Alternative To What?
Enticing, sometimes challenging, music from the vast underground for thirsty ears and enquiring minds: post-punk, instrumental, math rock, avant, jazz,…
Unprocessed
Join host Laura Reid for three hours of eclectic sounds: from JS Bach to Jackie Shane, Hildegard von Bingen to…
Straight On ‘Til Morning
The live concert experience in a snapshot, taped live and not in studio, no overdubs warts and all included. Sometimes…
Standing on the Shoulders
Peter’s coming at you with a new take on morning jazz. Exploring the roots of modern music and the interconnectedness…
Lift The Bandstand
‘Lift The Bandstand’ is Wednesday evening Jazz on CJSW. The show is hosted by Gordon Hilton Fick. Gordon has been…
The Sonic Skillet
A tasty selection of musical offerings for your Wednesday wake up.
Breaking The Tethers
Listen to Breaking The Tethers for music you could call jazz, broadly defined. Free, modal, experimental, avant, out there, and…
Sun Ramen
Soup for breakfast?! That’s right! Just like a bowl of soup in need of broth, no day is complete without…
Knotted Roots
Knotted Roots: a show dedicated to playing music from the essence of its prime. Mixing the roots of soul, reggae,…
Mental Illness
Part two of Shaolin Sundays, DJ Cosm brings the beats. Sponsored by PK Sound
Rock Bottom
Every metal fan has that gateway band or album which opened their mind to heavier, harder, more aggressive music. Each…
To Seek Heavy
To Seek Heavy is an exploration of that which drives us to be constantly searching for something darker, deeper, stranger,…
Bass Ackwards
Two hours of Chaos and Confusion, with Industrial, EBM, and other such dark electro on the first hour, and Gothic…
The A.M.
Starting the week isn’t easy. Ease into it with hazy, reverb-soaked tunes, spacey epics and jangle-pop wake-up calls. Sponsored by…
Musiquarium
After a five year ‘lost weekend’ we welcome back Sideshow Sid and his Musiquarium. A long time staple of Friday…
Trippin’ the Night
A lighthearted exploration of the soundscape of music in the space time cultural continuum. A cross cultural, cross generational foray…
New Horizons
New Horizons is a block dedicated to emerging hosts on CJSW. Hear the radio stars of tomorrow during their 8-week…
Darkside Drive
A weekly dramatic anthology series, featuring a new original story and cast each week, performed live-to-tape at CJSW’s Studio One.
Through the Kaleidoscope
Through the Kaleidoscope is a monthly series documenting conversations with diverse, artists; whether that be sexual or gender identity, class,…
Missing Chapters Project
Asian Heritage Foundation (AHF) and CJSW Present: Missing Chapters Project. The series hopes to demonstrate that “we’ve been here, and…
The Dog House
The Dog House, co-hosted and mixed by DJ BLKFT and Woodstock, will bring you through a complex journey of hip-hop…
Big Friday
Hailing from a galaxy that communicates in bleeps and bloops, Myke blasts your Friday straight into bass-driven nirvana with an…
Remote Emissions
Rinsing it proper since 1997, Remote Emissions is Calgary’s longest running drum n’ bass radio show. Whether it’s rowdy mix…
Hrvatski Radio (Croatian)
The main objective of Hrvatski Radio is to provide information for the Croatian community in Calgary and the surrounding area.…
French Transe En Danse
French Transe en Danse strives to provide a balance between the various French musical threads stemming from Europe, Canada and…
Bunte Welle
English: Every Saturday morning we are on air for our local and international listeners with our German radio show “Bunte…
Desi Vibes
Spend your Tuesday evening jamming to the finest in Bhangra beats, new and old with Desi Vibes, a veteran on…
Radio Free Transylvania
Puny humans beware! Radio Free Transylvania is a high-octane, white-knuckle thrill ride through the wild and weird world of Planet…
The Avant Garage
A lot of good music starts in the garage, and then works its way into your ears. The mechanics here…
Power Trip
High energy, fast tempos and anything else that gets your blood flowing. Tallan is giving power to the people with…
The Lost World
Journey into a dark and primeval world of post rock, folk, and punk, as host Sean Willett guides you through…
Glass Ceiling
Educate your ears with this intersectional feminist program, celebrating female identifying and non-binary artists in male-dominated genres! 2 hours of…
The Future Language
If you dig the weirder and waxier side of life, tune your eardrums for two hours of riveting misfit music…
Cabin Fever
Withdraw yourself into the afternoon antics of Cabin Fever. With everything from the latest to not so latest in post-punk/punk…
The Gauntlet Radio
The Gauntlet is the University of Calgary’s independent student newspaper. Tune in monthly for news, interviews, thought provoking discussions and…
Counterspin
CounterSpin is Fairness in Accuracy and Reporting’s weekly radio show. It focuses on the prevalent bias of media and teasing…
Alternative Radio
Alternative Radio, established in 1986, is a weekly one-hour public affairs program offered free to all public radio stations in…
Soul Brazil
A monthly appointment to freshen up your mind and soul with the huge variety of modern rhythms produced in Brazil…
The Six String Variety Hour
The Six String Variety Hour is dedicated to guitar music of all genres and styles and an exploration of all…
Folkcetera
A journey within, around, and all over the expansive folk genre. Les and Bruce each bring a different side of…
People’s Music
“People’s Music,” is a new series of field recordings, interviews, and videos that showcases the music and songs of newcomers,…
The Phonograph Frolic
A weekly showcase of great and interesting music and recordings from 1900 through 1940. If it ever spun at 78rpm,…
Sun Ramen
Soup for breakfast?! That’s right! Just like a bowl of soup in need of broth, no day is complete without…
Soul Food
Cruise into your weekend with a soulful, funkified, disco-dripping Friday morning. Join Hayley as she digs in the crates for…
Breaking Techniques
Val takes you from the hip hop heavy Shaolin Sundays to our Sunday night chillout block in style. It’s a…
The Blues Witness
Welcome to the Blues Witness, featuring the best in blues from across Canada and beyond.
Tombstone After Dark
Join revolving hosts Daren & Keri as we play you some country music – the good kind. The kind that’s…