Free City Radio

Free City Radio
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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 - Wednesdays 8am CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am CFRC 101.9FM 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 - Thursdays at 4:30pm

  1. Art in Action interview - Artist Ding Musa in São Paulo

    2D AGO

    Art in Action interview - Artist Ding Musa in São Paulo

    On the Feb. 2026 edition of Art in Action São Paulo based artist Ding Musa speaks about his practice working at the intersections of personal creative practice and urban based social struggles. Ding particularly speaks about working with the gallery at Ocupação 9 de Julho, a major squatted building downtown that is organized by Movimento dos Sem Teto do Centro (MSTC). This is a movement of unhoused people and communities who squat unused buildings, turning them into public housing and also social spaces. Ding with a group of artists worked together to create a gallery at Ocupação 9 de Julho. Stefan Christoff produces this artist interview series, Art in Action, the theme music is by Anarchist Mountains. This program broadcasts monthly on: Radio AlHara, Palestine On the first Friday of each month at 4:30pm in Bethlehem and 9:30am eastern time (radioalhara.net) CKUT 90.3 FM, Montréal On the third Friday of each month at 11am (ckut.ca) CJLO 1690 AM, Montreal On the second Thursday of each month at 8:30am. (cjlo.com)

    30 min
  2. 303, Artist Saiyare Refaei on visualizing solidarity with the people of Gaza

    JAN 31

    303, Artist Saiyare Refaei on visualizing solidarity with the people of Gaza

    On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Washington State based visual artist Saiyare Refaei on visualizing solidarity with the people of Gaza. Saiyare is a member of the Justseeds artists' cooperative (www.justseeds.org). Over the last years Saiyare has been creating moving and meaningful work expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people and has created a couple of particular pieces that express support for Palestine as a member of the Iranian Diaspora, aiming to intervene into Iranian conversations that can hold many divergent political and cultural positions in relation to Palestine. Learn more about Saiyare Refaei's work here: https://justseeds.org/artist/saiyarerefaei In the interview Saiyare highlights the following artists: Ashtli Tavera, Thea Gahr (www.theagahr.com) and Tala Khanmalek (www.talakhanmalek.com) who worked on the key pomegranate graphic in solidarity with Palestine that is discussed in this interview. This interview program is supported in 2025/2026 (winter/spring) by the Social Justice Centre at Concordia University. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains. 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

    30 min
  3. 302, Musician William Ryan Fritch on music for documentary film in an era of political change

    JAN 25

    302, Musician William Ryan Fritch on music for documentary film in an era of political change

    On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from musician William Ryan Fritch on creating music for documentary film in an era of major political change. William has scored many, many films both fiction and documentary. This interview addresses both the importance of the intersection of reporting and storytelling that you can find in documentary film at this time of immense political change. Also William speaks as a progressive artist about the heightening importance of such media practices in the world today, particularly in places under attack, like Palestine. Finally it is moving to hear William reflecting on his role as a musician contributing to the process of documentary cinema today. Learn more about William's work here: https://www.williamryanfritch.com This interview program is supported in 2025/2026 (winter/spring) by the Social Justice Centre at Concordia University. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains. 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

    30 min
  4. 301, Artist Larissa Araz on contested identities as expressed in Istanbul's artistic archives

    JAN 18

    301, Artist Larissa Araz on contested identities as expressed in Istanbul's artistic archives

    On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Istanbul based photographer Larissa Araz speaking on contested identities as expressed in Istanbul's artistic archives. Larissa focuses on the work of some particular artists, including those who were expelled to Greece in the context of Greek / Turkish population exchanges in the 20th century. Overall the particular stories that Larissa highlights can be viewed as little windows into understanding a more complex and diverse reality that makes up both the past and present of Istanbul, a diversity expressed by artists like Larissa in both their work and identities. Learn more about Larissa's work here: https://www.larissaaraz.com This interview program is supported in 2025/2026 (winter/spring) by the Social Justice Centre at Concordia University. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains. 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

    30 min
  5. Ecos de Latinoamérica - 17/01/2026

    JAN 17

    Ecos de Latinoamérica - 17/01/2026

    Hoy tejemos este espacio de escucha colectiva gracias a todas las voces que participaron y enviaron sus audios desde distintos territorios. Gracias por compartir memorias, reflexiones, emociones y resistencias frente a la violencia imperial y el largo historial de intervencionismo en nuestra región. Esta transmisión existe por y para ustedes. Today we weave this collective listening space thanks to everyone who participated and sent in their audio pieces from different territories. Thank you for sharing memories, reflections, emotions, and acts of resistance in response to imperial violence and the long history of interventionism in our region. This broadcast exists because of you and for you. Here is the playlist for the broadcast with all the artist / contributor info and also links: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19EYjj8UXU82XxUYcj-7aYpZ8ZN7Zf9Y2K4HR9znyKnc/edit?usp=sharing Broadcast timing: 11h30-15h30 - Mexico City, Chicago 12h30-16h30 - New York, Montreal 13h30-17h30 - Venezuela 14h30-18h30 - Argentina, Chile and Uruguay 18h30-22h30 - Paris 19h30-23h30 - Palestine Radio CASo (AR), Radio Tsonami, Chercan Radio & Radio Granizo (CL), Radio Flouka (FR), Radio Nopal, Radio Tropiezo, Ojalá (MX), Montez Press Radio (NY), Radio alHara (PS), Radio Monteaudio (UY) and Lumpen radio (US)

    5 hr
  6. Stefan Christoff - Tonality in Motion, Radio AlHara mix

    JAN 15

    Stefan Christoff - Tonality in Motion, Radio AlHara mix

    A 1 hour radio broadcast for the album Tonality in Motion, out on Élan Vital label in North Macedonia, airing on Radio AlHara, on Jan. 15 at 8am eastern time, 2pm in Macedonia and 3pm in Palestine, streaming at radioalhara.net Learn more about the album here: https://elanvital.bandcamp.com/album/tonality-in-motion Recorded by René Pierre Allain at Scholes Street Studio, August, 2023 Mixed by Pietro Amato, March 2024 Mastering by Ryan Morey, March 2025 Cover artwork by Stefan Mladenovski Design and inlay photo by Toni Dimitrov

    1 hr
  7. 300, Photographer André Penteado on the textures of Brazilian life today and in the past

    JAN 11

    300, Photographer André Penteado on the textures of Brazilian life today and in the past

    On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from photographer André Penteado on the textures of Brazilian life today and in the past. André's projects have focused on both the personal and the social, visiting unaddressed points of Brazilian history, like uprisings of Indigenous and formally enslaved Black communities in the North of the country, to taboo topics like the impacts of contemporary suicide rates on families, a point that André has experienced directly when his father took his own life. André is also an educator and has worked hard to create collective spaces of learning surrounding contemporary photographic practices in Brazil today. Learn more about André Penteado's work here: https://andrepenteado.com This interview program is supported in 2025/2026 (winter/spring) by the Social Justice Centre at Concordia University. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains. 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

    30 min
  8. Damon Locks and Stefan Christoff mix for Radio Alhara راديو الحارة

    JAN 10

    Damon Locks and Stefan Christoff mix for Radio Alhara راديو الحارة

    A joint mix with Chicago based artist, musician and community worker Damon Locks for Radio AlHara, the first six tracks were selected by Damon and the remaining by Stefan. Airing on Radio AlHara on Saturday, Jan. 10 at 6am eastern time, 1pm Palestine time at radioalhara.net Accompanying artwork from Damon Locks website: https://damonlocks.black/ 01. Eddie Gale - A Song of Will 02. Duke Ellington - Afrique 03. El Michels Affair & Black Thought - I'm Still Somehow 04. Chicago Underground Quartet - Strange Wing 05. New Future City Radio (Damon Locks and Rob Mazure) - New Future 06. Broadcast - Follow the Light 07. Sijya (Leather And Brass) - do i know 08. melondruie - It's Raining Again (via Cruel Nature Recordings) 09. Stefan Christoff and Jarrett Martineau - Eclipse (via Pyramid Blood) 10. spalarnia - Taka (via Präsens Editionen) 11. Esse Ran - System Failure 12. Dissociative Identity Quartet - A spark of hope (via Mahorka) 13. Rinnovare - Fall Away (via Pyramid Blood) 14. Selective Hearing - Dreams of Milk (via Mahorka) 15 .Herbaceous Borders - H.B. - Part 3

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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 - Wednesdays 8am CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am CFRC 101.9FM 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 - Thursdays at 4:30pm

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  • Creator
    Free City Radio
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    500
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