The Motel 6
Formerly The JB 6. 2 hours of delightful music every Sunday from 10am-noon. We start out slow and gradually awaken you from your Sunday morning stupor with some electro dance rock, alt punk and everything in between.
Programs & Archives
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The Saturday Morning Show
The eclectic circus has found a home on CKUW. A companionable way to start the weekend with Banned by the BBC at 6:15, a comedy feature at 6:45, the Children’s Corner at 7:15 and stories and conversation, usually with authors, at 7:45.
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The Sex Files
A lively and informative program about sexuality and sexual health.
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The Shortwave Report
The Shortwave Report Is a 30 minute review of news stories recorded from a shortwave radio. Times and frequencies for English-language programs are included to encourage you to listen on your own. It’s easy.
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The Tonic
Start your week off right with some Garage, Punk, Surf, 60′s, 70′s and lots of current Rock and Roll. The Tonic is here to make you feel better. Two hours of genuine Rock and Roll Music from a rotating roster of three enthusiastic fans of the genre.
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The Tranquil Sounds of Oceans and Birds *feat. Work It Out @ 7:30
We explore the wave of the chill, the gaze of the shoe and beats of the subtle variety. Two hours dedicated to prospecting throughout the independent musical spectrum and unearthing and delivering sounds from the underground to the Winnipeg listener community.
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The Trip
Every week, using The Grateful Dead and great guitar players as a departure point, your host, Dave Ferguson, will take you on a trip. You can re-explore forgotten classic rock/psychedelic tracks as well as a healthy dose of jam/stoner and new psych rock.
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The Ultra-Mega Sports Show
Delivering the world of sports, scores, issues and opinions to the city of Winnipeg. From community sports to the big leagues, get the 411 on what the mainstream ignores.
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The World
A 90-minute transglobal holiday combining the traditional and contemporary. Stories of struggle told by people all over the world, through the universal language — music.
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These Changing Times
This show aims to bring awareness to the incredible, sustained and transformative changes of our times using astrology, a metaphorical and intuitive language that takes people to a deeper understanding of themselves and the world around them. “As Above, So Below.”
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This Way Out
This Way Out is the award-winning internationally distributed weekly LGBT radio program, produced in Los Angeles and currently airing on over 175 local community radio stations around the world.
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Tiger Lilies Are Poisonous *feat Work It Out @ 7:30
Tune in for two feminists, cat talk, the most detailed weather forecasts in Winnipeg, and indiehiphopfolkcountryrockpopgaragegrrl music. We showcase all things cat along with an eclectic mix of music. We love to showcase local and Canadian bands. NB: Tiger Lilies ARE Poisonous for cats, so watch out!
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Trouble with the Sandman
Insomiacs Unite! David Trouble will stay with you from midnight to 6am Thursday morning. Much can happen in 6 hours so expect to hear sounds ranging from anything remotely rock (indie, punk etc.) to sound art, sound scapes, and electronic music. Plus random feautures: the hour of suck, seven-inch survey sample, various band and thematic profiles, backwards music and the dawn yodeler.
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Twang Trust
Black & white and sepia-tone, high and lonesome, or complacent and subversive — TwangTrust host Stu Reid promises to bring you the best of both kinds of music each week. Called alt-country by the big city folks these days, this genre-defying genre of music kicks the doors open to encompass traditional country, blues & grass, rockabilly, folk and our old favorite, big dumb rock’n’roll. Whether y’all’s looking for boot skankin’ boogie or cry in your beer tears, you’ll find it on the TwangTrust.
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Voyage
Mainly contemporary jazz from North America and around the world with a “historical” segment each week. A blend of melodic and experimental music from the wide definition that describes modern jazz.
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Warning Shots
Warning Shots is CKUW’s independent international news show. Warning Shots dives into international news missed by main stream media. Produced and hosted by Scott Price.
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What’s the Ruckus?
Let’s drag rock-a-billy and so-linked styles of music out of the darkness and into prevalance again. Tune in for loud and fast and out of control, wild bass slapping tunes.
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Winnipeg Arena’s on Fire!
Join host JohNNy SiZZle for late night company as he spins you punk, metal, indie, acoustic music, light-hearted opinions and more. Come on over for a weekend visit.
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Wooden Spoons
Wooden Spoons, explores paths to healthy living in our homes and our communities through whole foods, environmentally friendly living, and the importance of supporting the local economy.
