There are shows dealing with politics, women's rights, international affairs including Latin America, the Philippines, and Palestine, health, LGBTQ issues, parenting, youth, the environment, animal rights, neighbourhood news, senior citizens, disabled people and yoga.

Programmes air in ten foreign languages: Armenian, Azeri, Amharic, Persian, Korean, Nepali, Polish, Serbo-Croatian, South Slav, and Spanish.

Music programmes specialize in numerous genres: aboriginal, accordion, African, alternative, bluegrass, blues, Caribbean, classical, Celtic, electronic, folk, fusion, gospel, hardcore, hip hop, house, India, jazz, Jewish, Latin, metal, old timey, punk, reggae, rock 'n' roll, roots, rumba, ska, soul, swing, tango, and world music.

They operate under the Community Radio Education Society (CRES) charity, which runs the Media Arts Committee (MAC).

Their responsibilities include monitoring all station activities, hiring management and deliberating substantial decisions within the community.

The spatiality of the radio station[clarification needed] has social implications as the building resides in the heart of the downtown eastside of Vancouver.