98.5 CKWR is a Canadian independent community radio station broadcasting from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. The station is a non-profit organization serving Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, and Guelph communities. When it got a license in 1973, it became Canada’s first officially recognized community radio station. The studios are on 1446 King Street East in Kitchener. White, its transmitter is on top of Kitchener City Hall. It airs programming in three formats: adult alternative, specialty, and multicultural, with over forty shows in over 14 languages. FM also broadcasts local news and community event announcements. It transmits 24 hours on 98.5 MHz frequency on the FM band. The station also caters worldwide audience on the internet through live streaming.
Programs of 98.5 CKWR
Adult Alternative – Monday to Friday 6:00 am to 6:00 pm
Morning Show with Larry Fine – 6:00 am to 10:00 am
Midday with Pete Fowler – 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Afternoon Drive with Coral Andrews – 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Multicultural – Evenings and Weekends:
Continental Breakfast with Henning Grumme – 6:00 am to 8:00 am – Saturday
Croatian Radio with Ivan & Antonio – 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm – Sunday
Musik Melodies with Hans Gaensler – 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm – Sunday
Polish Late Night with Irek Milczarcyzk & Jan Mazur – 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm – Sundays
Radio Chinese with Grace Chen – 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm – Tuesday
Songs of Praise with Constantin Burghelea – 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm – Saturday
Voice of the Gospel with Rev. John Pasui & Constantin Burghelea – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm – Sunday
Specialty – Evenings and Weekends:
Music
Adventures In Plasticland with Stan Hilborn – 12:00 am to 3:00 am – Sunday
Candlelight Classics & Poetry with Claude McDonald – 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm – Monday
How Rock Rolled with James Jordan – 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm – Saturday
In the Studio with Kevin Hiebert – 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm – Friday
Joyful Country with Pat Murphy – 7:30 am to 9:00 am – Sunday
Music & I with DJ Slykiz – 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm – Friday
Old Chicago Blues with Willy A – 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm – Saturday
On The Road with Jeremy Weedon – 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm – Friday
Starlight Concert with Zyg Janecki – 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm – Thursday
The Groove with John P. Brenner – 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm – Saturday
The Jazz Factor with RJ – 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm – Saturday
The Lost Indie City with Pete Fowler & Greg Secord – 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm – Saturday
Visions in Sound with Rob Daniels – 12:00 am to 2:00 am – Saturday
Talk
KW Magazine with John Maciel – 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm – Monday
Red Roof Recovery with Tanya McIntyre – 9:00 am to 9:30 am – Saturday
Religious
Bishop Fulton Sheen with Al Smith – 6:00 am to 7:00 am – Sunday
The Holy Rosary Show with Al Smith – 9:00 am to 10:00 am – Sunday
Contact Details
Address: 98.5 CKWR, 1446 King Street East, Kitchener ON N2G 2N7, CANADA
Main Switchboard: 519-886-9870
Studio: 519-886-9878
Toll-Free: 1-866-985-2597
Fax: 519-886-0090
Email: info@ckwr.com
Official Website: https://ckwr.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ckwrfm/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CKWRFM
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/985ckwr/
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