Weekend Programs

You can also see our weekday programming here.

Farmers’ Forum
Saturdays at 6:45am
For close to forty years, Farmers’ Forum has been the voice of agriculture in Northeastern Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. Rhonda Howare is the hostess of this farm and resource-based program featuring in-depth interviews, agriculture news, 4-H happenings and the weekly market report!
Mornings With Joe & Gerard
7am -1pm
Joe Chesal and Gerard MacDonald help you through your weekend with style!
Yard Sales: Find out when and where, and advertise your own! (Daily at 8:30 and 9:30)
X-change: Buy and sell! (Daily at 10:30)
Cheers To Wine & Food: Always a good reason to do just that! (Daily at 11:30)
On The Town: What’s happening for lunch! (Daily at 11:20)
Kinsmen Radio Bingo
Saturdays at 5:30pm
Join the Antigonish Kinsmen each weekend to play along and win great prizes!
The Ceilidh
Every Saturday at 6pm
Barry MacKinnon hosts Northeastern Nova Scotia and Cape Breton’s most listened to kitchen ceilidh.  Visit Ceilidh Music at the Antigonish 5-$1.00 Store – Main Street, Antigonish. 

The Ceilidh – Saturday February 11th

Robert Deveaux – Tea Gardens (Angus Chisholm)
Oh Dear What Can the Matter Be
Miss Sophia Campbell (Robert MacIntosh)

Mooney Francis – Halifax Polka

Kenneth and Angus MacKenzie – O Er Bogle
The Air Tune (Liz Carroll)

John McCusker – Tommy Peoples
Frank’s Reel (John McCusker)

Ashley and Lisa MacIsaac – Trip To Mabou Ridge
The Miller of Drone – Put Me In the Meal Chest
The Burn of Carnie
The Kings Reel

John Allan Cameron – Liverpool Lou Behan

Charlie MacCuspic – Mike MacDougall March (Mike MacDougall)
Red Mill (Dan H. MacEachern)
Teetotler

Gordon Duncan – The Old Woman’s Dance (Trad. Arr.)
Paddy O’Rafferty’s (Trad. Arr.)
The Cat Dance (Trad. Arr.)
The Boys Fae Cairnyhill

Cape Breton Fiddlers Association – Skye Glen Gathering Medley

George Paul – Poor Girls Waltz (Don Messer)
Black Velvet Waltz

Dara Smith MacDonald – My Friend Buddy (Dan H. MacEachern)
Light and Airy
Miss Carmichael (William Shepherd)

Dougie MacDonald – Calum Brugach
Mo Mhairi Mhin Mheall
Trad
The Drummer
Sandy Is My Darling
Want to be featured on The Ceilidh? E-mail breakfast@989xfm.ca with a short bio and mp3 (s), or mail your package to XFM:
989 XFM (RE: The Ceilidh)
c/o Atlantic Broadcasters Limited
85 Kirk Street
PO Box 5800
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
B2G 2R9
Sounds Atlantic
Every Saturday at 7pm
Paul and Kevin host a look at some of the best music and artists from here at home and all around Atlantic Canada! 

Sounds Atlantic – Saturday January 28th (ECMA nominations special)

The Trews – The World I Know
Joel Plaskett Emergency – You’re Mine
Classified Ft. David Myles – The Day Doesn’t Die
Molly Thomason – People Lie
Matt Andersen – Wagon Wheel
Dylan Guthro – Canso
Breagh MacKinnon – Heartstrings
Bruce Guthro – Rockin’ Tonight
Madison Violet – If I Could Love You
Fleur Mainville – Silver Temptation
Fleur Mainville Ft. Dave Gunning – All Good Angels
Dave Gunning – Here She Comes A Running
Lennie Gallant – Peter’s Dream
Want to be featured on Sounds Atlantic?  E-mail music@989xfm.ca with a short bio and mp3 (s), or mail your package to XFM:
989 XFM (RE: Sounds Atlantic)
c/o Atlantic Broadcasters Limited
85 Kirk Street
PO Box 5800
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
B2G 2R9
Canada’s Top 20 Countdown
Every Saturday at 8pm
AJ Reynolds counts down the twenty biggest songs in the country, with exclusive interviews and more!
People’s Gospel Hour
Sundays at 6:30am
A half-hour of religious programming.
Inside Sports
Every Sunday at 6pm
Ken Farrell provides the region’s most comprehensive look at sports locally and beyond!  Brought to you by Eastern Sanitation, DeCoste Electrical & Ventilation, Albie’s Auto Sales and Antigonish Kitchen & Design.
Top 20 Country Countdown
Every Sunday at 7pm
Julia counts down the twenty biggest country songs in Canada, with exclusive interviews and more!