Listener's guide to Canadian queer radio
Last updated July 12, 2005
Community radio is about pleasing the audience, not pleasing big-buck advertisers. Here's a list of queer radio shows for your listening pleasure -- and most are streamed live on the Internet, so you can tune in even if they're outside the range of your transistor radio. Check back at the beginning of school semesters, as many of these outlets are school-based, and use student volunteers. E-mail me with any additions or changes. And enjoy!
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Vancouver
Queer FM
Sundays 6 pm to 8 pm
Host Heather Kitching at queerfm@portal.ca
(604) 924-4968 or Queer FM, c/o CiTR 101.9 FM, #233 6138 SUB Blvd., Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1Z1
CiTR 101.9 FM
www.citr.ca
Streamed live online
Kootenay and Nelson
This Way Out (syndicated queer news magazine from California)
93.5 FM in Nelson; 96.5 FM Kootenay Lake
Mondays 1:30 pm to 2 pm
kootenaycoopradio.com/
Live simulcast
Burnaby
Bootycall
Sundays 8 pm to 9pm
CJSF 90.1 FM; 93.9 cable FM www.cjsf.ca
Internet broadcast in MP3
Burnaby
Clothes Fully Optional
Every Tuesday 8 pm to 10pm, but the first Tuesday of every
month is the special Queer as F**k edition
CJSF 90.1 FM; 93.9 cable FM www.cjsf.ca
Internet broadcast in MP3
Burnaby
Homophono
All day, Saturday, August 6
CJSF 90.1 FM; 93.9 cable FM www.cjsf.ca
Internet broadcast in MP3
ALBERTA
Edmonton
Gaywire - radio that recruits!
Thursdays 6 pm to 7pm
Hosts Chris Samuel and Kristy Harcourt at gaywire@cjsr.com or
(780) 492-CJSR - news department
CJSR 88.5 FM
www.cjsr.com
Online streaming is expected to be available within a few days
Calgary
Speak Sebastian
1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month, 9 pm to 10 pm
CJSW 90.9 FM (106.9 cable)
Producer/host Stephen Lock at stlock@nucleus.com
www.cjsw.com
Available on Real Audio as a simulcast
SASKATCHEWAN
MANITOBA
Winnipeg
Eve's Third Wave
Wednesdays 1 pm to 2 pm
Hosts Gina Berg, Tamara Roy, et al, at evesthirdwave@hotmail.com
101.5 CJUM (University of Manitoba)
www.umfm.com
Streamed on to the web live
Winnipeg
Out on The Air (launches at the end of July)
Thursdays 5 pm to 5:30 pm (until September)
Hosts Jason Van Rooy and Tamara Roy at outontheair@gmail.com
101.5 CJUM
www.umfm.com
Streamed live on the web
ONTARIO Guelph
This Way Out (syndicated queer news magazine from California)
Mondays at 1:30 pm to 2 pm
This Way Out, P.O. Box 38327, Los Angeles, CA 90038
93.3 FM
www.cfru.ca
Streamed live on the web
Hamilton
Queer Radio Hamilton
Mondays at 8 pm
Hosts Cecilia and Lori at queerfm@mcmaster.ca
CFMU 93.3
Webcast is here
QUEBEC
Montreal
Dykes on Mykes
Every other week, Mondays 7 pm to 8 pm
Producer/hosts Dayna Mcleod, Jane Schulman, Marie-Claire McPhee, Mélanie Hogan at dom@ckut.ca
CKUT 90.3 FM
www.ckut.ca/
Simulcast online
Montreal
Ballade des Furies, en francais
First and third Mondays of the month 7 pm to 8 pm
Producer/hosts Johanne Cadorette and Nathalie DiPalma at laballade@ckut.ca
CKUT 90.3 FM
www.ckut.ca/
Simulcast online
Montreal
QueerCorps
Mondays 6 pm to 7pm
Producer/host John Custodio at queercorps@ckut.ca
CKUT 90.3 FM
www.ckut.ca/
Simulcast online
Also, shows are archived and available for listening or downloading up to six months after they air.
Montreal
Pedale Douce, en francais
Mondays 6 pm to 7 pm
Producer Genevieve Guerin at melody3132@hotmail.com
CIBL 101,5 FM
www.cibl.cam.org
NOVA SCOTIA
NEW BRUNSWICK
Fredericton
This Way Out (syndicated queer news magazine from California)
Wednesdays 5 pm to 5:30 pm
CHSR 97.9 FM
www.unb.ca/chsr Live stream available
Fredericton
As Yet Untitled Music Show
Producer Nasnan Noqtok
Mondays 4 pm to 5 pm
CHSR 97.9 FM
www.unb.ca/chsr
Live stream available
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
NEWFOUNDLAND
ESPECIALLY FOR QUEER RADIO
And finally, for broadcasters who want to in keep in touch, Vancouver's Heather Kitching set up a Yahoo account for Canadian queer broadcasters: queerradiocanada@yahoogroups.com
For a great listing of just about every worthy radio outlet in the country, check out Community-Media.com.