Shows

A personal journey through a lifetime of listening. Predominantly non-mainstream rock, modern & post-modern jazz and related styles, extraordinary pop and avant garde sounds.

Transporting you to all of the hidden, and sometimes more obvious, corners of the world.

A project of 1200 Degrees and DJ D, 1200 Twelves is a DJ mix spun by one of 100 DJs from around the globe who were tasked with creating a mix from 12 of their 12” vinyl records, all adding up to 1200 Twelves, and each episode will feature 1-2 DJs.
From 2RDJ

Local music from around the Canberra region played every weekday afternoon.

80% new Australian music with a high representation of Canberra artists

where songs wandered off and found a new home… music weaving through forgotten corners and future echoes. Like a hazy dream taped over the family VHS of The Castle—tune in and drift out.

Barry O’Sullivan presents the very best in contemporary reflective and nostalgic music in the jazz form from swing to bebop to mainstream and free form.

Hear information, analysis and comment on issues that are initiated, facilitated or driven by women from diverse communities.

Love the music once and you’ll love it forever; music falling under
the spectrum of Heavy Metal.

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Promoting Chinese culture and the Australian way of life.

Promoting Chinese culture and the Australian way of life.

Enjoy Indian music, be informed and entertained by all things Indian and South Asian.

New Australian storytelling. Hear short form documentaries, personal
narratives and creative audio from across the country.

Analysis & views mainstream media ignores. For over 30 years Alternative Radio has been putting audiences in touch with a different perspective on international issues.

Conversations with entrepreneurs to uncover the real story behind their visibility and growth – what’s worked and what hasn’t. Their stories deserve to be heard and so does yours. 

An hour of the best of recent Australian Independent and Alternative Music.

New local and independent Aussie music

Featuring topline Aussie acts talking up and playing their recent Australian music faves.

Building bridges between Bangladesh and Australia and indeed the world by highlighting issues of common interest.

The sounds of Memphis. Experience the heartfelt sounds and colourful stories of Memphis music in intimate, live-in-concert performances.

Australia’s Hip Hop Show

Social, political, environmental and community activist radio program.

Blues Roots & Boots explores the three genres that have come to underpin most of what we listen to today. With a focus on revealing the depth of talent that exists in Australia within these music forms, Blues Roots & Boots is unashamedly weighted in its content to Australian artists while allowing room for the best of what is available from the international scene.

Snap, Crackle and Pop

Celebrate Canberra’s multicultural community.

Voice of Canberra Telugu Community

Capital Women speaks to successful and emerging businesswomen from across the Canberra region. The conversations highlight the ‘behind the scenes’ challenges, insights, wisdom, and determination needed to remain relevant in today’s business world.

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Exploring jangly ringing guitars. Trace the arc from the Byrds to the Bats, with plenty of new releases and some forgotten treasures too.

Your weekly guide to the movies. Whatever the genre, whoever the star, Cinemascape will pass judgement.

Climate Community provides connection and support for the many Canberrans who are active (or would like to be) in addressing the emerging climate crisis.

The long-running left-of-centre specialist music program hosted by Andrew Lambkin.

Music of the world, with new and forthcoming releases; cross-cultural, traditional, acoustic, trance, electronic, folk and singer-songwriters — distinctive global music outside the mainstream.

Exploring the music scenes and genres in different areas of the world, focusing on newer releases and the stories behind them. A musical program for those looking to delve into unfamiliar places and spaces.

A fascinating insight into mainstream society’s shifting attitudes towards fathers and fatherhood, the program features informative and entertaining conversations with a wide range of experts and interesting people.

Dead Air is a nostalgic trip through the Blues and Americana from the slave plantations of the Louisiana Delta to industrial heartland of Chicago via San Francisco, L.A through to swinging Britain and Australia of the late sixties and early seventies.

US public radio’s award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman & Juan Gonzalez.

Diffusion takes a look at new science, hard science, pop science, historical science and weird science.

Hosted by longstanding rock journalist and veritable roots roller Stuart Coupe, Dirt Music explores the expanse and history of roots music spanning country, folk, blues, Americana

Earth Matters presents local, national and international grassroots perspectives on environmental concerns.

Fair Comment is an interview program that takes a grassroots perspective, examining how news and issues across Australia are affecting individuals in the community.

Should your gender determine your pay packet? In Australia, women continue to earn less than men. Welcome to Feminist Money, the money program for feminists who want change.

Hosted by Jimmy Bernasconi, ‘Films for Today’ explores how the art of cinema can help us understand the social, cultural and political issues that currently trouble us.

Every week we feature interviews with Australian authors that get to the heart of their work, as well as festival, events and all the news you need to understand the world of Australian letters. Final Draft is committed to supporting a strong and diverse culture of storytelling by elevating the voices of debut authors, indigenous authors & writers of colour. We understand the importance of the stories we tell in shaping the world in which we live and seek to get to the heart of what Australia’s literary culture tells us about out world.

Local, national and international performances with an emphasis on Australian performers.

Pop, Electro, Rap, Urban Music, all in French. Discover the current French music culture through our weekly selection. French Pop & Cie will give you the desire and curiosity to learn French!

Your science on a Sunday

Gender Equity Matters is a dynamic program dedicated to fostering conversations on gender equity, breaking down barriers, and promoting inclusivity. Join us as we amplify diverse voices and advocate for a more equitable world. Changing the things we cannot accept.

Gikuyu Reke Twaranirie features a diverse mix of talks, conversations and interviews on cultural aspects of the Gikuyu community of Kenya, Africa, including current issues and information that are of interest to Gikuyu community listeners in Australia and around the world through streaming.

World music with a difference – a musical carpet ride for armchair travellers.

Go Go Go! Sometimes fast, sometimes slow but ALWAYS dancey and in the know! Tune in to hear music from your favourite local legends as well as DJs and artists that are visiting the capital. Come along for the ride as we shine a spotlight on events happening near you and hot new releases from Canberra and Sydney based artists. 

Jazz for enjoyable listening, including traditional, mainstream, contemporary and everything in-between, from America, Australia, Europe and elsewhere.

Join co-hosts Audrey and Sara as they attempt to read every book ever written. Listen in each week to hear them dissect, rave about and trash talk your favourite books.

News, Views and Music from the Old Country

Jailbreak reaches out to listeners on the inside and connects people and families in the community who feel isolated, separated or caught up in the criminal justice system.

Kuzu Zangpo Canberra is a community focused radio platform dedicated to celebrating and preserving Bhutanese culture in the heart of the ACT. Featuring a rich blend of traditional, classic, and contemporary Bhutanese music, alongside community news, interviews and personal stories that reflect the challenges and triumphs of the Bhutanese migrant journey.

Folk music from Canberra and the world in five exciting flavours

Step into the rhythm of the Latin world with Latin Lingo – your weekly journey through the hottest sounds of Latin music – this show is where culture and rhythm collide!
Latin Lingo Radio brings the heat, energy, and passion of the Latin nightlife straight to your speakers.

Latin Rhythms is a space created to celebrate the energy and diversity of Latin music. Through the core rhythms of tropical, Caribbean, urban sounds, and music from the southern cone of the continent, alongside new trends such as Afro Latin House, electro Latin, and champeta.

An experience that connects cultures, emotions and the dance floor through the beat.

Providing valuable information in Spanish (Latino) for the Latino community.

National Indigenous talk show focusing on current affairs and issues of importance to Indigenous people.
Produced by Triple A in Brisbane.

The freshest home-grown music, delivered straight from local artists to your ears, the latest local music news, gig details, live interviews and laughs!

Entertaining news and discussion about research that has impact on society and providing a wide range of science and technology news.

Lunchtime music and entertainment

The Macedonian Radio Programme informs the Macedonians of the A.C.T. and Queanbeyan of the latest local, national and international news in their Macedonian language. It also provides community announcements, religious updates and information on different social, cultural and historic events. Macedonians of all generations and other fans of Macedonian music have the opportunity to listen to a variety of genres.

2XX FM’s Mandarin program promotes the use and learning of Mandarin in the ACT area and to inform the community, especially the Chinese speaking community, about local events and other information of interest.

Produced by Bernard Busooa the show will explore the Mauritian culture, the experience of Mauritians in the Act, connections between the Mauritian community and other multicultural communities and, of course, music, food, events and other things that Mauritians are intersted to promote.

An Indigenous-produced and presented magazine-style news and current affairs program, providing a platform for in-depth coverage of issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

Nepalese Voice of Canberra is created to connect, inform, and celebrate the Nepali community in Canberra. With its blend of music, conversation, and community voices, Nepalese Voice of Canberra offers a warm space to stay rooted, informed and inspired.

Modern jazz. Bebop and beyond. Sometimes a long way beyond.

Roots music from around the world with Brian Wise. Feature interviews, in studio performances and live recordings and regular broadcasts from festival at home and overseas.

Join DJ Mista Nige as he takes you on a journey thru the archives of House Music as well as into the future with unreleased tracks from around the globe.

Outer Rhythm takes you from the mainstream and into the clubs…..

To mark 2XX’s 50th anniversary year, we’ve invited the people who have powered 2XX’s journey across 5 decades to join us on-air. Their stories trace the highs, lows, dramas and great times. Newly digitised archival recordings chart the musical, political, social and cultural changes in Canberra and Australia since 1976.

A weekly trip into the vinyl vault

Ground-breaking, award-winning children’s edutainment hosted entirely by young people from the mid-primary to mid secondary age range.

News meets comedy in Queering The Capital – Bringing all of Canberra’s queer news to you.

Tune in on Fridays at 6pm on 2xx fm!

A multicultural program which seeks to educate the Canberra community on Ghanaian life and culture. The program also contributes to multiculturalism in Canberra through the provision of educative topics; and community announcements and events.

Radio Harmony is an engaging multilingual program, with Hindi as the primary language, catering to the information and entertainment needs of the Indian community. Listen to insightful interviews and fantastic music of different genres.

Each show includes a summary of ‘What’s On’ in the Landcare/catchment management community and interviews feature a wide variety of stakeholders, including on-ground volunteers, coordinators, businesses, government and those with scientific and technical backgrounds.

Australia’s longest running show focusing on nuclear issues.

Presenter Marianne Cannon is a horticulturalist and educator presenting a new holistic approach to gardening organically.

Music selected by Mister E. Tramp.
The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenalin but rather the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity. — Glenn Gould.

Rebel Chorus presents folk music with a political edge: songs and verse of soldarity, struggle, sedition and survival in the historical and contemporary context.

The Sista Selecta’s Roots’n’Reggae Show presents a variety of reggae music styles from Australia and around the world.

All things Space – news, travel, discoveries, the mysteries, and more…

The Spanish Program provides cultural, artistic and local information to the Spanish speaking community of the ACT and surrounding region.

Srbija u Mom Srcu je program na srpskom jeziku na talasima Društvene Radio Stanice 2XX 98.3FM People Powered Radio koji se emituje svakog utorka od 7 do 7:30 uveče.

A half-hour weekly show about workers rights and current affairs.

The tango hour is 7pm to 8pm, every Sunday, when Tango Capital brings you tango views, news, reviews, and interviews together with the best in traditional and modern tango music, all with an Australasian focus but with international happenings and personalities also.

Twenty years on-air and still with the passion of the new, Tecka brings you the latest hard/pub rock and blues from across the globe, plus an acoustic segment each hour.

A team of women in science and tech bring a fresh perspective to the issues that matter to you.

Journey into the heart of global events

Discover new Australian music weekly with Ash Sambrooks. Features interviews with emerging artists while genre-hopping across indie, post-punk, electronic, ambient, experimental, and all the in-betweens.

The Bohemian Beat takes the listener on a journey through the minds and lives of some of the greatest men and women that have ever lived.

A program of conversations with people from Canberra and from around the world. You will get to know their stories, passions their contribution to humanity and hear music that has inspired them during their life’s journey.

The First Australian Music Hour is a weekly music program featuring well known Australian First Nations artists and emerging young performers, as well as the  occasional whitefella. 

The best in folk music and culture. Selecting the best of Anglo-Celtic,
Australian and contemporary folk for over 30 years.

How was the news reported this week? Join some of Australia’s best-known journalists to talk about how news is
reported.

Vintage music from the 20s and 30s featuring jazz, big bands, and including personalities and music from the movies.

A weekly music wrap of what’s getting attention on community radio across Australia.

Swing bands and singers of the 1930s and ’40s.

Hear the latest in world music,
contemporary jazz, digital beats and aural exotica.

One hour of dance music to wind up your week and get you pumped for the weekend. House, breaks and more, and including mixes and tracks from local DJ’s and producers.

While The Wire takes a short break from 15-26 June, the BBC’s ‘The Global Story’ will broadcast from Tuesday to Friday.

A weekly wrap on the news and stories that matter to you.

International LGBT news, music, politics, culture and much more in a weekly magazine-style show now airing on over 200 community radio stations worldwide.

In a rollercoaster hour of music, we’ll travel through genres and decades as Throughlines takes you on a musical journey with fun facts along the way.
Ditch the algorithm – this is the show for discovering new music and facts about old favourites. It’s a show for music lovers.

Malo e lelei and welcome to listeners to the hour of Tongan language, music and culture. Stories and journeys across the Pacific Ocean from the Friendly Island Kingdom of Tonga to the beautiful continent of Australia. Malo🌴🙏🌴🌼🌴

Transforming Perceptions explores a diverse range of perspectives on subjects that may have direct or indirect links to social, emotional and mental well-being and aims to promote de-stigmatisation of mental illness in the community.

Ambient and atmospheric music from
across the ages and around the world,
heard on Australian community radio
since 1989.

Playing new music releases and the songs that have inspired their creations.

Playing new undergrounds music from the UK and USA. For new music lovers.

Well Well Well looks broadly at issues surrounding the health and wellbeing of our LGBTIQ+ communities, with a specialty on HIV and sexual health. The show focuses on connecting listeners with clinicians, researchers, and subject matter experts in an  unvarnished conversation that is sex-positive, accessible, and de-stigmatises health topics that might otherwise be considered taboo.

Health issues for people of all ages. Wellbeing aims to inform the community about conditions and diseases as well as dispelling medical myths.

Women’s International News Gathering Service is a weekly half-hour of news/current affairs by and about women around the world.

Each week, hear from women on local, national and global current affairs with a commitment to improving the status of women in Australia and globally.