FM 98.5 CKWR

FM 98.5 CKWR is a not-for-profit community radio station in Kitchener, Ontario, serving Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Guelph. Its weekday programming has been a classic rock format since September 2025, and it continues to carry multilingual and specialty music shows.

The station describes itself as carrying shows in more than ten languages, which include English, Chinese and Croatian among others, presented largely by community volunteers. It was originally licensed in 1973 and has broadcast on 98.5 MHz since a 1997 frequency change. The main language is English.

Expect classic rock during the day, with ethnic and specialty programmes at other times; the exact schedule is published on the station's website. The stream on RadioKite is delivered as AAC+ at about 96 kbps, which gives a good balance of sound quality and data use for both speech and music. It plays in the browser without installation, and you can add it to your favourites for quick access.