is hosted by DJ Hickdaddy and airs on CKMS-FM on Saturday from 10:00am to 11:59pm and alternate Mondays from 4:00pm to 6:00pm, with a #Replay Friday morning 2:00am to 4:30am.
The Regime is grassroots for world movement. Music, advocacy, debates, live interviews, perspectives, horses, community & mental health.
The Regime with Jenniefer Stronge airs on CKMS-FM alternate Thursdays from 8:01pm to 9:00pm.
Bridging The Gap is Southern African music and talk with a local perspective. If it’s worthy, your hosts Tapiwa Jahbama and Tichaona eKhaya will discuss it.
Bridging The Gap is not currently on the CKMS-FM schedule.