Blue Sky Regime Radio focuses on local and community, music, horses (of course), and supporting brilliance. Local is international, connecting big and small cities & villages to our own. Rebranding of Blue Sky Horse Radio & The Regime into Blue Sky Regime Radio, with Yenny.
Blue Sky Regime Radio is hosted by Jenniefer Stronge and airs on CKMS-FM alternate Fridays from 3:00pm to 4:00pm.
The Golden MP3 Awards were given out at the Radio Waterloo Membership Appreciation Night on Saturday 15 March 2025 to shows that aired in 2024.
If you’ve won an award but didn’t make it to Membership Appreciation Night then you can pick up your award certificates at the studio, in the file holder under the deposit box.
DJ AdRock: 
Street Hop — Carmelo Farruggio
Community Radio Award: 
Welcome To The Civic Hub — Ritika Shrimali
LP Show: 
Interzone — Coral Andrews
Freshest Beats: 
Through The Static — Jordan Kalist
Talk Focused Show: 
Readers Delight — Jody Swannell and Richard Stephens
Culturally Diverse: 
Atardecer Ranchero — Felix Grande
Graphic Material: 
Radio Nowhere — Don Janzen
Most Original: 
Unlimited Fortune — John Keating and Stephen Baltus
Sonic Boom: No Crap Radio — PJ Smith
SoundFM Soldier: Jeff Stager — (Programming Committee Coordinator)
Video Crown the Radio Star: 
Community Connections — (Jenniefer Stronge)
Teamwork Transition: 
Bandwidth — The Bandwidth Crew, and 
So Old It’s New — Karlo Berkovich
The Bandwidth Crew in 2024 was:
Local Liaison of Canada — 
CKMS News — Dan Kellar and MP Holmes
FUNdraiser Of The Year — 
Klausterfokken — Mason Tikl
Robot Apocalypse Remote Broadcast: 
Late Night Vibes — Maciek Gudrymowicz
Boomerang Award — DJ Bridge (Sedrick Thomas) of Megamix Show
Best Podcast: 
From The Void — Chris Sherren
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!
The Regime is grassroots for world movement. Music, advocacy, debates, live interviews, perspectives, horses, community & mental health.
The Regime is hosted by Jenniefer Stronge. It is not currently on the CKMS-FM schedule.
the Regime Presents: ACR0 and JAYCEN ACR0 -Sillh0ette – is a creative TRI-CITY artist with music on streaming platforms. Acr0 shares about his artistry and we listen to his music as well. Thanks for the introduction Elias aka TrustTheShooter.inc JAYCEN joins our conversation in the second half hour, bringing up the hype vibe. Find JAYCEN on IG as YOULOVEJAYCEN where you can … Continue reading the Regime Presents: ACR0 and JAYCEN 
WaSun: EARTH MOTHER – Album Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Always by WaSun The Underground King of Toronto With previous heavy hitter releases, and re-release of Prison Notebooks, WaSun’s latest, is in his words, his best album: EARTH MOTHER. Getting into the tracks, the overall vibe is of a soft beach and warm sand. I am in love with this album. To the soul of … Continue reading WaSun: EARTH MOTHER – Album Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
Street Hop Anniversary Party – part 2 In the second segment DJ Eric continues his set and 1ne Dollar performs. Very awesome, thank you! Yenny calls the Rottweilers around 8:30 and we play some of the tunes from Thee Demo [their newly reproduced album is being released sooooon]. After this session, DJ Quanta joins and brings level to par excellence. Local phenomenon … Continue reading Street Hop Anniversary Party – part 2 
Street Hop 21st Anniversary Party Part 1 Big Deal Street Hop celebrated 21 years on Halloween. The full six hour broadcasts is uploaded into two hour segments. In the first two hours, DJ Carmelo chatted with DJ Felix from Radio Waterloo. DJ Eric from UW DJ club played his set–Thank you Eric! 
Regime Special Edition with Macsøs (1st hr) & Brian & Tara Byrne (2nd hr) Seriously awesome: LOCAL~ Macsøs, returned from his Albertan tour!!! Here is interview before he headed out there. Be sure to catch him live. Moreover, Brian and Tara came to town on the 18th, the Uptown: Revive Karaoke Bar. Super nice and awesomely talented couple. -Thank you Ben Andress: Blacktop Records for reaching out.
~Big Swi$h & Macsøs on the Regime with Yenny The hour starts out with music! Playlist below. Around 30 minutes in, Big Swi$h and Macsøs! Dang good time chatting with them. They are so inspirational and talented. Not to mention: local! We listen to their music as well! Songs listed below <3 Bigswish.net & Macsosofficial Playlist: One Call – Spinall, Tyla & Omah Lay … Continue reading ~Big Swi$h & Macsøs on the Regime with Yenny 
We Have Music: Chris Wansk featured artist on the Regime plus ~ Omah Lay Show features Chris Wansk – We Have Music. Check out We Have Music next event this Saturday in the Uptown Waterloo Square, August 10th, starting at 6 pm. WEHAVEMUSIC.CA
We Have Music~Chris Wansk~ Featured song: “Party Now” ~ on the Regime with Yenny Kickoff hour with song by Honestav called: “I’d rather overdose,” featuring Z. Then we feature We Have Music: Chris Wansk. The Next We Have Music event is Saturday, August 10 in the Uptown Waterloo Square.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The winner of the Robot Apocalypse Remote Broadcast award is Rob McKenna of Mano A Mano.
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.
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.
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.
The FUNdraiser Of The Year award is given to a FUN spirit during our fundraising efforts: DJ Steel.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jenniefer Stronge interviews people at the WR Nonviolence Day In The Park
Download: ckms-community-connections-2019-07-29.mp3 (165 MiBytes, 1h59m55s, episode 18)
CKMS Community Connections airs on CKMS-FM 102.7 every Monday from 10:00am to Noon.
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Bonus: To hype new music that we get in and try to highlight local talent!
CKMS Community Connections has two purposes: One is 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.
Join us! CKMS Community Connections currently airs on CKMS-FM on Mondays from 3:00pm to 4:00pm.
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CKMS Community Connections for 3 August 2026 with Lance Russwurm Notes Events Podcast Index Video Show Notes Lance Russwurm tells us about his early exposure to music with his parents Lynn and Laura performing country music, learning music in high school, playing in Lynn’s band, how Lynn wrote and submitted music, Lynn’s collaboration with Hank Thompson, and the song “I Cast A Lonesome Shadow.” He … Continue reading CKMS Community Connections for 3 August 2026 with Lance Russwurm 
CKMS Community Connections for 27 July 2026 with Michael Druker of TriTAG Notes Podcast Index Video Show Notes Michael Druker of TriTAG joins Bob Jonkman to talk about all things transport, traffic, and transit. Michael tells Bob about the history and the work that TriTAG does, how TriTAG performs its advocacy, some interesting details on the Light Rail Transit project and Phase Two now being built to … Continue reading CKMS Community Connections for 27 July 2026 with Michael Druker of TriTAG 
CKMS Community Connections for 13 July 2026: Adrean Farrugia Notes Podcast Index Video Show Notes Adrean Farrugia, jazz pianist and educator, talks to Bob Jonkman about improvisation, commercial music, composing music, performing, and Adrean’s performances at the Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival. The interview starts at 4m38s. Online: Website: https://adreanfarrugia.com/ YouTube: Adrean Farrugia (@adreanfarrugia7414) | YouTube Bandcamp: Adrean Farrugia | Bandcamp SoundCloud: Adrean Farrugia | … Continue reading CKMS Community Connections for 13 July 2026: Adrean Farrugia 
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 
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 
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 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 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 
Jenniefer Stronge is on the The Agriculture Show today. Actually, we were on her show Blue Sky Horse Radio here at 100.3 CKMS. Tune in to hear her show on Sundays from 2-4PM. There was some great overlap from our 2 shows. Our playlist:
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