''Bandwidth'' was a Canadian radio program, which formerly aired on most
CBC Radio One
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stations in
Ontario
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on Saturday afternoons. The program, produced by
CBO-FM in
Ottawa
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, was broadcast in all Ontario markets except
Toronto
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, where
CBLA-FM
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airs its own local production, ''Big City, Small World'', in the same time slot. The program also formerly aired in
Nunavut
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, where it was later replaced by ''The True North Concert Series''.
Hosted by Meg Wilcox, the program was an arts and culture magazine which profiles the music scene in the province, including album reviews, interviews with musicians, and live concert performances.
Amanda Putz was the program's original host, but took a sabbatical from 2006 to 2009 to work for
Radio Television Hong Kong
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and
CBC Radio 3
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The service, which la ...
. Later hosts included
Alan Neal
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and Adam Saikaley.
The program's cancellation was announced in April 2014, as part of funding cuts to the CBC. Repeats continued to air in the program's old timeslot until the new program ''In the Key of C'', hosted by
Craig Norris from the studios of
CBLA-FM-2 in
Kitchener, was launched in the fall.
"3 new Ontario music releases you need to hear this week"
''Huffington Post
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'', September 20, 2014.
The producers of ''Bandwidth'' were also associated with '' Fuse'', a concert series which aired across Canada on all three of CBC's radio networks.
See also CBC Radio One local programming
Stations in Canada's CBC Radio One network each produce some local programming in addition to the network schedule.
The amount of local programming may vary from station to station. For instance, some stations in smaller markets may produce their ...
.
References
External links
''Bandwidth''
CBC Radio One programs
Canadian music radio programs
Rock music radio programs
2000s Canadian radio programs
2010s Canadian radio programs
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