CFRC Programs

NameDescriptionGenreTimeslotsLinks Actions
Aboriginal Voices
Indigenous News, Views and Music with Sean & Doug
Indigenous News and Music
Tue: 6:00 pm
Absolutely Frivolous
Laugh along with Cindy on her long-running comedy show!
Comedy; Spoken Word
Thu: 5:30 pm
Abstractions Scored
Understanding the world of art through musical interpretation
Eclectic
Alchemy
Join Midhat for a deep dive on artists who have turned recording studios into their laboratories, experimenting with different genres throughout their careers.
Genre-bending artists, covers, and samples
Alphabet Soup
Roam freely through musical genres, styles, and decades with Hayden.
Indie, Alternative
Tue: 10:00 am
Ambiance Congo
Syndicated music from Congo
World Music
Sat: 6:00 pm
Amplified
All things loud with Isabelle.
Post-punk, Noise rock, Goth, Shoegaze
Wed: 8:00 pm
Atlantis
Portuguese language music, local news & culture
World
Sun: 6:00 pm
Audio Buffet
Devan, Brian, and Rebecca lay out an auditory spread for your Wednesday morning
Indie
Wed: 7:00 am
A Working Knowledge
Dad Rock but cooler.
Indie; Rock; post-punk; experimental
Wed: 10:00 pm
Beat Banter
Sarah and Aidan bring you the best in friendly banter and sick beats.
Multigenre
Thu: 1:00 pm
Fri: 6:00 am
Between Friends
Join Sofia and Madison as they share and expand their (and your) musical horizons!
Indie pop and rock
Biggest River Delta
An upbeat, fun program that specializes in Indie, folk, alternative music from all over the globe.
World
Wed: 10:00 am
BioTek Beat
Biotechnology news, lectures and more!
Topical Spoken Word
Wed: 5:30 pm
B-Sidez
Ty and Sinead highlight the underground and the unknown!
Eclectic
Mon: 6:00 am
Campus Beat/Viewpoints
Campus news from Queen's University.
Campus News
Tue: 5:30 pm
Canadaland
Syndicated news program focusing on national affairs.
Talk, News
Thu: 6:00 pm
Canadian Shield
Classic Canadian music with Jim!
Classic Rock
Sat: 4:00 pm
CAYA Radio
Matt Almeida spinning the freshest tracks!
Hip hop, house, electronica
CFRC Live Sessions
Live cuts from CFRC's Studio A
Live Music recorded at CFRC!
Thu: 11:00 am
CLK Conversations
A joint-project between CFRC and Community Living Kingston
Upbeat Music, Chat, Pop
Sun: 12:30 pm
CPR-CFRC Prison Radio
Prison issues radio program and monthly Calls from Home Series
Topical Spoken Word
Wed: 7:00 pm
Dark Glasses
Jazz and other stuff with Professor of History and Queen's Principal Emeritus Daniel Woolf
Jazz and other genres
Mon: 2:00 pm
Thu: 6:00 am
Deconstructing Genres
Chronological overviews of the evolution of different music genres with deep dives into quintessential bands, historical influences, and instrumental idiosyncracies
Multi
Democracy Now
Syndicated - daily global independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González.
News
Mon: 12:00 pm
Tue: 12:00 pm
Wed: 12:00 pm
Thu: 12:00 pm
Fri: 12:00 pm
Different Circles
Deena's adventure through sound every Friday afternoon!
Eclectic
Fri: 9:00 pm
Fri: 1:00 pm
Dirty Laundry
Airing it all out for the midnight weirdos
Various
Sat: 12:00 am
Dubmatix Sticky Icky Reggae
Syndicated Reggae every Tuesday at 9:00pm
Reggae, Dancehall, Dub, Roots
Tue: 9:00 pm
Earworm
Catchy, undeniable songs that will stick with you all day long.
Jazz, Soul, R&B
Mon: 1:00 pm
Facts with Dacks
A weekly show covering everything you need to know in the world of professional sports.
Sports
Fairy Lights
Soft Indie Pop with Jade!
Sleepy Indie Pop
Wed: 6:00 am
Far Field
Exploring electronic, experimental, and modern classical music throughout the troposphere
Ambient, Experimental
Mon: 8:00 pm
Finding a Voice
Poetry & Poetic Concerns with Bruce Kauffman
Poetry; Spoken Word
Fri: 4:00 pm
Folk Everything
Folk This, Folk That
Folk
Sat: 10:00 am
Gender Talk
Trans News & Views with Theresa & Erin
Topical Spoken Word
Girlie So Groovie
Syndicated - a show dedicated to the women who rock and the people who love them
Pop; Indie; Rock; Alternative; Folk etc.
Sat: 8:00 am
Global A Go Go
Syndicated - world music that rocks!
World
Mon: 9:00 pm
Grad Chat
Discussions with Queen's graduate students and Postdoctoral Fellows about their research
Topical Spoken Word
Tue: 4:00 pm
Happy Town
Traditional Acoustic Gems Curated by local musician Jon McLurg
Bluegrass, Gospel, Folk
Sun: 1:00 pm
Harder Clip
Independent music from China and Japan with a focus on hardcore.
Hardcore, Hard Dance, EDM, Rave
Fri: 8:00 pm
Here & Now
The past, present, and future hits in the world of rock/soft rock
Rock/Soft Rock
HOUSE ALL NIGHT LONG
The Kingston Sound Collective is spinning hot tracks every Saturday night live from CFRC!
House
If Music Could Talk
A diverse collection of genres and styles designed to expand your horizons!
World
Sat: 6:00 am
Wed: 2:00 pm
Indie Wakeup Call
Indie music for your morning commute with a different host every morning!
Indie pop and rock
Mon: 8:02 am
Tue: 8:02 am
Wed: 8:02 am
Thu: 8:02 am
Fri: 8:02 am
Indigenous in Music
Syndicated - great Indigenous music with Larry Knudsen!
Various
Mon: 10:00 am
In the House
Weekly DJ Sets by David with the latest and greatest in Deep House, Future House and more!
House; Future House; Electronic; Deep House
Thu: 11:00 pm
IWA Radio Takeover
An hour of music and talk with the Independent Wrestling Academy
Talk, Rock, Synth, Post-Punk
Julian Taylor's Jukebox
Syndicated - new folk, roots and blues music
Garage Rock, Indie Pop & Rock
Sun: 3:00 pm
KaKaow AIR Interview
KaKaow's Artist in Residency Interview
Talk
Kingston Currents
Local News with Christena Lawrie
News and Topical Spoken Word
Fri: 11:00 am
Kingston Live!
The March edition of Kingston Live!
Talk
Kitchen Sink
Paige plays a little bit of everything, including the Kitchen Sink!
Eclectic
Thu: 10:00 pm
Let It Happen
Indie, pop, rock and more!
Indie Pop and Rock
Sat: 1:00 pm
Let That Music Out!
An independent, artist-driven FM radio show hosted by Roy Hamilton III.
Pop, R&B, Indie
Mon: 4:00 pm
Listening Queerly
Queer music across genres with Lauren!
Various
Tue: 11:00 am
Midnight Minion Minuet
Uncensored, unhinged, undeniable
Hip Hop, Nu-Metal, Noise, Heavy Metal
Monday Morning Mixtape
A curated playlist based around a new theme for each week.
Eclectic
Mon: 7:00 am
More Noise, Please
A non-stop barrage of feedback, fuzz and distortion for your listening displeasure hosted by SuperJen.
Noise, synth-punk, experimental, industrial
Fri: 10:00 pm
News Brief
Daily News Brief
News & Sports
Mon: 8:00 am
Tue: 8:00 am
Wed: 8:00 am
Fri: 8:00 am
Thu: 8:00 am
NO STATIC
CFRC's most varied variety show.
Metal, Electronic, Obscure, Classical, Ambient, World, Indie, Jazz, Noise, Hardcore, Anything, Everything
Mon: 6:00 pm
OnlyFan Fiction
An +18 late night fan fiction reading series. Yes, we're serious.
Spoken Word, Comedy, Radio Art
Mon: 12:00 am
Orchestral Manoeuvres after Dark
New and Vintage Canadian & International New wave, post punk, garage rock, electronica, sweet remixes and more with DJ Squared!
New Wave, Post Punk, Garage, Indie Pop, Electronica
Sun: 11:00 pm
Past Tense
Post-hardcore, slowcore, noise rock, math rock, and indie rock
Indie Rock; Noise Rock, Math Rock etc.
Wed: 9:00 pm
Plugged in my Ears
A sports variety show covering everything from hockey to rugby.
Sports, Talk
Punk Playground
Syndicated punk on a Saturday night.
Punk, post-punk, thrash
Sat: 10:00 pm
Queen's Law Hour
Queen's Law Students with Hot Legal Topics
News and Topical Spoken Word
Tue: 2:00 pm
Radio Thrift Shop
"The Proprietress," Laura Cantrell, hosts "The Radio Thrift Shop" every Thursday at 4:00pm!
Eclectic
Thu: 4:00 pm
Rainbow Country
Syndicated - 2SLGBTQ+ focused music, interviews and more!
Pop/Rock & Topical Spoken Word
Wed: 11:00 pm
Road Trip
Crank up the radio with Matt and Nick on their Road Trip!
Rock
Rockum Radio
Rock out with Gino Alache for two hours of Hard Rock & Heavy Metal! All welcome, Spanish & English spoken!
Hard Rock & Heavy Metal
Tue: 10:00 pm
Roots, Brambles, and Branches
Syndicated traditional folk music program
Traditional folk
Sat: 8:00 pm
RVF Podcast
Les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie (RVF) is back for its 26th year!
Talk, French Language & Culture
Sad Song Central
The saddest music with Emily.
Depressing
Thu: 3:00 pm
Salt Water Music
East Coast Jams
Folk; Rock; Pop etc.
Fri: 6:00 pm
Screening in Kingston
Movie News and Reviews with Mike, Taylor and Friends!
Topical Spoken Word
Set the Scene
Join Kate as she explores the connection between music and the way it is contextualized through setting with a new theme each week.
Multi
Shed Progressions
Smooth Jazz with Nik Yuen
Jazz
Mon: 11:00 pm
Tue: 7:00 am
Sports Rundown
A sports program focusing on local sports news in Kingston
Sports, Talk
Summer Sessions
Join Paige every Friday for CFRC's Summer Sessions!
Rock, Indie, Alternative
Fri: 3:00 pm
Swing Swang Swung
Jazz at its best with Dave Coon!
Jazz
Sat: 2:00 pm
Tapping the Ether
Metal and metallic subgenres of fun
Heavy Metal
The Blues Project
Blues music and stories
Blues; Blues Rock
The Charts
Weekly Top 15 Canadian Indie albums across genres with DJ Squared
Indie Pop; Rock; Jazz; Country; Folk etc.
Fri: 10:00 am
Thu: 7:00 am
The Corridor
Local and Regional News
News, Talk
Thu: 5:00 pm
The Kingstonian
Host David Cunningham profiles Kingstonians who love doing what they do
Topical Spoken Word
The Mood with May
May sets the Mood every Wednesday morning
Multi
The Night Shift
Syndicated - A diverse adventurous mix hosted by Luca Capone
Jazz; Hip Hop etc.
Fri: 11:00 pm
The Rat Ring
Metal for Rats with Cooper
Grindcore, Death Metal, Crust Punk and Sludge.
Tue: 12:00 am
The Sonic Cafe
Syndicated variety with Scott Clark
Eclectic
The Weave
Garage rock & more with local musician The Weave!
Indie; Rock; Punk: Pop; Surf; Garage
Sun: 9:30 pm
The Witching Hour
Into the core with Chris.
Metalcore, Post-Hardcore, Electronic
Wed: 12:00 am
Things I Will Keep
Eclectic Indie
Genres are dead (but I like rock music the most)
Thu: 7:00 pm
This Just In!
New music fresh from the mail, hosted by our music library manager, Chancelor!
Various
Tue: 1:00 pm
This Way Out
Syndicated news programming with a focus on LGBTQ2S+ issues
News, Talk
Tue: 5:00 pm
Today in YGK
Local Kingston and Area News Headlines
News
Wed: 5:00 pm
Mon: 5:00 pm
Trail Mix!
Essential summer tunes
Pop; Indie Rock; Folk
Wed: 6:00 pm
Under the Olive Tree
Syndicated - Palestinian Diaspora news & views
Topical Spoken Word
Fri: 7:00 am
UpFront Soul
120 minutes of soulful sounds to which you may get down.
Soul, Funk, R&B
UpFront Soul
Syndicated soul!
Soul, R&B
Mon: 3:00 pm
Way Back Country Jamboree
Old Timey Country & Gospel & Bluegrass Favorites
Country; Gospel; Bluegrass
Sun: 8:00 am
What in the World / World Beat Canada
World music on a biweekly basis.
World
Tue: 8:00 pm
Whiplash
Anything and everything with DJ LFN (Erin)
Indie pop, rock, electronica etc.
Fri: 2:00 pm
WINGS
Weekly news show by and about women across the world.
News, Talk, Gender Issues
Thu: 11:30 am
Words and Culture
Words and Culture weaves conversations with Indigenous language and knowledge keepers together with music by Indigenous artists.
Talk, Current Affairs, Indigenous Music
Tue: 4:30 pm
Yellow Brit Road
CFRC's British and Irish introducing music show!
Alternative, indie, rock, post punk, neo-jazz, RnB, hip hop
Sun: 8:00 pm
Zodiac Chiller
Star charts and chit chat!
indie, classic rock, folk, whatever