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Africanpride Radio
Seven days of programming, built around the community
Music through the morning, talk and current affairs in the afternoon, and a community noticeboard every evening where anyone can send in an announcement — a birth, a funeral, a fundraiser, a job — free, and read out on air.
How to listen
Three ways in
The station streams online. The direct listening links are being confirmed with the studio — when they are live they will be published here and on this page's address rather than anywhere else.
Stream from this site
The player lives on this page. Direct stream address: CONTACT_TBD.
Send an announcement
Free, and there is no catch. Write what you want read out, tell us when it should go on air, and the studio will read it in the evening noticeboard slot.
Come on as a guest
Community organisers, business owners, visiting artists, association officers. Afternoon talk is built almost entirely from people who wrote in and asked.
The week
The shape of a week on air
Blocks run in this order every week. Exact clock times and programme names are set by the studio and change with the schedule — write to the radio desk for this week's sheet.
| Day | Block | What is on |
|---|---|---|
| Mon – Fri | Morning music | Highlife, afrobeats, gospel, soukous and Congolese rumba, with requests taken by message. The day starts in the languages listeners speak at home. |
| Mon – Fri | Midday bulletin | What is happening in the community this week: association meetings, fundraising drives, visa and permit changes worth knowing about, and the diary of local events. |
| Mon – Fri | Afternoon talk | Longer interviews — community organisers, business owners, tradespeople, visiting artists and anyone with a project the community should hear about. |
| Mon – Sun | Evening noticeboard | Announcements sent in by listeners and read out on air. Births, funerals, tributes, weddings, fundraisers, job vacancies, items lost and found. Free to submit, every single evening. |
| Saturday | Weekend mix | Longer music sets, new releases, and a look at what the diaspora is making — Afrobeats and amapiano through to the older highlife catalogue. |
| Saturday | Community hour | Associations, churches, mosques, student unions and hometown groups take the microphone to speak to their own members. |
| Sunday | Worship & family | Gospel, choral and worship music, family requests, and a slower programme for the afternoon. |
Why there are no clock times here. A timetable that is wrong is worse than no timetable, so we publish the running order — which does not change — and let the studio confirm the exact hours each week. Ask the radio desk for the current sheet and we will send it.
The evening noticeboard
Send us something to read out
Free, and open to anyone. Write it the way you would say it, tell us when it should go on air, and the studio will read it in the evening slot.
Questions
Getting on air
Anything not answered here goes to the radio desk, and a person will answer it.
Can I send in music to be played?
Yes. Send a link to the track, say who you are and where you are based, and note whether you hold the rights to it — we cannot play anything we are not allowed to broadcast. Local and diaspora artists get priority over imported chart music, which is rather the point of the station.
Does it cost anything to send an announcement?
No. The noticeboard is free for everyone, including businesses announcing an opening or a service. There is no paid queue and no charge for repeating an announcement.
Can I advertise on the station?
Yes, and advertising is always identified as advertising on air — never read as though it were a news item. Sponsored segments are labelled. Ask for the rate card, and read the advertising section of our Terms of Use.
How do I become a presenter or a guest?
Guests are easy: write to the radio desk with what you want to talk about and someone will book you in. Presenting takes longer — we look for people who already know their subject and have a reason to be on air, rather than a demo tape read in a studio voice.
Is the station available outside Canada?
The stream has no country restriction, so it is listenable anywhere with an internet connection — which is deliberate, because a large part of the audience is family on the continent listening to the same broadcast as the people in Calgary.
Can I get a copy of a programme?
We do not publish recordings of every show, and we cannot release material containing other people without their agreement. If a specific interview matters to you, ask the desk — if the guest is willing, we will help.
While you are here
The magazine runs alongside the radio
Much of what gets talked about on air ends up reported at length — the business that opened, the tradition being taught, the argument the community is having. Read the current issue, or put your own business in front of the same audience for nothing.