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HYOS: LibreTime Demonstration at the KW Linux User Group

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Bob Jonkman, a volunteer with Radio Waterloo, demonstrates the LibreTime (a stylized gray microphone with red wavies coming out the sides.LibreTime radio scheduling and automation software used at the radio station at a presentation to the Kitchener-Waterloo Linux User Group (black and gray letters above and below a gray diamond with a red ball in the centre)Kitchener-Waterloo Linux User Group.

HYOS: LibreTime Demonstration at the KW Linux User Group is a Host Your Own Show, Live-To-Air special presentation hosted by Bob Jonkman and KWLUG, and airs on CKMS-FM on Monday 4 May 2026 from 8:00pm to 9:00pm.

The KWLUG meeting takes place in person at the University of Waterloo Davis Centre Library room DC 1568 DC 2585 Map and online at https://webconference.kwlug.org/room/kwlug The meeting starts at 7:00pm with a presentation by Thomas Busch on “Incident Response”, followed by Bob Jonkman on”LibreTime” at 8:00pm. This is a free presentation.

Andrew Sullivan Cant of KWLUG was a guest on CKMS Community Connections at 3:00pm on Monday 27 April 2026. The video for that episode is available, and the show notes should be available soon.

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Here’s the recording from the KWLUG presentation. The audio quality changes at the end because Bob went over his alloted time. Happily, there was a video recording made by KWLUG, so the podcast covers the complete hour. There’s an extra 20 minutes in the video.


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Video: KWLUG-2026-05-04-talk-LibreTime.mp4, 452 MB, 1h22m08s (Radio Waterloo video)

The video of the KWLUG meeting for 4 May 2026 was recorded and edited by Mikalai Birukou, and mirrored from https://archive.org/details/kwlug_meeting_2026-05-04/KWLUG+2026-05-04+talk-2+LibreTime.webm.

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Meet The Candidate: 2025 Federal Election Summary

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Bob Jonkman summarizes the results of the 2025 Federal Election held on Monday 28 April 2025.

This program aired on Tuesday 29 April 2025.

2025 Federal Election Results

Name Party Votes
Cambridge
Connie Cody Conservative 31766
Bryan May Liberal 30309
José de Lima NDP 2183
Lux Burgess Green 1052
Manuel Couto Marxist-Leninist 109
Kitchener — Conestoga
Tim Louis Liberal 30001
Doug Treleaven Conservative 29479
Maya Bozorgzad NDP 1821
Kevin Dupuis PPC 786
Kitchener Centre
Kelly DeRidder Conservative 20234
Mike Morrice Green 19859
Brian Adeba Liberal 17292
Heather Zaleski NDP 1157
Wasai Rahimi PPC 334
Ellen Papenburg Animal Protection Party 111
Margaretha (Margo) Dyck United 97
Kitchener South — Hespeler
Matt Strauss Conservative 28973
Valerie Bradford Liberal 27945
Lorne Bruce NDP 1823
Ethan Russell Green 1208
Randall (Randy) Williams PPC 386
Kathleen Dueck United 96
Waterloo
Bardish Chagger Liberal 37579
Waseem Botros Conservative 20571
Héline Chow NDP 2617
Simon Guthrie Green 1599
Douglas Ross PPC 348
Val Neekman Independent 179
Santa Claus Chatham Parti Rhinocéros 119
Hans Roach Independent 105
Jamie Hari Independent 76

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All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

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#AltElxn 2025: Election Night Coverage

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On Election Night, Monday 28 April 2025, CKMS-FM provided live election coverage for the local Waterloo Region ridings, as well as across Canada with the #AltElxn 2025 This program is part of #AltElxn 2025 national election project, coordinated by the NCRA/ANREC (bas relief illustration of a hand holding an old fashioned microphone on a blue starburst, with a banner "NCRA-ANREC" across it)#AltElxn 2025 Election Project organized by the National Campus/Community Radio Association (NCRA).

Reporting in the studio were Dwayne Jennings, who provided the vote count updates, PJ Smith and Mason Tikl, who provided insight and analysis, and Bob Jonkman, show host and technical production. Dan Kellar was our journalist in the field, and also provided in-studio commentary.

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YouTube: #AltElxn 2025 NCRA/ANREC Election Livestream

(CKMS-FM coverage on the national feed is at 2h35m09s)

The coverage presented by Radio Waterloo is not an endorsement of any political party, and the opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers. This program is part of the #AltElxn 2025 national election project, coordinated by the National Campus Community Radio Association or NCRA/ANREC. Get more information at AltElxn.ca. This initiative is supported by the Covering Canada Election 2025 Fund, in partnership with the Public Policy Forum, Rideau Hall Foundation, and the Michener Awards Foundation.

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Meet The Candidate – 2025 Federal Election Campaign Analysis

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Bob Jonkman analyzes the campaigns of the parties running in the 2025 Federal Election, and gives some commentary on electoral reform and proportional representation.

This program aired on Monday 28 April 2025.

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The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

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Meet The Candidate – 2025 Federal Election

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A blue ballot box with a sign "Vote", a hand reaches from the top right to insert a ballot.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 Canadian federal election is on Monday 28 April 2025 — Get your information about the candidates now!

Meet The Candidate is hosted by Bob Jonkman and airs on CKMS-FM weekdays at 9:02am and again at 9:35am from Monday 7 April 2025 to Friday 25 April 2025, with a Campaign Analysis episode on election day, Monday 28 April 20t, and a 2025 Federal Election Summary on Tuesday 29 April 2025 with reports from the NCRA national election coverage.

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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 House of Commons.

All candidates in Waterloo Region are invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

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Meet The Candidate (two hands reaching for each other to shake; left arm is a woman of colour, right arm is a white person with a blue sleeve. Meet The Candidate: 2025 Federal Election Summary Bob Jonkman summarizes the results of the 2025 Federal Election held on Monday 28 April 2025. This program aired on Tuesday 29 April 2025. 2025 Federal Election Results Name Party Votes Cambridge Connie Cody Conservative 31766 Bryan May Liberal 30309 José de Lima NDP 2183 Lux Burgess Green 1052 Manuel Couto Marxist-Leninist 109 Kitchener — … Continue reading Meet The Candidate: 2025 Federal Election Summary →
Meet The Candidate (two hands reaching for each other to shake; left arm is a woman of colour, right arm is a white person with a blue sleeve. Meet The Candidate – 2025 Federal Election Campaign Analysis Bob Jonkman analyzes the campaigns of the parties running in the 2025 Federal Election, and gives some commentary on electoral reform and proportional representation. This program aired on Monday 28 April 2025. See all episodes. Podcast Download: meet-the-candidate-2025-federal-election-campaign-analysis.mp3, 23 MBytes. Subscribe to the podcast! Video YouTube: Meet The Candidate: 2025 Federal Election Summary The views … Continue reading Meet The Candidate – 2025 Federal Election Campaign Analysis →
Meet The Candidate (two hands reaching for each other to shake; left arm is a woman of colour, right arm is a white person with a blue sleeve. Meet The Candidate: Douglas Ross, PPC candidate for Waterloo Douglas Ross, People’s Party of Canada candidate for Waterloo came into the CKMS-FM studios for Meet The Candidate to talk to the voters on Thursday 24 April 2025. Party: People’s Party of Canada  Website: https://www.peoplespartyofcanada.ca/candidate/douglas-ross Email: douglas.ross@teamppc.ca Twitter(X): https://x.com/aprincipledway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robertdouglasross Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rdross123/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglasross/ See all episodes. Podcast   Download: douglas-ross-ppc-candidate-for-waterloo.mp3, 22 MBytes. Subscribe … Continue reading Meet The Candidate: Douglas Ross, PPC candidate for Waterloo →
Meet The Candidate (two hands reaching for each other to shake; left arm is a woman of colour, right arm is a white person with a blue sleeve. Meet The Candidate: Wasai Rahimi, PPC candidate for Kitchener Centre Wasai Rahimi, PPC candidate for Kitchener Centre came into the CKMS-FM studio for “Meet The Candidate” on Wednesday 23 April 2025. Party: People’s Party of Canada  Website: https://www.peoplespartyofcanada.ca/candidate/wasai-rahimi Email: wasai.rahimi@teamppc.ca Twitter(X): https://x.com/WasaiRahimi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rahimi.Wasai/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wasai.rahimi/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wasai.rahimi LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wasairahimi/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/WasaiRahimi/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wasai.rahimi See all episodes. Podcast   Download: wasai-rahimi-ppc-candidate-for-kitchener-centre.mp3, 20 MBytes. Subscribe to … Continue reading Meet The Candidate: Wasai Rahimi, PPC candidate for Kitchener Centre →
Meet The Candidate (two hands reaching for each other to shake; left arm is a woman of colour, right arm is a white person with a blue sleeve. Meet The Candidate: Kathleen Dueck, United Party candidate for Kitchener South — Hespeler Kathleen Dueck, United Party of Canada candidate for Kitchener South — Hespeler came into the CKMS-FM studio for “Meet The Candidate” on Wednesday 23 April 2025. She was accompanied by Margaretha Dyck, United Party candidate for Kitchener Centre. Party: United Party of Canada (UP)  Email: kcorks@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kathleen.dueck Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/k.a_t.h_y.d/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-dueck-0ab82726/ See all episodes. … Continue reading Meet The Candidate: Kathleen Dueck, United Party candidate for Kitchener South — Hespeler →
Meet The Candidate (two hands reaching for each other to shake; left arm is a woman of colour, right arm is a white person with a blue sleeve. Meet The Candidate: Ethan Russell, Green Party candidate for Kitchener South — Hespeler Ethan Russell, Green Party candidate for Kitchener South — Hespeler came into the CKMS-FM studio for “Meet The Candidate” on Tuesday 22 April 2025.   Party: Green Party of Canada  Website: https://www.greenparty.ca/en/candidate/ethan-russell https://ethanrussell003.wixsite.com/ethan-russell-elep Email: ethan.russell@greenparty.ca ethanrussell003@gmail.com Phone: +1-519-590-8426 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Russell-for-Kitchener-South-Hespeler/61574644743640/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/russell_4_ksh/ https://www.instagram.com/ethan_russell003/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ghostfinner1953 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-russell-0b94b71b0/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ghost_finner See all episodes. Podcast   Download: … Continue reading Meet The Candidate: Ethan Russell, Green Party candidate for Kitchener South — Hespeler →
Meet The Candidate (two hands reaching for each other to shake; left arm is a woman of colour, right arm is a white person with a blue sleeve. Meet The Candidate: Kevin Dupuis, PPC candidate for Kitchener — Conestoga Kevin Dupuis, People’s Party of Canada candidate for Kitchener — Conestoga came into the CKMS-FM studio for “Meet The Candidate” on Monday 21 April 2025. Party: People’s Party of Canada  Website: https://kevindupuis.com/ https://www.peoplespartyofcanada.ca/candidate/kevin-dupuis https://kwcgppc.ca/our-ridings/kitchener-conestoga/ Email: kevin.dupuis@teamppc.ca Kevin@KevinDupuis.com Phone: +1-519-669-0480 Twitter(X): https://x.com/KevinDupuisPPC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KevinDupuisPPC/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KevinDupuisPPC/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kevinforkitchener-conestog5894 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevindupuisppc/   See all episodes. Podcast   … Continue reading Meet The Candidate: Kevin Dupuis, PPC candidate for Kitchener — Conestoga →
Meet The Candidate (two hands reaching for each other to shake; left arm is a woman of colour, right arm is a white person with a blue sleeve. Meet The Candidate: Simon Guthrie, Green Party candidate for Waterloo Simon Guthrie, the Green Party of Canada candidate for Waterloo came into the CKMS-FM studios on Friday 18 April 2025 to speak to the voters. Party: Green Party of Canada  Website: https://www.simonguthrie.ca/ https://simonguthrie.substack.com/ https://www.greenparty.ca/en/candidate/simon-guthrie Email: hello@simonguthrie.ca Phone: +1-226-895-0452 Twitter(X): https://x.com/SimonGuthrie_KW Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GuthrieWaterloo https://www.facebook.com/simon.guthrie1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guthriesimon74/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@simonguthrie LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonguthrie/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/GuthrieSimon/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@simonguthrie0 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/guthriesimon.bsky.social … Continue reading Meet The Candidate: Simon Guthrie, Green Party candidate for Waterloo →
Meet The Candidate (two hands reaching for each other to shake; left arm is a woman of colour, right arm is a white person with a blue sleeve. Meet The Candidate: Hans Roach, Independent candidate for Waterloo Hans Roach, an Independent candidate for Waterloo came into the CKMS-FM studio to talk to the voters on Thursday, 17 April 2025. Party: Independent Email: hans.roach@gmail.com Twitter(X): https://twitter.com/Hans__Roach Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hans.roach Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hansroach/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hansroach1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hansroach1/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hnroach.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hansroach See all episodes. Podcast   Download: meet-the-candidate-hans-roach-independent-candidate-for-waterloo.mp3, 22 MBytes. Subscribe to the podcast! Video YouTube: … Continue reading Meet The Candidate: Hans Roach, Independent candidate for Waterloo →
Meet The Candidate (two hands reaching for each other to shake; left arm is a woman of colour, right arm is a white person with a blue sleeve. Meet The Candidate: Jamie Hari, Independent candidate for Waterloo Jamie Hari, an Independent candidate for Waterloo came into the CKMS-FM studio to talk to the voters on Thursday 17 2025. He was accompanied by Kaden Hari. Party: Independent Website: https://www.revolutionparty.ca/who-we-are#comp-m5tdl0ov Twitter(X): https://x.com/jamie_hari Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamiehari Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamiehari/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JamieHari LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiehari/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/jamiehari/ See all episodes. Podcast   Download: meet-the-candidate-jamie-hari-independent-candidate-for-waterloo.mp3, 22 MBytes. Subscribe to the … Continue reading Meet The Candidate: Jamie Hari, Independent candidate for Waterloo →
Meet The Candidate (two hands reaching for each other to shake; left arm is a woman of colour, right arm is a white person with a blue sleeve. Meet The Candidate: Bardish Chagger, Liberal candidate for Waterloo Bardish Chagger, Liberal Party of Canada candidate for Waterloo came into the CKMS-FM studio to speak to the voters on Wednesday, 16 April 2025. She was accompanied by her campaign manager, Mike Schmidt. Party: Liberal Party of Canada  Website: https://bardishchagger.ca Email: team@bardishchagger.ca Phone: +1-519-747-3731 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bardish.chagger/ https://www.facebook.com/bardish.chagger.1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bardish_chagger/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bardishchagger3608 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bardish-chagger-864019118/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardish_Chagger … Continue reading Meet The Candidate: Bardish Chagger, Liberal candidate for Waterloo →
Meet The Candidate (two hands reaching for each other to shake; left arm is a woman of colour, right arm is a white person with a blue sleeve. Meet The Candidate: Val Neekman, Independent candidate for Waterloo Val Neekman, Independent candidate for Waterloo came into the CKMS-FM studio to talk to the voters on Monday 14 April 2025. He was accompanied by Zack. Party: Independent Website: https://valforwaterloo.ca/ Email: val@neekman.com Phone: +1-226-476-1804 Twitter(X): https://x.com/ValNeekman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValNeekman https://www.facebook.com/neekman Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valforwaterloo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ValForWaterloo https://www.youtube.com/c/ValNeekman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valneekman/ Address:133 Weber Street North (Suite 3-204), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada … Continue reading Meet The Candidate: Val Neekman, Independent candidate for Waterloo →
Meet The Candidate (two hands reaching for each other to shake; left arm is a woman of colour, right arm is a white person with a blue sleeve. Meet The Candidate: Héline Chow, NDP candidate for Waterloo Héline Chow, New Democratic Party of Canada candidate for Waterloo came into the CKMS-FM studio to talk to the voters on Friday 11 April 2025. She was accompanied by Grant Jensen. Party: New Democratic Party  Website: https://helinechow.ndp.ca/ Email: heline.chow@ndp.ca Phone: +1-819-209-8282 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61574237621795 https://www.facebook.com/heline.chow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heline_chow/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXIWPWVbrHg LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/h%C3%A9line-chow/ Address: 39 Bridgeport Road East, … Continue reading Meet The Candidate: Héline Chow, NDP candidate for Waterloo →
Meet The Candidate (two hands reaching for each other to shake; left arm is a woman of colour, right arm is a white person with a blue sleeve. Meet The Candidate: Margaretha Dyck, United Party candidate for Kitchener Centre Margaretha Dyck, the United Party of Canada candidate came into the CKMS-FM studio to speak to the voters on Friday, 11 April 2025. She was accompanied by Kathleen Dueck, United Party candidate for Kitchener South — Hespeler. Party: United Party of Canada (UP) Margaretha Dyck email: maredyck@gmail.com Kathleen Dueck email: kcorks@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kathleen.dueck Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/k.a_t.h_y.d/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-dueck-0ab82726/ See all episodes. Podcast … Continue reading Meet The Candidate: Margaretha Dyck, United Party candidate for Kitchener Centre →
Meet The Candidate (two hands reaching for each other to shake; left arm is a woman of colour, right arm is a white person with a blue sleeve. Meet The Candidate: Brian Adeba, Liberal candidate for Kitchener Centre Brian Adeba, the Liberal Party of Canada candidate for Kitchener Centre came to the CKMS-FM studio to speak to the voters on Thursday 10 April 2025. He was accompanied by Clayton Moore. Party: Liberal Party of Canada  Website: https://brianadeba.liberal.ca/ https://brianadeba.ca/ Email: info@brianadeba.org campaign@brianadeba.ca Phone: +1-519-342-3036 Twitter(X): https://x.com/kalamashaka Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Brian-Adeba-for-Kitchener-Centre/61569691601050/ https://www.facebook.com/badeba1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brian.adeba LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-adeba-799a422b/ Address:501 … Continue reading Meet The Candidate: Brian Adeba, Liberal candidate for Kitchener Centre →

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Meet The Candidate: Campaign Analysis with Martin de Groot and Bob Jonkman

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Martin de Groot
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For Meet The Candidate all 31 candidates in Waterloo Region were invited to participate, but only 13 accepted the invitation. Some candidates tactfully declined, but most just ignored our requests. So, for this last episode of Meet The Candidate on Tuesday 25 February 2025, Martin de Groot and Bob Jonkman discuss the Ontario provincial election campaign of 2025.

Martin de Groot is the host and producer of Home Range: Promenade which airs on CKMS-FM every Monday at 6:00pm.

Bob Jonkman is one of the hosts of CKMS Community Connections, every Monday at 11:00am and alternate Fridays at 3:00pm.

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1m010s The beginning: Calling an early election. Why? Not for the reasons provided; a provincial premier has no role in international relations. The short campaign time was probably deliberate. Discussing the media coverage of the parties — even though the NDP is the official opposition, the media tends to go to the Liberals for comment, even though they don’t even have enough members in the legislature to form an official party. One of the reasons for calling an early provincial election (in February!) may be the looming federal election.
6m40s Politics has become polarized, started in the Mike Harris years (1990s), maybe as early as the Mulroney/Reagan/Thatcher era (late 1970s). Up until that time it was the Liberals that took Republican ideas from the US; now it’s the Conservatives taking those ideas. Bob runs down the different candidates running in Waterloo Region. The smaller parties are largely invisible; because of the short campaign time and the time of year (and even the mood of the country) they haven’t been able to get in gear. Along with so few candidates, Bob fears there will be low voter turnout. There are people who don’t even know there’s an election on. Voter turnout at the last election was around 40%, it will probably be lower this time. Martin points out that these aren’t provincial campaigns, but local campaigns just in our own constituency; each is a decision in itself.
12m20s Campaign advertising: Bob has seen only mainstream party advertising, none at all for the small parties. Bob and Martin see only online ads, neither watch broadcast TV. There was no election advertising submitted to Radio Waterloo. Martin asks about candidate response to Meet The Candidates. About half the candidates came on the air. There were 24 available timeslots, 13 candidates came out. Bob expresses surprise at some of the candidates that declined. Having candidates on air, unstructured, gives a better idea of what the candidate is like outside their campaign. Martin asks if this turnout was typical, but it was the first time Bob has run Meet The Candidate. All the episodes were recorded, and candidates are free to re-use the material under a CC-BY license.

19m10s Has there been a lot of negative advertising? Martin says yes. The positive advertising has been limited to the leaders saying “I’m your leader, I will save you”, but that’s still somewhat misleading. Martin has met some canvassers at the door, the Liberals twice (and he met the candidate herself). But it takes more than knocking on doors; things like Civic Tech (https://waterlooregionvotes.org). Martin says an election is a collective decision-making process, he want to be aligned with the plurality of his neighbours. He wants more input into this process, so people should join parties. It’s dangerous to pay attention to the little jingles in mass media and then to base your vote on that. But people can get away with being complacent because we have pretty good governance in Canada. We haven’t adjusted our system since the start of our electoral system, so it’s not reflecting the way people vote. Our system is more adaptive than, say, the US voting system, but in practice we still have the adversarial “debates” in parliament and the provincial legislature, and a terrible First-Past-The-Post voting system. As a result, the current Ontario government was elected to a majority of seats with only about 18% of the votes from eligible voters.
27m15s Talking about Cooperate For Canada, who were on CKMS Community Connection on Monday 24 February. Martin says their idea is reactive, because it relies on dubious polling data. Cooperate For Canada looks to be more of a federal system, they didn’t really have time to react for this provincial election. Martin tends to vote with the plurality anyway, so he had no trouble signing their pledge. Martin wishes there was a better way to have a deliberative process, that there were other kinds of political organizations instead of running candidates and being a political party in the traditional sense. Martin cares about the Arts and Heritage, which doesn’t even make it to the political spectrum. If people who cared about climate, housing, health care, education, &c made an effort to come up with a consensus, then we’d get somewhere. Voting against the Conservatives based on polling data is dropping out of the system, you’re not even trying. Bob want to vote for the candidate who will best represent him; if Cooperate For Canada was successful and candidates drop out, it reduces the choice available to voters and so reduces the effectiveness of democracy. Bob also points out that the polling data is unreliable, he doesn’t speak to pollsters and other people are known to lie. And the polling data includes data from people who don’t vote, and aren’t even eligible to vote. The election on 27 February 2025 is the only poll that counts.
37m05s Martin points out a difference between him and Bob: Bob wants voting to be private and secret; Martin wants voting to be a collective, consensus making effort. We’ve lost consensus-making with our adversarial electoral system. It’s as though we’ve ritualized civil war with elections, and that’s not healthy for society. Elections are a way to quiet down the revolutionary impulse. It used to be, that the differences between parties was fairly minor. But today there is a broad gap. Treating the Conservatives as one pole and having all others going against them gives them too much credit and credibility. This is not just campaigning but their actions while in government. Martin saw this when Mike Harris Sr. was premier.
39m52s It is difficult to make a choice, since so many right-wing candidates aren’t coming out to debates, interviews, all-candidate meetings. Yet they’re still leading in the polls. Are people voting for the party leader? The party itself? They certainly can’t be voting for the local candidate, since they haven’t been there. Martin attributes it to the republican idea of “the lying press”, so those candidates just stay away, thinking they’re not going to get a fair shake. That may be true, especially from people who care about the environment, health care, &c. Should there be a rule that candidates have to be available to the voters? You can’t pass that kind of law, but it should be made socially unacceptable. Candidates who don’t want to meet their constituents should not the representative for those constituents. Bob wouldn’t sit down for a beer with a person who’s been hiding during the campaign. Maybe having a beer with a friend is an analogue for elections.
43m47a What happens now? It’s only two days to the election. Advance polls were short, only three days and at remote locations. Precipitation is expected the night before election day. Martin predicts the voter turnout will be lower than in 2022, and thinks the Conservatives will return with a larger majority than ever. Waterloo Region has one Green MPP, one NDP MPP, and three Conservative MPPs, and Martin thinks it will be the same after the election. Martin expected things would change for Wilmot, what with the land assembly issues, but it looks like that won’t change things.
47m30s Martin tells Bob that the Green Party candidate in Kitchener — Conestoga has endorsed the NDP candidate. Bob wonders how that will go over with the Green Party head office; it’s unlikely the Green Party approves of this. Martin would like to see not a Green Party, but a Green Movement. With a movement, you could get consensus, get people to become candidates. There may be something like that, in Green WR. Martin and Bob talk about the Grand River Watershed as a natural boundary and focus point for the community.
50m30s Discussions on the levels of government: Municipal, Regional, Provincial, and Federal. Martin says the relations between those levels of government is a mess, and is the number one issue, more so than electoral reform. But Martin is not an amalgamationist at all. Martin sees the difference between the city cores and the suburbs; Bob adds to that the very different rural areas in Waterloo Region. Bob doesn’t want yet another artificial divide between rural and urban voters. Speaking of geographic boundaries, Martin wonders why we don’t have gerrymandering in Canada. Similar to the Electoral Boundary Commission, Martin would like to see an Electoral Reform Commission based on that model.
55m40s Goodbyes, acknowledgements, and a suggestion for a regular political show on CKMS.

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Felix Ranchero in the CKMS booth at Winterloo 2024.

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Visitor Information Centre Map with DJ Carmelo of Street Hop starting at Noon. We are featuring DJ Bridge with the Megamix Show from 2pm to 4pm and DJ Felix of Atardecer Ranchero/Dusk on the Ranch at 4pm til closing.
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DJ King Kadeem in the DJ Dome at Winterloo 2024
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Community Radio Award: 2023 – Atardecer Ranchero

Atardecer Rancher | CKMS 102.7 FM Radio Waterloo | Horario de 04:00pm - 06:00pm | Tiempo del Este | Tel: 519-884-2567Atardecer Ranchero hosted by DJ Felix Ranchero wins the Community Radio Award, given to a show that exemplifies what Community Radio is all about.

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Best Talk Focus: 2023 – Story Telling

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Best Cultural / Culturally Diverse: 2023 – Mazaj Show

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Best Graphic Material: 2023 – From The Void

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Most Original Program
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Most Original Program: 2023 – Unlimited Fortune

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The Sonic Boom Award
Golden MP3 CKMS Awards | Sonic Boom Award | 2018 - Mano A Mano | 2019 - Pressure Drop | 2020 - Pressure Drop & Requiem for Rock | 2021 - It's A Vibe with Sherice | 2023 - Truth Radio
Sonic Boom Award: 2023 – Truth Radio

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.

SoundFM Soldier
Golden MP3 CKMS Awards | SoundFM Soldier | 2013 - Dan, Nat (station move) | 2014 | Mark, Dan (CRTC license) | 2015 - Mark, Nat (station move) | 2016 - Nat, Cam (station running) | 2017 - Nat, Rob (OTF grant) | 2018 - Bob, Nat (tech stuff) | 2019 - Bob, Chris (more tech) | 2020 - Bob, Jeff (COVID support) | 2021 - Lee Gregory (community support) | 2023 - Gary Van Osch & Barbara Urbach (studio painting)
SoundFM Soldier: 2023 – Gary Van Osch & Barbara Urbach (studio painting)

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Video Crown the Radio Star
Golden MP3 CKMS Awards | Video Crown the Radio Star | 2018 - Natty Physicist | 2019 Reggae Patrol | 2020 - Atardecer Ranchero | 2021 Atardecer Ranchero | 2023 Community Connections
Video Crown the Radio Star: 2023 – Community Connections

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Teamwork Transition
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Teamwork Transition: 2023 – Wax Jungle & Pressure Drop

The Wax Jungle with a face between the wordsThe Wax Jungle with Raph Kanai, Maciek Gudrymowicz, and Carmelo Farruggio, and Pressure Drop (side portrait of Nat Persaud)Pressure Drop with Nat Persaud win the award for the best 1-2 seamless transition programs on Radio Waterloo.

Local Liaison of Canada
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Local Liaison of Canada: 2023 – Let’s Chit Chat with Narine Dat

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FUNdraiser of the Year: 2023 – Carmelo Farruggio

Carmelo Farruggio is the FUNdraiser of the Year, for promoting a FUN spirit during our fundraising efforts.

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Robot Apocalypse Remote Broadcast: 2023 – Virasat Radio

The Robot Apocalypse Remote Broadcast is given to Virasat Radio, produced by Baljinder Tamber, for the show that best uses Remote Live-To-Air.

Awards for Years of On-Air Programming

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!

One Year on Air

  • Radio Nowhere – DON JANZEN
  • Music with Kara and Michele – MICHELE MERCER, KARA SHAW, LYNDA SHAW
  • Mixtape Monopoly – LUKE HICKSON
  • Through the Static – JORDAN KALIST

Two Years on Air

  • 81 82 83 84 – LEE GREGORY
  • Radio Boorama – HAMUD ELMI
  • 100X Life – AJIT SEERHA
  • The Jack and Marc Show – MARC OPIE, JACK VAN BRUNSCHOT
  • Truth Radio – MANDEEP CHAGGER
  • Atardecer Radio  – FELIX GRANDE
  • Reggae Patrol – SHAWN BUSH
  • The Clean Up Hour – RICHARD GILES

Five Years on Air

  • Bollywood Mirchi – ANDY NAGPAL
  • Into the Void, From The Void – CHRIS SHERREN
  • Requiem For Rock – ALEX SMART
  • Sauti Za Africa – YASIN DEWJI
  • The Riley Powis Show – RILEY POWIS
  • Virasat Radio – BALJINDER TAMBER
  • Mazaj Show – BASSAM AWWAD
  • Blue Sky Horse Radio (2015-2022), CKMS Community Connections, The Regime – JENNIEFER STRONG

Ten Years on Air

  • Klausterfokken – MASON TIKL

Fifteen Years on Air

  • Swing and Blues Show 2009 – 2011), The Agriculture Show (2012 – 2024), Golden Record ( 2018-2024) – JEFF STAGER
  • AW@L Radio, CKMS News – DAN KELLAR
  • Mano A Mano – ROB MCKENNA
  • So Old It’s New – KARLO BERKOVICH
  • Afternoon Drive – COLIN JOHNSON
  • The Wax Jungle – RAPH KANAI

Twenty Years on Air

  • Let’s Chit Chat with Narine Dat, Caribbean Spice – NARINE SOOKRAM
  • Street Hop, The Wax Jungle – CARMELO FARRUGGIO
  • Lijepa Nasa – MILAN MAJSTOROVIC

Twenty-five Years on Air

  • Pressure Drop – NAT PERSAUD
  • Late Night Vibes (Nov 2021), The Wax Jungle, Magik Beats (1998) – MACIEK GUDRYMOWICZ

Thirty Years on Air

  • Sargam – INDIRA SINGH

Forty-five Years on Air

  • Interzone – CORAL ANDREWS

 

 

CKMS LTA / Live On-Site, Events, Station

CKMS-FM at Winterloo

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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!

Radio Waterloo Production, Shows, Welcome To The Civic Hub

Welcome To The Civic Hub

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 WR logoCivic 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, with a replay on Saturdays from 12:30pm to 1:00pm.

CKMS Community News, Newsroom, Shows

CKMS News -2023-10-17- Radio Waterloo Responds to Meta’s C-18 Reaction

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CKMS News – 2023-10-17- CKMS Responds to Meta’s C-18 Reaction

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Waterloo – “We have not been able to engage with any of our listeners on those platforms… We’re just getting caught up in it and it is not very fair to us.” is how Radio Waterloo’s president Nat Persaud responded when asked by CKMS News about the effects of Meta’s actions which de-platformed and restricted the community radio station’s Facebook and Instagram pages.

Similar to many community radio station across the country, Radio Waterloo, also known as CKMS, started to see restrictions on Facebook posts in August, and by September the station’s Facebook posts and profile were not viewable by folks inside of Canada. In early October, Radio Waterloo’s Instagram account had the same restrictions.

Meta has introduced restrictions on their platforms in response to the Canadian government’s bill C-18, which became law in June 2023 and is on track to come into full force in December. The bill, known as the Online News Act, in part seeks to impose fees on large social media and search engine companies for allowing Canadian created news content to be shared as links on their platforms, in effect charging the internet companies for re-publishing content if they profit from the interaction through selling advertising space or collecting and selling user info.  

At this time, only Google and Meta meet the triggering guidelines of the legislation, though if other companies increase their revenues or presence in Canada, they too would have to follow the new regulations. Google has said they will implement their reaction to C-18 in December, with the delisting of news from the platform. 

For today’s show, CKMS News spoke with CKMS President Nat Persaud and CKMS News editor Bob Jonkman, who are both members of the station’s technical team, and Barry Rooke, the executive director of the National Community and Campus Radio Association.  The interviews included questions about the effects of bill C-18 on station operations, adaptations to the social media restrictions (like joining the fediverse), and ideas of the role of the government in funding community radio and local news.

For more in-depth background and analysis on Bill C-18, lawyer Michael Geist has discussed C-18 thoroughly on his website and podcast, which you can find at michaelgeist.ca/tag/c-18/

CKMS LTA / Live On-Site, Events, Station

At the 2022 KW Multicultural Festival

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Broadcasting Live-To-Air from the DJ booth at the KW Multicultural Festival on 25 and 26 June 2022.

CKMS at the 2022 Multicultural Festival - the booth
CKMS at the 2022 Multicultural Festival – the booth
CKMS at the 2022 Multicultural Festival - Riley Powis, Carmelo Farrugio, Joga, Nat Persaud
Riley Powis, Carmelo Farrugio, Joga, unknown, Nat Persaud
CKMS at the 2022 Multicultural Festival - Riley Powis, Carmelo Farruggio, Joga, Nat Persaud
Riley Powis, Carmelo Farruggio, Joga, unknown, Nat Persaud
CKMS at the 2022 Multicultural Festival - Nat Persaud, Carmo Farruggio, Chico, Riley Powis
Nat Persaud, Carmo Farruggio, Chico, Riley Powis
CKMS at the 2022 Multicultural Festival - Nat Persaud, Carmelo Farruggio, Riley Powis
Nat Persaud, Carmelo Farruggio, Riley Powis
CKMS at the 2022 Multicultural Festival - Carmelo Farruggio
Carmelo Farruggio
CKMS at the 2022 Multicultural Festival - Bob Jonkman, Riley Powis, Joga, Carmelo Farruggio
Bob Jonkman, Riley Powis, Joga, Carmelo Farruggio

CKMS at the 2022 Multicultural Festival - Riley's Car
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:

Events

The CKMS-FM 2022 Picnic!

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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.

People talking to each other, most standing, one in a wheelchair, one staring off in the distance, some in the shade, some in the sun
Yasin Dewji, DJ DC, Carmelo Farruggio, Nat Persaud, Jeff Stager
People standing beside a tree, one person leaving, one person waving
Nat Persaud, Felix Ranchero, Bob Jonkman
Writing on the back of a T-Shirt for the 30th anniversary of CKMS-FM listing all the shows on CKMS-FM: Celebrating 30 years of air | 1977-2007 | CKMS FM 100.3 | Morning Drive, Carribean Spice, Central Services, Midday Magazine, Box Social, The Rock Show, PIRG Power, The First Sound, Riff Inquiry Team, Poor Folk Blues, Lets Get Lost, Royalty Rascals and Raconteurs, Forced Meditation, Stumbling Upon Moksha, Funky Planet, Bob Radio, Free Music, Brand New Sound, Santo Domingo Invila, 51%, More Dusty Than Digital, World of Chamber Music, Random Green Dots, Two Steps Back, Taking You to Work, Coffee Tea and Mama D, Making Contact, Keep'n Score, Bill's Hoedown, Non-Toxic Airwaves, Radio Thematic, Road Dog Show, Bruised Elbow, Wednesday Evening Jazz, Topic of Conversation, Vive Le Underground, Psychedelic Pete's Underground Freakout, Dawn on the Ranch, The Culture Revolution and her Sweet and Salt Alternatives, Do You Like Jazz?, Salmagundi, Concious Beats, The Anti-Dazzle Radio Show, Rehab for Meatheads, CIGI Lecture Series, The Wax Jungle, Prime Time Club Fix, Space In Your Face, Streep Hop, A Fox In The Henhouse, Safe and Sound, Sideshow Continuum, Coral FM, Sahaja Radio, Visions In Sound, Latin Behaviour, Sharkey's World, Fireball XL5, Swineherd's Dance, Strange Frequencies, Super Cool Wagon, The Pig House, Euphoric, South American Mix, Windows to Islam, So Old It's New, Mega Mix, Sabito Alegre, Destellos De America, Tone Poems, Frequent Mutilations, Lijepa Nasa, Sargam, Ecos De Espana, Ecos Portuguese, Saet Zaman, Chinese Program, Week In Review, Pressure Drop, The Paul Show, Mad Stabs, Bridge To Health, Campus Beat, Warrior Sports | CKMS 100.3 FM (logo)
DJDC shows his vintage CKMS-FM T-shirt
People talking to each other under a tree, some in shade, one person in a wheelchair
Yasin Dewji, DJ DC, Carmelo Farruggio, Nat Persaud, and Jeff Stager under the trees
People standing in a small circle talking to each other, one person sitting in a wheelchair
Yasin Dewji, Carmelo Farruggio, DJDC, Christian Shingiro, Bob Jonkman, Nat Persaud
People in a large circle talking to each other, man in a wheelchair with his back to the camera in the foreground
Mason Tikl, Cassandra, Felix Ranchero, Nat Persaud, Carmelo Farrugo
People standing under a tree, talking to each other
Mason Tikl, Cassandra, Nat Persaud, Carmelo Farruggio, Yasin Dewji, Christian Shingiro, Narendra Grover, Bob Jonkman
People posing for a group photo, one with a dog on a leash, one in a wheelchair
Narenda Grover, Jeff Stager, Yasin Dewji, Christian Shingiro, Carmelo Farruggio, Cassandra, Mason Tikl, Nat Persaud
A man holding a red water bottle speaking with a young boy, and a young girl sitting on a bicycle in the background. Lens flare over the man.
A radio family
Two people posing for the camera in the shade of a tree
Narendra Grover, and Nat Persaud
People standing beside a tree talking to each other
Nat Persaud, Bob Jonkman, Carmelo Farruggio
People around a picnic table, with water bottles and pizza boxes
Christian Shingiro, Alex Smart, Carmelo Farruggio, Bob Jonkman
Shows

2020 CKMS GOLDEN MP3 AWARDS

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2020 Golden MP3 Awards: Video Crown the Radio Star
Video Crown the Radio Star: 2020 – Atardecer Ranchero

Atardecer Rancher | CKMS 102.7 FM Radio Waterloo | Horario de 04:00pm - 06:00pm | Tiempo del Este | Tel: 519-884-2567

The Video Crown the Radio Star award is given to the show that best utilizes the OTF video system to support their program: Felix Ranchero of Atardecer Ranchero / Dusk On Ranch.

CKMS Golden MP3 Awards | Teamwork Transition
Teamwork Transition: 2020 – Wax Jungle & Street Hop

The Wax Jungle with a face between the wordsStreet Hop | Thursdays @ 10PM | 102.7 CKMS FM | DJ CARMELO | RADIOWATERLOO.CA (silhouette of DJ Carmelo with a cane, white on black)

The Teamwork Transition award is given to the best 1-2 seamless transition programs on CKMS: Raphael Kanai, DJ Maciek, Andre Brown, and DJDC AJ Baylee of The Wax Jungle and Carmelo Farruggio of Street Hop.

CKMS Golden MP3 Awards | SoundFM Soldier
SoundFM Soldier: 2020 – Bob, Jeff (COVID support)

The SoundFM Soldier award is given to 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: Bob Jonkman and Jeff Stager of the Technical Committee.

2020 Golden MP3 Awards: Sonic Boom Award
Sonic Boom Award: 2020 – Pressure Drop & Requiem for Rock


Poster: Winter Dance Party | Buddy Holly and the Crickets | Big Bopper | Ritchie Valens | Dion and the Belmonts (and much other text)

Sonic Boom is a throw-back to the old CKMS Sonic Boom awards and is awarded to the best music based program of the year: Nat Persaud of Pressure Drop and Mr. Smart of Requiem For Rock.

2020 Golden MP3 Awards: Robot Apocalypse Remote Broadcast
Robot Apocalypse Remote Broadcast: 2020 – Mano A Mano (COVID & ISO fest)

The winner of the Robot Apocalypse Remote Broadcast award is Rob McKenna of Mano A Mano.

2020 Golden MP3 Awards: Most Original Program
Most Original Program: 2020 – Klausterfokken

The Most Original Program award is given to an original program that you will not find on radio anywhere but on CKMS! Dr. Tikl of Klausterfokken.

2020 Golden MP3 Awards: Local Liaison of Canada
Local Liaison of Canada: 2020 – CKMS Newsroom

N on a coloured background

The Local Liaison of Canada award is given to a DJ who puts local stories on a national level: The winner is the CKMS Newsroom.

2020 Golden MP3 Awards: Best Graphic Material
Best Graphic Material: 2020 Rob’s Rewind

The Best Graphic Material award is given to a program that is creating the best accompanying images for their podcast or program: Rob Curwain of Rob’s Rewind.

2020 Golden MP3 Awards: FUNdraiser of the Year
FUNdraiser of the Year: 2020 – DJ Steel

The FUNdraiser Of The Year award is given to a FUN spirit during our fundraising efforts: DJ Steel.

2020 Golden MP3 Awards: Freshest Beats
Freshest Beats: 2020 – Changemakers Without Borders & Val Scheer’s Eclectic Garage

Changemakers Without Borders | with May Cooper (May Cooper next to a globe with a swirly pattern)

The Freshest Beats award is given to a great program that is in its first 3 years: May Cooper of Changemakers Without Borders and Val Scheer of Val Scheer’s Eclectic Garage.

2020 Golden MP3 Awards: Best Cultural / Culturally Diverse
Best Cultural / Culturally Diverse: 2020 – Caribbean Spice

Portrait of Narine Dat Sookram

The Best Cultural/Culturally Diverse Show is awarded to a show that either features many different cultures or represents a culture that is under-represented in the area: Narine Dat Sookram of Caribbean Spice.

2020 Golden MP3 Awards: Best Talk Focus
Best Talk Focus: 2020 – I Am Everything

The Best Talk Focus award is given to a show that has had the best talk focused programs for the year: Shyun Atøwn of I Am Everything.

2020 Golden MP3 Awards: Best LP Show
Best LP Show: 2020 – Denim Entertainment Radio

Denim Radio | Friday 8pm EST | 102.7 FM Kitchener-Waterloo | www.radiowaterloo.ca/listen | @Denim_Entertainment

The Best LP Show (LP is “Long Playing”) is awarded to the years best show that has been running for 3+ years: Cam Matthews of Denim Entertainment Radio.

2020 Golden MP3 Awards: Community Radio Award
Community Radio Award: 2020 – Community Connections

CKMS 102.7 FM Radio Waterloo | Community Connections

The Community Radio Award is given to a show that exemplifies what Community Radio is all about: Jenniefer Stronge (Executive Producer), James Jordan, Jeff Stager, Dylan Bravener, and Bob Jonkman of CKMS Community Connections.

2020 Golden MP3 Awards: DJ AdRock Memorial Award
DJ AdRock Memorial Award: 2020 – Indira Singh

The DJ AdRock Memorial Award for Exceptional DJing is given to a DJ who exemplifies the qualities of the EDJ Academy: Indira Singh of Sargam.

Station, Techblog

Raising the CKMS Banner

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Last week members of the Radio Waterloo Tech and Space Committee spent their evening putting up the CKMS-FM banner over the entrance door.

The CKMS 102.7 FM Radio Waterloo banner over the doors!
The banner is hung!

Members from the Tech and Space committee raising the banner are Nat Persaud (Coordinator), Jeff Stager, Cam Matthews, and Bob Jonkman.

Shows

2019 Golden MP3 Awards

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All the programmers at CKMS-FM 102.7 Radio Waterloo
Programmers at CKMS-FM 102.7 Radio Waterloo. Back L-R: Mason Tikl, Yasin Dewji, Rob McKenna, Jeff Stager, Andy Nagpal, Barbara Garrett, Cam Matthers DJ Denim); Middle L-R: Indira Singh, Nat Persaud, Rashmi Sanjay, James Jordan, Narendra Grover, Patrick Ng, Roman Pernica; Front L-R: Vin Maru, Jenniefer Stronge, Bob Jonkman, Milan Majstorovic

What a record turn out of CKMS DJ’s at the After Holiday Party! The Golden MP3 Awards took physical form! Here is the recap of the what was given out!

Nat Persaud with Rashmi Sanjay holding her Golden MP3 Award plaque
Nat Persaud and Rashmi Sanjay

The Local Liaison of Canada award is given to a DJ who puts local stories on a national level: Rashmi Sanjay, host of In Conversation with Rashmi.

James Jordan, Jenniefer Stronge, and Bob Jonkman holding their Golden MP3 Award plaques
James Jordan, Jenniefer Stronge, and Bob Jonkman

The Best Talk Focus award is given to a show that has had the best talk focused programs for the year: James Jordan, Jenniefer Stronge, and Bob Jonkman who host CKMS Community Connections.

Nat Persaud with Vin Maru holding his Golden MP3 Award plaque
Nat Persaud and Vin Maru

The Most Original Program award is given to an original program that you will not find on radio anywhere but on CKMS! The winner is Vin Maru of Tolking Cannabis.

Nat Persaud with Narendra Grover holding his Golden MP3 Award plaque
Nat Persaud and Narendra Grover

The FUNdraiser Of The Year award is given to a FUN spirit during our fundraising efforts! The winner is Narendra Grover who hosts Sur Sangeet

Nat Persaud, with Jeff Stager holding his Golden MP3 Award plaque
Nat Persaud and Jeff Stager

The Freshest Beats award is given to a great program that is in its first 3 years! The winner is Jeff Stager, host of Golden Record.

Nat Persaud holds his Golden MP3 Award plaque
Nat Persaud

Sonic Boom is a throw-back to the old CKMS Sonic Boom awards and is awarded to the best music based program of the year. The winner is Nat Persaud, hosting Pressure Drop.

Francis Claire setting up a speaker
Francis Claire

The DJ AdRock Memorial Award for Exceptional DJing is given to a DJ who exemplifies the qualities of the EDJ Academy. The winner is Francis Claire of 3 Nines Radio: Tape Tuesdays /w Francis Claire.

Riley Powis holds his Golden MP3 plaque
Riley Powis

The Teamwork Transition award is given to the best 1-2 seamless transition programs on CKMS: The winners are Chris Sherren and Riley Powis from Into The Void and The Riley Powis Show.

The Video King the Radio Star award is given to the show who best utilizes the OTF video system to support their program. The winner is Sean Bush of Reggae Patrol.

The SoundFM Soldier award is given to 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 winners are Chris Sherren and Bob Jonkman, both on the Tech Committee.

The Best Cultural/Culturally Diverse show is awarded to a show the best show that either features many different cultures or represents a culture that is under represented in the area. The winner is Bassam Awwad of the Mazaj Show.

The Best LP Show (LP is “Long Playing”) is awarded to the years best show that has been running for 3+ years. The winner is Souljah Sessions.

The Community Radio Award is given to a show that exemplifies what Community Radio is all about – COMMUNITY! The winner is Narine Dat Sookram of Let’s Chit Chat With Narine Dat.

Nat Persaud and Rob McKenna

The Best Graphic Material award is given to a program who is creating the Best accompanying images for their podcast or program. The winner is Rob McKenna of Mano A Mano.

CKMS Community Connections, Shows

CKMS Community Connections for 29 April 2019

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Show Notes

Bob Jonkman, Yenny Stronge, and DJ JD in the control room
Bob Jonkman, Yenny Stronge, and DJ JD in the control room

Music

Got music, spoken word, or other interesting stuff? Let us know at office@radiowaterloo.ca

Download: ckms-community-connections-2019-04-29.mp3 (163 MBytes, 1h58m48s)

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CKMS Community Connections, Radio Waterloo Production, Shows

CKMS Community Connections

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Four people in the CKMS Studio
The voices behind CKMS Community Connections: Bob Jonkman, James Jordan, Jenniefer Stronge, and Jeff Stager
CKMS Community Connections pushes our programming department out into the community to get local stories, promotional events, press conferences, musicians, events, concerts, theatre, culture, political stuff, public interest, public service announcements, etc…

Bonus: To hype new music that we get in and try to highlight local talent!

CKMS Community Connections has two one-hour slots: One is for a pool of programmers and producers to create quality content, the other for drop-in conversation and new music, hosted by a small pool of programmers

CKMS Community Connections has a workshop series for producing radio/podcast/webcast: interviews, storytelling, podcast creation, video creation, and “Train the trainer” sessions on how to produce your own radio show. We’ll produce training documentation: webcasting, live to air programming, podcast production.

Live-To-Air broadcasting is a component, so when something happens somewhere else… We’ll have live -to-air discussion/talk/podcast recording at some community venue, maybe the library, maybe City Hall…

CKMS Community Connections is an ongoing drop-in training timeslot with experienced CKMS trainers for new programmers and existing programmers to refresh skills and learn new programs.

Executive Producer: Jenniefer Stronge
Contributing Producers: Jeff Stager and Bob Jonkman
Theme music by Steven Todd

Join us! CKMS Community Connections currently airs from 3:00pm to 4:00pm on Mondays and alternate Fridays.

Got music, spoken word, or other interesting stuff? Let us know at ccc@radiowaterloo.ca or leave a comment on our “About” page.

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Recent CKMS Community Connections Episodes

A man wearing headphones and a gray sweater sits at an audio console. On the image is "15 December 2025: KWCon Christmas Music" CKMS Community Connections for 15 December 2025: KWCon Christmas Music Notes Podcast Index Video Show Notes There was no guest in the studio today, so Bob played some KWCon Christmas music by Waterloo Region musicians. Except for The Small Town Titans, but Bob couldn’t let such a catchy tune escape unplayed. Podcast https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ckms-community-connections-2025-12-15-episode236-kwcon-christmas-music.mp3 Download: ckms-community-connections-2025-12-15-episode236-kwcon-christmas-music.mp3 (53 MB, 57m43s, episode 236) Index Time Title Album Performer … Continue reading CKMS Community Connections for 15 December 2025: KWCon Christmas Music →
Two men in the CKMS studio, sitting at microphones. Text along the bottom reads "1 December 2025: Boris and Paul of LYNC Love Your Neighbourhood Communities" CKMS Community Connections for 1 December 2025: Boris Emanuel and Paul Ming of Love Your Neighbour Communities Notes Events Podcast Index Video Show Notes Bob talks with Boris and Paul of Love Your Neighbour Communities or LYNC. It builds attainable housing for the community, currently in the historic feed mill in Baden. Paul has a historic display in the mill. A LYNC Christmas is an afternoon of music to give back to … Continue reading CKMS Community Connections for 1 December 2025: Boris Emanuel and Paul Ming of Love Your Neighbour Communities →
24 November 2025: Kevin Swayze for Phil Kline's Un-Silent Night (a man in a blue shirt wearing glasses and headphones, getures while speaking into a microphone. CKMS Community Connections for 24 November 2025: Kevin Swayze on Phil Kline’s Un-Silent Night in Cambridge Notes Events Podcast Index Video Show Notes Kevin Swayze tells us about Unsilent Night, an annual one-night festival put on by the City of Cambridge in downtown Galt. He gives a description of the walking tour, talks about the historic buildings downtown, tells us of Galt as a film set, compares Galt to Hespeler (and … Continue reading CKMS Community Connections for 24 November 2025: Kevin Swayze on Phil Kline’s Un-Silent Night in Cambridge →
#1: Starship SS Redemption Shattered Mirror – in studio with Eric Berg & Troy King on Community Connections Eric Berg & Troy King came to our Radio Waterloo studio to talk about their newly published comic book: Starship SS Redemption Shattered Mirror.  
CKMS 102.7 FM Radio Waterloo | Community Connections | Monday 11am-Noon, Friday 3pm-4pm (sunflower logo on the left, black and purple lettering on a teal background to the right and below) CKMS Community Connections for 20 October 2025: Michael Bell of “The Bowie Lives” Notes Events Podcast Index Video Show Notes Michael Bell, who performs as David Bowie in The Bowie Lives talks to Bob Jonkman about the show, the fans, the band, performing on Hallowe’en, seeing David Bowie live, how young people didn’t know about David Bowie, why the name is The Bowie Lives, and some of the … Continue reading CKMS Community Connections for 20 October 2025: Michael Bell of “The Bowie Lives” →
CKMS 102.7 FM Radio Waterloo | Community Connections | Monday 11am-Noon, Friday 3pm-4pm (sunflower logo on the left, black and purple lettering on a teal background to the right and below) CKMS Community Connections for 24 October 2025: Ray Angod of Protect the Land Surrounding Huron Natural Area Notes Events Podcast Index Video Show Notes Ray Angod of Protect the Land Surrounding Huron Natural Area tells us about the wildlife in the area surrounding the Huron Natural Area, the plans for “light industrial” development, some history of the site. Ray and Bob discuss zoning, the surplus of industrial land currently in Waterloo Region, … Continue reading CKMS Community Connections for 24 October 2025: Ray Angod of Protect the Land Surrounding Huron Natural Area →
Truth and Reconcilliation Action is the whole year – Nahanii and William in the Radio Waterloo studio on Community Connections: “Remember Me” campaign unveiled  
CKMS 102.7 FM Radio Waterloo | Community Connections | Monday 11am-Noon, Friday 3pm-4pm (sunflower logo on the left, black and purple lettering on a teal background to the right and below) CKMS Community Connections for 6 October 2025: Music for Palestine Notes Podcast Index Show Notes Today, the eve of the second full year of the continued genocide in Gaza, we’re playing music from Palestine, for Palestine. Today’s guests were to be Shatha Mahmoud and Foufou from the Palestinian Youth Movement in KW, but they were unavailable. We hope to have them back in the studio … Continue reading CKMS Community Connections for 6 October 2025: Music for Palestine →
Waterloo Potters’ Workshop Open House Convenor: Helen Biemers-Templeton on Community Connections with Yenny   Helen Biemers-Templeton [Open House Convenor] for Waterloo Potters’ Workshop visited Radio Waterloo Community Connections on September 26th. So much information in this interview! Check their website: waterloopotters.ca for more information. We played the song “Unchained Melody” by the Righteous Brothers.    
CKMS 102.7 FM Radio Waterloo | Community Connections | Monday 11am-Noon, Friday 3pm-4pm (sunflower logo on the left, black and purple lettering on a teal background to the right and below) CKMS Community Connections for 15 September 2025 with Tamara Lorincz and Peter Eglin Notes Events Podcast Index Video Show Notes Bob Jonkman talks with Tamara Lorincz and Peter Eglin about the role of universities in taking a moral stand on world events. We also announce a few initiatives for Peace Week. The interview starts at 4m00s. Online: Voice of Women for Peace: https://vowpeace.org/ Draw The Line: https://drawtheline.world/ Canadian … Continue reading CKMS Community Connections for 15 September 2025 with Tamara Lorincz and Peter Eglin →
Shows, The Alim Show

Bob Jonkman Interview – Fair Vote Canada

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The Alim Show Peace

Today, we interviewed the Co-Chapter of Fair Vote Canada Bob Jonkman. He educated us about the issues surrounding politics and also educated us about the importance of going to a Proportionate Representation system.

Please check out www.fairvote.ca and sign the petition there to get your voices heard for a Proportionate Representation system. One can also visit the local chapter at http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/.

Fair Vote Canada has the following community consultations scheduled for this year and the dates are as follows:

August 23  –         6:30 p.m.
August 30  –         6:30 p.m.
September 13 – 6:30 p.m.
September 20 – 6:30 pm.
September 27 – 6:30 p.m.
October 4          – 6:30 p.m.

These will be held at Queens Street Commons Cafe. If anyone has any questions, please email Sharon Sommerville at sharonsommerville@gmail.com or info@fairvotewrc.ca.

Fair Vote Canada also had events being held at

Kitchener Public Library – Central Branch from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Thursday September 8, 2016 Registration Required. One can register by going to www.kpl.org as registration is now up.

Elmira Branch
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday September 21, 2016
Region of Waterloo Library

New Hamburg Branch
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday September 28, 2016
Region of Waterloo Library

Ayr Branch
6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Thursday September 29, 2016
Region of Waterloo Library

We hope to see you there! Remember, get involved! Here is the interview below. Enjoy!