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''Bandwidth'' was a Canadian radio program, which formerly aired on most
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stations in
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on Saturday afternoons. The program, produced by CBO-FM in Ottawa, was broadcast in all Ontario markets except
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, where
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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, 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 Amanda C. Putz (born March 1975) is a Canadian radio personality. Formerly the host of '' Fuse'' and ''Bandwidth'' on CBC Radio One, she moved to Hong Kong in 2006, and guest-hosted various programs on Radio Television Hong Kong's English network ...
was the program's original host, but took a sabbatical from 2006 to 2009 to work for
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and
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. Later hosts included
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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
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in Kitchener, was launched in the fall."3 new Ontario music releases you need to hear this week"
'' Huffington Post'', 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
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