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Just under 100 shows a week, most of them crafted in one room by volunteers.

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70 shows

  • Thursdays, 3–5pm MT

    Adventures in Eclecticism show artwork

    Hosted by Mike Berry

    Adventures in Eclecticism

    Mike Berry, two hours, eclectic music for discerning ears.

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  • Fridays, 11pm–12am MT

    Altered States show artwork

    Hosted by Professor and Juggernaut

    Altered States

    The Professor and Juggernaut spend Friday night on the twisted roots of metal.

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  • Saturdays, 11am–12pm MT

    Alternative Radio show artwork

    Hosted by David Barsamian

    Alternative Radio

    David Barsamian's syndicated hour of political analysis, Saturdays at eleven.

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  • Mondays, 9–10am MT

    jae's set show artwork

    Hosted by Jae

    Assorted Jams

    For the love of physical music formats

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  • Daily, 6–7am MT

    BBC World Service show artwork

    BBC World Service

    International news, analysis and information.

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  • Saturdays, 6–8pm MT

    BPM show artwork

    Hosted by DJ David Stone

    BPM

    DJ David Stone, two hours, the global dance floor.

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  • Saturdays, 12–2pm MT

    Big A, Little A show artwork

    Hosted by Alex Mckie

    Big A, Little A

    Alex Mckie on punk since 1977, plus disco, doom and whatever else fits.

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  • Fridays, 10–11am MT

    Brains on Campus show artwork

    Brains on Campus

    One University of Alberta researcher an hour, explaining what they work on.

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  • Wednesdays, 10pm–12am MT

    Buried Frequencies show artwork

    Hosted by All Metal Tammy

    Buried Frequencies

    All Metal Tammy, late on Wednesday, digging up metal you have not heard.

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  • Wednesdays, 7–9pm MT

    Calling All Blues show artwork

    Hosted by Grant Stovel and Graham Guest

    Calling All Blues

    Grant Stovel and Graham Guest on blues old and new, plus the 8 o'clock giveaway.

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  • Tuesdays, 12–1pm MT

    Catalog Jam show artwork

    Hosted by Dewey Decible

    Catalog Jam

    Dewey Decible plays whatever just landed in the CJSR library.

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  • Saturdays, 4–6pm MT

    Catch The Beat show artwork

    Hosted by Raebot

    Catch The Beat

    Raebot runs one of the longest-running electronic shows in the country.

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  • Thursdays, 12–2am MT

    Comic Jenius show artwork

    Hosted by Norm

    Comic Jenius

    Norm gets comedians into the green room after the show, at midnight.

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  • Thursdays, 5:30–6pm MT

    CounterSpin show artwork

    Hosted by Janine Jackson

    CounterSpin

    Janine Jackson's weekly half hour on what the coverage left out.

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  • Mondays, 5–6pm MT

    Democracy Now! show artwork

    Hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan González

    Democracy Now!

    A daily independent global news hour with Amy Goodman and Juan González.

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  • Tuesdays, 10–11pm MT

    Die Techno Strasse show artwork

    Hosted by CRAØD

    Die Techno Strasse

    CRAØD on techno, schranz and hardgroove, Tuesday nights.

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  • Thursdays, 11am–12pm MT

    Electronic Intifada Radio show artwork

    Hosted by Nora Barrows-Friedman

    Electronic Intifada Radio

    Nora Barrows-Friedman's weekly hour of reporting from The Electronic Intifada.

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  • Fridays, 4–5pm MT

    Events Calendar show artwork

    Events Calendar

    A helpful guide to all of the best events going on in Edmonton!

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  • Mondays, 11pm–12am MT

    Exit Music For Films show artwork

    Hosted by DJ Solar Priest

    Exit Music For Films

    Film-oriented music in a variety of formats.

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  • Tuesdays, 7–8pm MT

    From Here We Go Sublime show artwork

    Hosted by DJ Gulzar

    From Here We Go Sublime

    DJ Gulzar picks across genres and continents for an hour on Tuesday.

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  • Fridays, 12–2pm MT

    Heavy Metal Lunchbox show artwork

    Hosted by Tall Brian

    Heavy Metal Lunchbox

    Two hours of metal over your lunch break.

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  • High Level Hip Hop show artwork

    Hosted by Tristan Cruz, Tom Ndekezi, Biboye Onanuga, and Vanessa Viveiros

    High Level Hip Hop

    Four hosts on Edmonton's hip hop scene and the people building it.

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  • Saturdays, 3–4pm MT

    If Hooks Could Kill show artwork

    Hosted by Sonny Grimez

    If Hooks Could Kill

    Sonny Grimez on hip-hop and soul, from the pioneers to the unsung ones.

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  • Mondays, 7–9am MT

    It Could Be Worse. show artwork

    Hosted by C.R.A.D.

    It Could Be Worse.

    Laughs, larfs, butt-wigglin’ oddities, grooves, good eats!

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  • Tuesdays, 1–2pm MT

    It Takes a Village show artwork

    Hosted by Rhea March

    It Takes a Village

    Rhea March talks to musicians about how they built a career.

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  • Sundays, 9–11am MT

    Jazzology show artwork

    Hosted by Steve MacLeod

    Jazzology

    Steve MacLeod on contemporary jazz, with local and Canadian players throughout.

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  • Mondays, 7–8pm MT

    Keep Moving show artwork

    Hosted by Rylan Kafara

    Keep Moving

    A podcast on leisure & gentrification

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  • Thursdays, 2–3pm MT

    Kind of Jazz show artwork

    Hosted by Randy Talbot

    Kind of Jazz

    Randy Talbot, an hour of jazz, Thursday afternoon.

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  • Mondays, 6–7pm MT

    Labelicious Radio show artwork

    Hosted by Nathaniel Sutton

    Labelicious Radio

    A closer look at record labels.

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  • Thursdays, 10pm–12am MT

    Late Night Lounge show artwork

    Hosted by YEAHMOZZA

    Late Night Lounge

    YEAHMOZZA mixes two hours of chill-out to end Thursday.

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  • Sundays, 8–9pm MT

    Madasha Furan show artwork

    Hosted by Jaamac

    Madasha Furan

    Jaamac's open forum for Somali-speaking Alberta, in Somali.

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  • Fridays, 7–9am MT

    Mayhem In The A.M. show artwork

    Hosted by Mark Rodgers

    Mayhem In The A.M.

    Mark Rodgers wakes you up on Friday with the heavy heavy.

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  • Fridays, 5–6pm MT

    Moving Radio show artwork

    Hosted by Christian Zyp, Lindsay Campbell, and Lucas Anders

    Moving Radio

    Three hosts on local and Canadian cinema, most Fridays.

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  • Saturdays, 9–11am MT

    Musica Nova show artwork

    Hosted by Robin Hebert

    Musica Nova

    Robin Hebert on classical music, and whatever else turns up.

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  • Saturdays, 10pm–12am MT

    NAB the dial show artwork

    Hosted by Luk Peers, Wadjit, JT, Selectress, Heymac, and MC 3p OH

    NAB the dial

    Six hosts, two hours, the full spectrum of drum and bass and jungle.

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  • Sundays, 6–8pm MT

    Nasze Radio Canada show artwork

    Hosted by Joanna Ciapka-Sangster

    Nasze Radio Canada

    Two hours for Polish Canadians, hosted by Joanna Ciapka-Sangster.

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  • Fridays, 6–7pm MT

    O.A.T.H. show artwork

    Hosted by Aidan, Corbin, and Pat

    O.A.T.H.

    The three behind the Our Application to Heaven zine, on hardcore.

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  • Mondays, 8–9pm MT

    Off World show artwork

    Hosted by Jacob Audrey Taves

    Off World

    Anarcho-futurist free party vibes

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  • Tuesdays, 3–5pm MT

    Phased Out show artwork

    Hosted by DJ Acid Wash

    Phased Out

    DJ Acid Wash spends two hours on records nobody has played yet.

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  • Wednesdays, 5–6pm MT

    Pivot Points show artwork

    Hosted by Asad Chishti

    Pivot Points

    A panel of locals on the week's arguments, with honesty and curiosity.

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  • Tuesdays, 9–11am MT

    Put 'er in 'D' for 'Dangle' show artwork

    Hosted by Figgy Newtunes

    Put 'er in 'D' for 'Dangle'

    Figgy Newtunes cruises the Gnu Canadian Wax, Tuesday mornings.

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  • Sundays, 12–1pm MT

    Radio Kathmandu show artwork

    Radio Kathmandu

    One of several shows on CJSR that does not broadcast in English.

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  • Fridays, 5–6pm MT

    SHOUT! For Libraries show artwork

    SHOUT! For Libraries

    Library school students on censorship, diversity and romance novels.

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  • Saturdays, 7–9am MT

    Señor Blues show artwork

    Hosted by Qasim Hirani

    Señor Blues

    Qasim Hirani opens Saturday with two hours of blues, loosely defined.

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  • Wednesdays, 6–7pm MT

    Sidetracks show artwork

    Hosted by Lionel Rault

    Sidetracks

    Lionel Rault on Edmonton's local music scene, Wednesday evening.

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  • Thursdays, 7–9am MT

    TBA with Sarah show artwork

    Hosted by Sarah Hoyles

    TBA with Sarah

    Sarah Hoyles with Edmonton trivia, nature facts and local politics before nine.

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  • Fridays, 3–4pm MT

    Terrible Radio show artwork

    Hosted by Monica

    Terrible Radio

    It's right there in the name, isn't it?

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  • Sundays, 4–4:30pm MT

    That's Food show artwork

    Hosted by Melania Antoszko, Katelin Karbonik, Ralph Garcia, Saveta Cartwright, Simran Pherwani, and Bobby Kainth

    That's Food

    Six University of Alberta students on the backstory to Edmonton food.

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  • Fridays, 9–11pm MT

    The Caribbean Connexion show artwork

    Hosted by DJ Iceman

    The Caribbean Connexion

    DJ Iceman, Friday nights, soca and reggae with the news from Barbados.

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  • Tuesdays, 5–5:30pm MT

    The Climate Question [BBC] show artwork

    Hosted by Jordan Dunbar and Graihagh Jackson

    The Climate Question [BBC]

    The BBC on why saving the planet is so hard, half an hour on Tuesday.

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  • Mondays, 10–11am MT

    The History of Punk show artwork

    Hosted by Rylan and Brittany

    The History of Punk

    Radio that wants to be sedated.

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  • Sundays, 9pm–12am MT

    The Midnight Hours show artwork

    Hosted by Colin Keylor

    The Midnight Hours

    Colin Keylor plays jazz of the 80s, 90s and today. Sometimes soul.

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  • Saturdays, 2–3pm MT

    The Purple Room show artwork

    Hosted by Shantu Diggs

    The Purple Room

    Shantu Diggs traces the line from jazz and soul to Afrobeat, an hour at a time.

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  • Wednesdays, 9–10pm MT

    The Shoebox show artwork

    Hosted by Pete The Rocker, Terry The Rockin' Librarian, Brian Who Also Rocks, and Mark Who Will Someday Rock

    The Shoebox

    Pete, Terry and Brian on the past, present and future of rock and roll.

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  • Sundays, 4–6pm MT

    The Sunday Show show artwork

    Hosted by Mark Your Grateful Host

    The Sunday Show

    Mark spends Sunday afternoon on jam bands, and is not embarrassed about it.

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  • Tuesdays, 7–9am MT

    The Toast Marketing Board show artwork

    Hosted by Marc

    The Toast Marketing Board

    Marc plays indie and hands out questionable life advice before nine.

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  • Wednesdays, 2–3pm MT

    This Is Pop show artwork

    Hosted by Benny Blitzkreig Pop

    This Is Pop

    Benny Blitzkreig Pop on pop music and anything fizzy.

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  • Saturdays, 8–10pm MT

    Trance Time show artwork

    Hosted by Bhavesh

    Trance Time

    Bhavesh mixes two hours of trance and techno, live.

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  • Wednesdays, 9–11am MT

    Trigger Cuts: CJSR's Top 30 show artwork

    Hosted by Chad Brunet

    Trigger Cuts: CJSR's Top 30

    The thirty records our hosts played most this week.

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  • Tuesdays, 2–3pm MT

    Two Irish Don't Make A Right show artwork

    Hosted by Alan Donnelly and Liz Pomeroy

    Two Irish Don't Make A Right

    Alan and Liz on music from Ireland, conversation, and Canada too.

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  • Sundays, 1–2pm MT

    Voice of Eritrea show artwork

    Hosted by Zedingle

    Voice of Eritrea

    Zedingle with news and music for Eritrean Edmonton, in Tigrigna.

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  • Tuesdays, 5:30–6pm MT

    WINGS show artwork

    Hosted by Frieda Werden

    WINGS

    A half hour by and about women around the world, syndicated since 1986.

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  • Mondays, 3–5pm MT

    What Do We Know show artwork

    Hosted by Brian and Patrick

    What Do We Know

    Two University of Alberta music professors pick a theme and run with it.

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  • Sundays, 4–4:30pm MT

    What's the Tsismis show artwork

    Hosted by Cherie Island, Ryan Lacanilao, Arianne Barroma, Nikki Mendiola, Micah Leonida, Julia Juco, and Rajah Maggay

    What's the Tsismis

    Seven hosts, one running conversation about Pilipinx identity in the diaspora.

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  • Tuesdays, 6–7pm MT

    makeout mixtape show artwork

    Hosted by Sarah Hoyles

    makeout mixtape

    Sarah Hoyles, Tuesday evening, exactly what the title says.

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