Prison Radio / Calls from Home

Show Description

CFRC’s Prison Radio program airs every other Wednesday from 7-8pm EST on CFRC 101.9fm in the Kingston, Ontario area and worldwide at CFRC.ca. CFRC’s signal extends to Brockville, Belleville, Smith Falls, and Watertown (NY).

Prison Radio features interviews, writing, and documentaries about abolition and prison issues. Miss a live show? You can hear past episodes at blueheronmedia.org.

Calls from Home provides a platform for incarcerated folks and their friends and loved ones on the outside to connect. Anyone can contact us with a message or song request to air, sharing letters, emails, voice messages, and music requests for their friends or loved ones on the inside.

CFRC’s radio signal carries into the following institutions: Millhaven, Collins Bay, Joyceville, Bath, Frontenac, Pittsburgh, Quinte Detention Centre, and Cape Vincent Correctional Facility (Cape Vincent, New York).

To share a message, dedication or song request

• Call or text: 613-917-1390
• E-mail us at CFRCprisonradio [at] riseup [dot] net
• DM us on instagram, @cfrcprisonradio,
• Or write to us: CPR c/o CFRC Lower Carruthers Hall Queen’s University Kingston, ON K7L 3N6

Both shows air Wednesdays at 7pm. Here is our 2025 show schedule:

Calls From Home: March 19th April 16th May 14th June 11th July 9th August 6th September 3rd October 1st October 29th November 26th December 24th

Prison Radio: March 5th April 2nd April 30th May 28th June 25th July 23rd August 20th September 17th October 15th November 12th December 10th