Free City Radio explores the intersection of social activism and the arts.
The weekly show features interviews on contemporary political currents in Montréal, Canada and around the world, highlighting creative voices involved in struggles for transformative social change.
This Free City Radio page also features contemporary music mixes contributed to stations around the world.
Free City Radio's 30 minute weekly program is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on :
CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am
CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Thursdays 8am
CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am, Fridays 1:30pm
CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am
CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am
Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am
CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm
CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Tuesdays at 4pm
CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am
340, Activist scholar Max Haiven on fascism in our time and building left infrastructure
This interview is part of a series of exchanges aimed to bring together different scholars in thinking through the ways that progressive movements and left activism can address the question of infrastructure in this time of fascism in the US and beyond. The series is about addressing the shortcomings of left organizing spaces in recent years and the ways that alternative institution building and learning is important. Max Haiven is responding to scholar Bengı Akbulut, interviewed earlier on in this series.
Learn more about Max's work here:
https://maxhaiven.com
This interview series will come out as a zine in 2027.
Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on:
CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am
CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Thursdays 8am
CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am, Fridays 1:30pm
CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am
CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am
Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am
CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm
CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Tuesdays at 4pm
CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am
CKMS 102.7 FM, Radio Waterloo on Mondays at 10am
13 Oct 2026
339, Stephanie Manriquez on Lumpen Radio, community airwaves in Chicago
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Stephanie Manriquez who speaks on Lumpen Radio, a community radio project in Chicago. The discussion revolves around the importance of multi-linguistic broadcasting at a time of fascist policies being adopted in the US and the attacks on different migrant communities by ICE. Stephanie speaks about the important of community radio as a space of gathering, community empowerment and as a cultural sanctuary.
Learn More about Lumpen Radio here:
https://lumpenradio.com
This interview was recorded in a context of a migrant justice album co-benefiting Lumpen Radio in Chicago and the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Minnesota, a CAIR chapter particularly aligned with the experiences of the Somali-American community in Minneapolis. This album was co-produced by Free City Radio's host, Stefan along side sound artist Joseph Sannicando and can be found through the Lost Children label here:
https://lostchildren.bandcamp.com/album/cracks
Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on:
CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am
CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Thursdays 8am
CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am, Fridays 1:30pm
CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am
CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am
Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am
CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm
CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Tuesdays at 4pm
CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am
CKMS 102.7 FM, Radio Waterloo on Mondays at 10am
5 Oct 2026
338, Artist Kriss Li speaks on prisoner justice struggles across borders
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear the first in a two part series that looks at prisoner justice struggles in Canada and beyond. Kriss Li, who was also involved for years in the Prisoner Correspondence Project - a collective based out of Montreal that seeks to support queer/trans inmates speaks on this edition. Kriss is an artist and organizer, you can learn more about their work here: https://www.krissli.ca
This interview is part of a series that will also be included in a zine released by Tall House Recordings Co. to accompany the WIRE TONES duet recordings done in Kingston, Ontario, between David Parker and Stefan Christoff, stay tuned for the release in 2027 via Tall House Recording Co. (tallhouserecordingco.bandcamp.com)
Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on:
CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am
CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Thursdays 8am
CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am, Fridays 1:30pm
CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am
CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am
Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am
CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm
CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Tuesdays at 4pm
CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am
CKMS 102.7 FM, Radio Waterloo on Mondays at 10am
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