Midtown Radio

Pod Club meet-up this Thursday in Kitchener! 🎙️

PWYC. Registration required. 🙏🏻

Pod Club Meet-Up Join our Pod Club Meet-Up 🎙️ and connect with other local podcasters, audio creators, and radio producers from across Waterloo region. We’ll swap ideas,…

Ready for the new season!? 🎉

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Ready for the new season!? Because the Dog Days are over and we’re coming in hot!

Was that a great 12 Bar Blues, or what!? 😻

Always one of our favourite parts of the Kitchener Blues Festival. And this closing show with Daddy Long Legs didn’t disappoint! 🙌

Big thanks to Mike Elliott Chris Malleck and Ryan Allen for a great show! 🙏🏻

It’s construction season in Midtown. A quick update on what we’re building.

It's construction season in Midtown And we've been busy little beavers!

Great kickoff to the new Brains On Tap: The Non-Lecture Experience series at TWB Co-operative Brewing

Podcast version coming soon on the Midtown Radio listening app.

Free download available through our website. Link in bio.

📸: David Harmes

Like many in Waterloo Region, we were saddened to hear about the demise of 570 News and The Mike Farwell Show in particular.

As local media producers we've shared a common purpose: telling local stories, celebrating our community, asking important questions, and creating spaces where people feel informed and connected.

Mike Farwell has been a familiar and trusted voice for many years. Through his interviews, conversations, and genuine commitment to the region, he has helped shine a light on the people, organizations, and issues that make Waterloo Region unique. We want to thank Mike and everyone behind the scenes who made the show possible.

This moment is also a reminder that local media of every kind—commercial, public, campus, independent, and community—are facing significant challenges. Every time we lose a program or a newsroom, our community loses more of its shared conversation, and connection to one-another.

If local media are going to survive in our community, it will take all of us: more listening, more engagement, more advocacy, and more support.

At Midtown Radio, we'll continue doing our part to create opportunities for local musicians, artists, podcasters, and community organizations to share their voices. We believe the future of local media depends on collaboration, community support, and a shared commitment to ensuring that local stories continue to be told.

If you value local media, tell your friends, support the business that advertises with them, and tell your local representatives that we need to do better.

To Mike, the 570 News team, and everyone affected by these closures, thank you for your contributions to Waterloo Region. We wish you every success in whatever comes next, and look forward to hearing your voices again. 🙏

Happy Pride from Midtown Radio! To shine the spotlight on the incredibly talented LGBTQ+ artists we have in the region, we have curated a playlist of all local talent for TWB Co-operative Brewing 's Pride Patio Party this weekend! Spanning tons of genres, we have so much to celebrate in this region!

Give it a listen and enjoy! 🏳️‍🌈🎶❤️

This Sunday! 🤩

Come join us as we celebrate 8 years of community radio! 5-8pm on the rooftop patio! 🥂

Midtown Radio 8th Anniversary Social Join us for Midtown Radio’s 8th Anniversary Social—good vibes and great tunes, on the rooftop patio!

Recognize any of these characters? 🤩

If you do, you should join us for an awesome in-person celebration as Midtown Radio marks its 8th anniversary! 🎊

Sunday, June 14th. 5-8pm on the rooftop patio! 😎

It’s the perfect chance to hang out, meet fellow supporters, and toast to a great eight years! 🥂

After eight years in the community you never know who’s going to show up!

Limited number of 2 for 1 tickets available. Link in bio.

🎙️ New episode of Midtown Conversations airs this Saturday and Sunday at 11am! 📣

This week’s show explores:
• The future of local journalism
• Media trust in the digital age
• Why local media matters as social infrastructure

Featuring:
• Melissa Bowman (Citified)
• Stewart Grant (Grant Haven Media)
• Ken Seiling (former Regional Chair)
And guest host Shannon Knelsen.

Recorded live at the Princess Cinemas in Waterloo with support from

Available on demand through the Midtown Radio Mobile App (link in bio). 🙏