Check the schedule below for show times this week! Shows highlighted in green (*, %) or yellow (#) represent time slots that are available for new programmers. If you’re interested in broadcasting during one of these times, please check out How To Start A New Show!

Are you from the past? Have a look at our Old Schedules to see what you’ve missed.

For a description of each show, please see the About Our Shows page or click on the name below.

Saturday, 3 June 2023
12:00am—1:00am ·	Rebel Time Radio (* archives) A punk rock show with a (very!) political flavor.
1:00am—2:00am ·	Blues * Got the blues? So do we!
2:00am—5:00am ·	Indigicon * Music by Indigenous artists from our Digital Music Library
5:00am—5:59am ·	around the word around the world. around the world around the world.... * World music from our Digital Music Library
5:59am—6:01am ·	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
6:01am—7:00am +	Newer CanCon * Recent music from Canadian musicians from the last two years.
7:00am—9:00am +	So Old It's New #2 For material that BaldBoy can't currently fit into his 8-10 pm Monday timeslot.
9:00am—10:00am +	Quinte Jazz Contemporary and Smooth Jazz Featuring Canadian Performers
10:00am—11:59am +	Mixtape Monopoly Playing old-school hip-hop, rap, R&B and new with an old-school vibe.
11:59am—12:01pm +	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
12:01pm—1:00pm +	Father To Son Music show with father and son hosts Gary and Ben Van Osch, presenting music selections from all genres and picked from Gary’s personal music collection.
1:00pm—2:00pm +	Saturday Afternoon Matinee Highlighting music from Film Soundtracks and Theatre Shows as well as discussion around the plot.
2:00pm—3:00pm +	Sauti Za Africa Bringing you great music from the continent of Africa. Afrorock, Bongo Flava, Souskous.
3:00pm—5:00pm +	The Swing and Blues Show (* archives) Enjoy some episodes from the Radio Waterloo digital archives!
5:00pm—6:00pm +	Bollywood Mirchi (#Replay) Bollywood Hit Music and Current News Topics.
6:00pm—7:59pm +	Reggae Patrol A diverse Caribbean radio show which plays a large range of Reggae, Dancehall, Ska, Rock-steady and Lovers-rock.
7:59pm—8:01pm +	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
8:01pm—9:00pm +	Mano A Mano Superior music selection for the week.
9:00pm—10:00pm +	KWCon!!! * Music by Waterloo Region musicians
10:00pm—11:00pm +	81 82 83 84 A retro-alternative show focusing on New Wave, punk, ska, early goth.
11:00pm—12:00am +	Musician's FAQ (* archives) Focused on musicians entertaining you around Waterloo region.
Sunday, 4 June 2023
12:00am—1:00am ·	Radio Nowhere Rock and Roll from the sixties and seventies.
1:00am—2:00am ·	Val Scheer's Eclectic Garage (* archives) An hour of eclectic music from different eras and genres
2:00am—5:00am ·	Indigicon * Music by Indigenous artists from our Digital Music Library
5:00am—5:59am ·	around the word around the world. around the world around the world.... * World music from our Digital Music Library
5:59am—6:01am ·	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
6:01am—7:00am +	Newer CanCon * Recent music from Canadian musicians from the last two years.
7:00am—7:30am +	Nasha Kasha - A Ukrainian Almanac (*archives) A Ukranian Almanac with Stefan Andrusiak
7:30am—9:30am +	Lijepa Nasa
9:30am—11:59am +	Sargam
11:59am—12:01pm +	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
12:01pm—1:00pm +	Radio Boorama A magazine show on the Somalian community.
1:00pm—2:00pm +	Saturday Afternoon Matinee (#Replay) Highlighting music from Film Soundtracks and Theatre Shows as well as discussion around the plot.
2:00pm—3:00pm +	Sauti Za Africa Bringing you great music from the continent of Africa. Afrorock, Bongo Flava, Souskous.
3:00pm—4:00pm +	Country Music * ...and Western too!
4:00pm—5:00pm +	Quinte Jazz (#Replay) Contemporary and Smooth Jazz Featuring Canadian Performers.
5:00pm—6:30pm +	Easy Listening * Take it easy on a Sunday afternoon
6:30pm—7:30pm +	Truth Radio Old school Hip-Hop music and talk radio.
7:30pm—8:29pm +	Caribbean Spice
8:29pm—8:31pm +	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
8:31pm—10:00pm +	Training Join our newest DJs and show hosts as they get their on-air training to Start A New Show.
10:00pm—12:00am +	Revolution Rock (% syndicated) Focusing on 60s garage rock, 70s punk/new wave, surf, alternative, indie and new/old music within those genres.
Monday, 5 June 2023
12:00am—12:30am ·	The Jack and Marc Show (#Replay) Jack Van and Marc Opie continue the fun.
12:30am—1:30am ·	From The Void (#Replay) Soundscapes and audio experiments to lose your mind to. Again.
1:30am—4:30am ·	Jeff's Neoswing Selectorbot * Dance to some new Swing and Jazz music from our Digital Music Library. A Drop-In DJ show!
4:30am—5:59am ·	Early Morning Jazz * Some Jazz music to start your day by Canadian musicians and musicians around the world.
5:59am—6:01am ·	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
6:01am—7:00am +	Democracy Now! (% syndicated) A daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González.
7:00am—8:59am +	Virasat Radio South Asian focused current affairs programming and new arts and cultural programming.
8:59am—9:01am +	CKMS Moment ^
9:01am—11:00am -	100XLife A Life Motivation and talk show.
11:00am—11:59am -	CKMS Community Connections* An hour of programmer created content, podcasts, music, interviews, and community announcements.
11:59am—12:01pm -	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
12:01pm—1:00pm -	CanQueer (% syndicated) The LGBTQ Program highlighting topics from all across Canada.
1:00pm—2:00pm -	WR Podcasts (% syndicated) Showcasing an episode or two of some of the podcasts produced in Waterloo Region.
2:00pm—3:00pm +	CJPME Debrief (% syndicated) Breaking events and issues related to human rights in Palestine and the broader Middle East
3:00pm—4:00pm +	Back Porch Bluegrass (% syndicated) Hardcore bluegrass music from New Zealand
4:00pm—6:00pm +	Mixtape Monopoly (#Replay) More old-school hip-hop, rap, R&B and new with an old-school vibe.
6:00pm—7:00pm +	Deep Threes — Music Beyond Boundaries (% syndicated) Eclectic instrumental soundscapes that fuse jazz, electronica, soundtracks, modern classical, experimental music, and more.
7:00pm—7:59pm +	Bridging The Gap Southern African music and talk with a local perspective.
7:59pm—8:01pm +	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
8:01pm—10:00pm +	So Old It's New Classic rock from the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
10:00pm—11:00pm +	Gospel Hour *
11:00pm—12:00am +	The Gems Of Life (* from the archives) An uplifting show that brings inspirational real life stories, sharing our core values while igniting conversations that will spark change, and a call to action.
Tuesday, 6 June 2023
12:00am—2:00am ·	Late Night Vibes Multi genre late night mixshow with DJ Maciek
2:00am—4:30am ·	Folk Music * Folk music from our Digital Music Library. A Drop-In DJ show!
4:30am—5:59am ·	Early Morning Jazz * Some Jazz music to start your day by Canadian musicians and musicians around the world.
5:59am—6:01am ·	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
6:01am—7:00am +	Democracy Now! (% syndicated) A daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González.
7:00am—8:59am +	Virasat Radio South Asian focused current affairs programming and new arts and cultural programming.
8:59am—9:01am +	CKMS Moment ^
9:01am—11:00am -	100XLife A Life Motivation and talk show.
11:00am—11:59am -	Golden Record (#Replay) What would you put on a Golden Record to the universe?
11:59am—12:01pm -	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
12:01pm—2:00pm -	The Agriculture Show What is your experience with agriculture that you would like to tell others?
2:00pm—7:59pm +	Mazaj Show Show for the Arab community in the Arabic Language.
7:59pm—8:01pm +	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
8:01pm—8:30pm +	The Jack and Marc Show Jack Van and Marc Opie are an improv-based comedy team.
8:30pm—9:00pm +	Inspect and Protect (% syndicated) Exploring food safety, animal health and plant protection. A podcast from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
9:00pm—10:00pm +	3 Nines Radio: Tape Tuesdays with Francis Claire (* Archives) Local Independent Music, Tape Only
10:00pm—11:00pm +	From The Void Soundscapes and audio experiments to lose your mind to
11:00pm—11:30pm +	KWCon!!! * Music by musician from Waterloo Region!
11:30pm—12:00am +	Punk CanCon * Punkanadian!
Wednesday, 7 June 2023
12:00am—1:00am ·	Relic Radio (% syndicated) Radio Theatre in the style of Old Tyme Radio
1:00am—3:00am ·	Amplified Radio Network (% syndicated) ARN delivers dynamic and Canadian-driven electronic music radio content, a mix of electronica, trip hop, deep house and techno music combined with artist interviews and guest mixes. A Drop-In DJ show!
3:00am—4:30am ·	Electronica * Electronica, Dubstep, EDM, Trance, Step, House, and Techno from our Digital Music Library. A Drop-In DJ show!
4:30am—5:59am ·	Early Morning Jazz * Some Jazz music to start your day by Canadian musicians and musicians around the world.
5:59am—6:01am ·	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
6:01am—7:00am +	Democracy Now! (% syndicated) A daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González.
7:00am—8:59am +	Virasat Radio South Asian focused current affairs programming and new arts and cultural programming.
8:59am—9:01am +	CKMS Moment ^
9:01am—10:00am -	100XLife A Life Motivation and talk show.
10:00am—11:00am -	Let's chit Chat with Narine Dat An Original Canadian Initiative
11:00am—1:59pm -	Interzone Radio with no preservatives!
1:59pm—2:00pm -	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
2:00pm—7:59pm +	Mazaj Show Show for the Arab community in the Arabic Language.
7:59pm—8:01pm +	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
8:01pm—9:00pm +	Golden Record What would you put on a Golden Record to the universe?
9:00pm—10:00pm +	Father To Son (#Replay) More music from father and son hosts Gary and Ben Van Osch; music from all genres picked from Gary’s personal music collection.
10:00pm—11:00pm +	Requiem For Rock A little Musicology and social history.
11:00pm—12:00am +	81 82 83 84 (#Replay) A retro-alternative show focusing on New Wave, punk, ska, early goth.
Thursday, 8 June 2023
12:00am—2:00am ·	R.E.A.L Radio with DJ DC * A mix show featuring News, Reviews, Interviews, debuts, guest appearances, And an innovative take on urban music.
2:00am—4:30am ·	Hip Hop * Hip Hop music from our digital music library. A Drop-In DJ show!
4:30am—5:59am ·	Early Morning Jazz * Some Jazz music to start your day by Canadian musicians and musicians around the world.
5:59am—6:01am ·	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
6:01am—7:00am +	Democracy Now! (% syndicated) A daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González.
7:00am—8:59am +	Virasat Radio South Asian focused current affairs programming and new arts and cultural programming.
8:59am—9:01am +	CKMS Moment ^
9:01am—11:00am -	100XLife A Life Motivation and talk show.
11:00am—11:59am -	Alternative Radio (% syndicated) AR provides information, analyses and views that are frequently ignored or distorted in corporate media.
11:59am—12:01pm -	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
12:01pm—12:30pm -	making contact (% syndicated) Investigative journalism, in-depth critical analysis, the promotion of civic participation and the dissemination of educational material.
12:30pm—1:00pm -	Redeye Podcast (% syndicated) Redeye is activist radio. We don’t just give you the facts, we give you the information you need to take action and create change.
1:00pm—1:30pm -	Viewpoints (% syndicated) A news magazine that provides an overview of what’s happening across Canada, by reporters from the Local Journalism Initiative.
1:30pm—2:00pm -	Fit to Eat: the NL Farm and Food Show (% syndicated) Conversations with farmers, processors, hunters, chefs, thinkers, innovators, homesteaders, researchers and eaters.
2:00pm—3:00pm +	Truth Radio (#Replay) Old school Hip-Hop music and talk radio.
3:00pm—4:00pm +	Celt In A Twist (% syndicated) It sure ain’t your Grand pappy’s fiddle music!
4:00pm—6:00pm +	Atardecer Ranchero/Dusk on the Ranch The hottest tropical Latin American beats as well as Rancheras, Corridos and Banda music.
6:00pm—7:59pm +	The Wax Jungle
7:59pm—8:01pm +	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
8:01pm—10:00pm +	Pressure Drop Selector NATTYPHYSICIST takes you on a trip through the tropical sub bass jungle.
10:00pm—12:00am +	Street Hop Carmelo and Lakes bring you the best in local hip hop.
Friday, 9 June 2023
12:00am—2:00am ·	The Clean Up Hour DJ Mophead cleans up.
2:00am—4:30am ·	PUUUUUUUUUUNK* All kinds of punk from our digital music library. A Drop-In DJ show!
4:30am—5:59am ·	Early Morning Jazz * Some Jazz music to start your day by Canadian musicians and musicians around the world.
5:59am—6:01am ·	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
6:01am—7:00am +	Democracy Now! (% syndicated) A daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González.
7:00am—8:59am +	Virasat Radio South Asian focused current affairs programming and new arts and cultural programming.
8:59am—9:01am +	CKMS Moment ^
9:01am—11:00am -	100XLife A Life Motivation and talk show.
11:00am—12:59pm -	Poems of Divine Power: Solutions Annielean reads poems from her book, Poems of Divine Power.
12:59pm—1:01pm -	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
1:01pm—2:00pm -	Democracy In Perspective / Elevation Hour in-depth interviews with famous guests, alternating with the newest releases in Hip Hop.
2:00pm—2:30pm +	rabble radio (%syndicated) Tune in on the issues and actions that matter to you.
2:30pm—3:00pm +	WINGS - Women's International News Gathering Service (% syndicated) An all-woman independent radio production company that produces and distributes news and current affairs programs by and about women around the world.
3:00pm—4:00pm +	CKMS Community Connections * An hour of programmer created content, podcasts, music, interviews, and community announcements.
4:00pm—5:00pm +	Bridging The Gap (#Replay) Southern African music and talk with a local perspective.
5:00pm—6:00pm +	Bollywood Mirchi Bollywood Hit Music and Current News Topics.
6:00pm—7:00pm +	Requiem For Rock (#Replay) Some more Musicology and social history.
7:00pm—7:59pm +	ElectroDance * Electronic dance music from our digital library
7:59pm—8:01pm +	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
8:01pm—8:30pm +	KWCon!!! * Music by musicians from Waterloo Region!
8:30pm—9:00pm +	Story Telling Stories that are scientific and moral, that appeal to people of all ages and tell that humanity can live in love and peace.
9:00pm—10:00pm +	"It's A Vibe" with Sherice Caribbean flow, playing Soca, Reggae, Dancehall as well as some R&B and Hip Hop.
10:00pm—12:00am +	The Riley Powis Show Riley Powis plays music
Saturday, 10 June 2023
12:00am—1:00am ·	Rebel Time Radio (* archives) A punk rock show with a (very!) political flavor.
1:00am—2:00am ·	Blues * Got the blues? So do we!
2:00am—5:00am ·	Indigicon * Music by Indigenous artists from our Digital Music Library
5:00am—5:59am ·	around the word around the world. around the world around the world.... * World music from our Digital Music Library
5:59am—6:01am ·	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
6:01am—7:00am +	Newer CanCon * Recent music from Canadian musicians from the last two years.
7:00am—9:00am +	So Old It's New #2 For material that BaldBoy can't currently fit into his 8-10 pm Monday timeslot.
9:00am—10:00am +	Quinte Jazz Contemporary and Smooth Jazz Featuring Canadian Performers
10:00am—11:59am +	Mixtape Monopoly Playing old-school hip-hop, rap, R&B and new with an old-school vibe.
11:59am—12:01pm +	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
12:01pm—1:00pm +	Father To Son Music show with father and son hosts Gary and Ben Van Osch, presenting music selections from all genres and picked from Gary’s personal music collection.
1:00pm—2:00pm +	Saturday Afternoon Matinee Highlighting music from Film Soundtracks and Theatre Shows as well as discussion around the plot.
2:00pm—3:00pm +	Sauti Za Africa Bringing you great music from the continent of Africa. Afrorock, Bongo Flava, Souskous.
3:00pm—5:00pm +	The Swing and Blues Show (* archives) Enjoy some episodes from the Radio Waterloo digital archives!
5:00pm—6:00pm +	Bollywood Mirchi (#Replay) Bollywood Hit Music and Current News Topics.
6:00pm—7:59pm +	Reggae Patrol A diverse Caribbean radio show which plays a large range of Reggae, Dancehall, Ska, Rock-steady and Lovers-rock.
7:59pm—8:01pm +	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
8:01pm—9:00pm +	Mano A Mano Superior music selection for the week.
9:00pm—10:00pm +	KWCon!!! * Music by Waterloo Region musicians
10:00pm—11:00pm +	81 82 83 84 A retro-alternative show focusing on New Wave, punk, ska, early goth.
11:00pm—12:00am +	Musician's FAQ (* archives) Focused on musicians entertaining you around Waterloo region.
Sunday, 11 June 2023
12:00am—1:00am ·	Radio Nowhere Rock and Roll from the sixties and seventies.
1:00am—2:00am ·	Rob's Rewind (* archives) Golden Oldies on Rob's Rewind, now playing from the archives in our Digital Music Library
2:00am—5:00am ·	Indigicon * Music by Indigenous artists from our Digital Music Library
5:00am—5:59am ·	around the word around the world. around the world around the world.... * World music from our Digital Music Library
5:59am—6:01am ·	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
6:01am—7:00am +	Newer CanCon * Recent music from Canadian musicians from the last two years.
7:00am—7:30am +	Nasha Kasha - A Ukrainian Almanac (*archives) A Ukranian Almanac with Stefan Andrusiak
7:30am—9:30am +	Lijepa Nasa
9:30am—11:59am +	Sargam
11:59am—12:01pm +	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
12:01pm—1:00pm +	Radio Boorama A magazine show on the Somalian community.
1:00pm—2:00pm +	Saturday Afternoon Matinee (#Replay) Highlighting music from Film Soundtracks and Theatre Shows as well as discussion around the plot.
2:00pm—3:00pm +	Sauti Za Africa Bringing you great music from the continent of Africa. Afrorock, Bongo Flava, Souskous.
3:00pm—4:00pm +	Country Music * ...and Western too!
4:00pm—5:00pm +	Quinte Jazz (#Replay) Contemporary and Smooth Jazz Featuring Canadian Performers.
5:00pm—6:30pm +	Easy Listening * Take it easy on a Sunday afternoon
6:30pm—7:30pm +	Truth Radio Old school Hip-Hop music and talk radio.
7:30pm—8:29pm +	Caribbean Spice
8:29pm—8:31pm +	CKMS Public Service Announcement ^
8:31pm—10:00pm +	Training Join our newest DJs and show hosts as they get their on-air training to Start A New Show.
10:00pm—12:00am +	Revolution Rock (% syndicated) Focusing on 60s garage rock, 70s punk/new wave, surf, alternative, indie and new/old music within those genres.