CBC Music (formerly known as CBC FM, CBC Stereo and CBC Radio 2) is a Canadian
FM radio
FM broadcasting is a method of radio broadcasting using frequency modulation (FM). Invented in 1933 by American engineer Edwin Armstrong, wide-band FM is used worldwide to provide high fidelity sound over broadcast radio. FM broadcasting is cap ...
network operated by the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. ...
jazz
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. In 2007 and 2008, the network transitioned towards a new " adult music" format with a variety of genres, with the classical genre generally restricted to midday hours. In 2009, Radio 2 averaged 2.1 million listeners weekly, and it was the second-largest radio network in Canada.
History
The CBC's FM network was launched in 1946, but was strictly a simulcast of the
AM radio
AM broadcasting is radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation (AM) transmissions. It was the first method developed for making audio radio transmissions, and is still used worldwide, primarily for medium wave (also known as "AM band") transm ...
network until 1960. In that year, distinct programming on the FM network began. It was briefly discontinued in 1962, but resumed again in 1964.
In November 1971, the CBC filed license applications for new FM stations in English in St. John's, Halifax, and Calgary, and in French in Quebec City, Ottawa, and Chicoutimi, telling the
CRTC
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that it intended to start a second "more extended and more leisurely" program service on its FM stations, tentatively to be called "Radio Two".
On November 3, 1975, the FM network was renamed CBC Stereo, to distinguish it from the AM network, known as CBC Radio.
In the early 1990s, the CBC began offering selected programs on the Internet, most notably CBC Stereo's ''
RealTime
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History
The free national arts magazine ''RealTime'', also known as ...
''."CBC radio networks going live on Internet". ''
Kingston Whig-Standard
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'', September 26, 1996. In September 1996, the corporation formally launched live
audio streaming
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of both CBC Radio and CBC Stereo.
Since the 1980s, many of the AM CBC Radio stations moved to FM due to the limitations of AM broadcasting; as such, in 1997 the CBC renamed the networks
CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One is the English-language news and information radio network of the publicly owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial-free and offers local and national programming. It is available on AM and FM to 98 percent of Ca ...
and CBC Radio Two. As of 2018, there are a number of CBC Radio One low-power transmitters with only a few high-powered ones left still operating on the AM band in some areas across Canada.
For much of its history, its programming focused on arts and culture, and primarily consisted of programs devoted to opera,
classical music
Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" also ...
,
jazz
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and theatre. Some programming devoted to Canadian pop and
indie rock
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music was also aired, via the Saturday night
CBC Radio 3
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The service, which lanuc ...
simulcast and predecessors such as ''
RadioSonic
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''RadioSonic'', which aired ...
'', ''
Night Lines
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'', and the late-night programme ''
Brave New Waves
''Brave New Waves'' was a Canadian radio program which aired on CBC Stereo, later known as CBC Radio 2, from 1984 to 2007. Airing overnight five nights a week, the show profiled alternative and indie music and culture, including film, comics, ...
''.
2007 format change
In 2006, speculation arose that Radio Two programming would undergo a format and name change, similar to that which its French counterpart
Espace musique
Ici Musique (stylized as ICI Musique) is the French-language music radio service of Canada's national public broadcaster, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (''Société Radio-Canada''). It is the French equivalent of the English CBC Music, al ...
undertook in 2004, although no plans were announced until January 2007. These changes, which took effect March 19, resulted in a tighter focus on music – still primarily classical but also including
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
, world music, and live music of all types. The length and frequency of newscasts, which had essentially duplicated those heard on Radio One, was reduced dramatically. The 2007 revamp also resulted in a subtle name change from Radio Two to Radio 2.
In March 2008, CBC announced plans to complete the transformation of Radio 2, significantly altering its daytime programming lineup. These plans resulted in the "New Radio 2", starting September 2, 2008. In essence, the morning and afternoon drive programs, which had focused almost exclusively on classical music, were replaced with new shows featuring a wider range of genres. The goal, according to the CBC, was to increase exposure of musicians and genres, other than classical and jazz, which received little airtime on private radio.
Concomitantly, four
web radio
Online radio (also web radio, net radio, streaming radio, e-radio, IP radio, Internet radio) is a digital audio service transmitted via the Internet. Broadcasting on the Internet is usually referred to as webcasting since it is not transmitted ...
streams – all-classical, jazz, singer-songwriter, and "Canadian composer" – were introduced.
On June 10, the CBC announced that hosts associated with the new programming would include
Julie Nesrallah
Julie Nesrallah is a Canadian mezzo-soprano and radio host.
Her past operatic roles include Isabella in ''L'italiana in Algeri'', the Composer in ''Ariadne auf Naxos'', Suzuki in ''Madama Butterfly'', Maddalena in ''Rigoletto'', Cherubino in ''The ...
,
Molly Johnson
Margaret Leslie "Molly" Johnson, OC is a Canadian Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter of pop and jazz.
Biography
Johnson began as a child performer, receiving formal training from the National Ballet School and the Banff School of Fine Arts. ...
There was a vocal, negative response to these changes from a variety of sources connected with the classical community, ranging from Facebook to blogs to newspaper columnists. National protests were also held at CBC facilities across the country. However, the move drew support from other corners of the cultural community, noting in many cases the low ratings of the existing service. Among the supporters were several critically acclaimed artists who would benefit from the changes.
While critics, particularly ''
Globe and Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...
'' columnist Russell Smith, raised the spectre of the network airing mainstream pop artists such as
Nelly Furtado
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She first gained fame with her trip hop-inspired deb ...
and
The Black Eyed Peas
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, the network's popular music component consists almost exclusively of artists who would be classified as
adult album alternative
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,
folk
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* Folklore
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, world music or singer-songwriter pop – and very few of whom receive any airplay whatsoever on commercial radio. For instance, on one representative day in 2009, '' Radio 2 Mornings "pop" playlist included Feist,
John Mayer
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,
Blue Rodeo
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Neil Young
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,
Whiskeytown
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,
Spirit of the West
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,
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
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,
Joni Mitchell
Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell ( Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American musician, producer, and painter. Among the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her sta ...
,
Matthew Barber
Matthew Barber (born January 10, 1977) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His music has been classified as indie pop and pop rock with folk and alternative country influences.
Barber was born and grew up in Port Credit, which is part of Mississa ...
,
Eleni Mandell
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,
Skydiggers
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,
Billy Bragg
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,
Jeremy Fisher
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,
Jim Bryson
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,
The Be Good Tanyas
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,
The Duhks
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,
Sarah Slean
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,
Stephen Fearing
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,
Melissa McClelland
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,
Cowboy Junkies
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,
Howie Beck
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History
Be ...
and the Band.
Critics also noted that classical music programming would be reduced from 12 hours per day to only 5 hours during daytime working office hours.
On May 2, 2008, the president of the CBC and the director of programming attended a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Canadian Heritage. There appeared to be opposition to the movement away from classical music on Radio 2 from MPs of all three main parties represented on the committee. Committee members
Bill Siksay
William Livingstone Siksay (born March 11, 1955) is a Canadian politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) who represented the British Columbia riding of Burnaby—Douglas for the New Democratic Party from 2004 to 2011.
Early life
Siksay ...
and
Ed Fast
Edward D. Fast (born June 18, 1955) is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Abbotsford since 2006. A member of the Conservative Party of Canada, he was Minister for International Trade and Minister for the A ...
were particularly opposed to the programming changes. The committee voted unanimously to hold further hearings specifically on the CBC Radio 2 changes in September 2008.
Despite the controversy, the format change was successful for the network, which maintained a consistent overall audience while lowering the average age of its listenership from 65 to 52 in January 2010.
2010s
On February 6, 2018, the CBC announced that Radio 2 would be rebranded as CBC Music, aligning with the branding of the corporation's music website and digital audio service (discussed
below
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*Ground (disambiguation)
*Soil
*Floor
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* Bottom (BDSM), the partner in a BDSM who takes the passive, receiving, or obedient role, to that of the top or ...
).
2020s
During the
COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
The COVID-19 pandemic in Canada is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (). It is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). Most cases over the course of the pandemic have been in Ontario, Que ...
, the service temporarily shifted to a playlist of exclusively Canadian music, to help support Canadian musicians impacted by the cancellations of their concert tours.
Distribution
The network is not as widely available across Canada as Radio One. While Radio One is available in most communities across Canada regardless of size, CBC Music for the most part is available only in larger cities. Only 14 transmitters across Canada are licensed as originating stations within the network, compared to over 30 for Radio One, although some additional cities are also served by rebroadcasters of one of the originating stations. The service is provided in some form to virtually all of Canada's major cities and all provincial capitals. CBC Music also has a more consistent national schedule than Radio One; currently the originating stations produce only limited regional programming, such as weather updates. In the past these stations would also air local news summaries or a daily calendar of local arts and culture events; this was dropped in 2007.
CBH-FM
CBH-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting in Halifax, Nova Scotia at 102.7 MHz. The station was launched on June 1, 1975 and is the CBC Music outlet for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. CBH-FM's studios are located on 7 ...
in Halifax produces an additional regional music program for the
Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada, also called the Atlantic provinces (french: provinces de l'Atlantique), is the region of Eastern Canada comprising the provinces located on the Atlantic coast, excluding Quebec. The four provinces are New Brunswick, Newfoundlan ...
region, due to a scheduling hole caused by the
time zone
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difference.
In some smaller communities, especially in rural northern
British Columbia
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, community groups have been licensed to rebroadcast a CBC Music station on a local low-power radio transmitter. These transmitters are owned by the community group rather than the network, and do not originate any programming at all.
On satellite, the network's programming can also be heard on
Bell Satellite TV
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and
Shaw Direct
Shaw Direct is a direct broadcast satellite television distributor in Canada and a subsidiary of the telecommunications company Shaw Communications. As of 2010, Shaw Direct had over 900,000 subscribers. It broadcasts on Ku band from two communic ...
. Unlike Radio One and Radio 3, CBC Music is not carried by
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. is an American broadcasting company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City that provides satellite radio and online radio services operating in the United States. It was formed by the 2008 merger of Sirius Sat ...
; the CRTC requires that a "Canadian" channel (for the purposes of
Sirius Canada
Sirius Canada was a Canadian company, a partnership between Slaight Communications, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Sirius Satellite Radio, which was one of three services licensed by the CRTC on June 16, 2005 to introduce satellite ra ...
, which carried CBC programming prior to its merger with
XM Radio Canada
XM Radio Canada was the operating name of Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (or CSR), a Canadian communications and media company, which was incorporated in 2002 to broadcast satellite radio in Canada. Following the merger of Sirius XM Radio ...
) must carry 85% Canadian musical content, a requirement that has not been imposed on (or met by) the terrestrial network. Even so, a handful of programs that did meet this criterion, such as ''Deep Roots'', have aired on Radio One's Sirius XM feed (channel 169); for a period in the mid-2010s, CBC Music also programmed a separate service for SiriusXM, CBC Music Sonica, which was devoted exclusively to Canadian music. This channel was later discontinued.
CBC Music is also available via the internet in
webradio
Online radio (also web radio, net radio, streaming radio, e-radio, IP radio, Internet radio) is a digital audio service transmitted via the Internet. Broadcasting on the Internet is usually referred to as webcasting since it is not transmitted ...
and
podcast
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form. Between October 2013 and September 2016, access to the network's domestic internet streams was blocked for listeners outside Canada. The CBC stated that they were not allowed to broadcast advertising outside of Canada. Two ad-free streams – Eastern International and Pacific International – were made available for international users. On these streams, commercials were replaced with CBC promos and other filler content. After the CRTC ordered the CBC to stop broadcasting ads on the network in 2016, international users have regained access to all five domestic streams.
Stations
Only stations which are licensed as "originating stations" within the network are listed here. Some stations also have
rebroadcaster
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s in smaller outlying markets; these are listed in each station's separate article.
Former affiliates
*
Kentville
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History
Kentville owes its location to the Cornwallis River ...
,
Nova Scotia
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Most of the population are native Eng ...
-
CKWM-FM
CKWM-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting from Kentville, Nova Scotia at 94.9 FM owned by the Maritime Broadcasting System. The station currently plays an adult contemporary format branded on-air as ''Magic 94.9''.
The station began broa ...
- disaffiliated in 1988.
*
London, Ontario
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-
CFPL-FM
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- disaffiliated in 1972.
*
Red Deer
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,
Alberta
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-
CKRD-FM
CKRD-FM is a radio station that broadcasts a christian format on the frequency 90.5 FM in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.
Owned by Touch Canada Broadcasting (2006) Inc. (the general partner) and 1188011 Alberta Ltd. and Touch Canada Broadcasting Inc. ...
- disaffiliated in 1981.
Website
On February 13, 2012, CBC launched CBC Music as an
internet radio
Online radio (also web radio, net radio, streaming radio, e-radio, IP radio, Internet radio) is a digital audio service transmitted via the Internet. Broadcasting on the Internet is usually referred to as webcasting since it is not transmitted ...
platform, featuring the existing CBC Radio services and 47 dedicated channels devoted to particular genres of music. The service is distributed via the CBC Music website, and accompanying
mobile app
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iOS
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, and
BlackBerry OS
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."CBC launches free digital music service" ''
Ottawa Citizen
The ''Ottawa Citizen'' is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
History
Established as ''The Bytown Packet'' in 1845 by William Harris (journalist), William Harris, it was renamed the '' ...
'', February 13, 2012. Some of the genre webstreams were already provided by Radio 2 or Radio 3, while others were new offerings at the 2012 launch; over time, however, the names and formats of the genre streams have evolved significantly, with some of the original streams having been discontinued in favour of new ones, reformatted to alter their genre focus, or renamed to align their branding with the network's programming.
The service was launched shortly after the CBC reached a music licensing deal with the Audio-Video Licensing Agency in January 2012. The site was one of the first large-scale ventures into online broadcasting to be available in Canada since the launch of
Iceberg Radio
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in 1997; at the time of CBC Music's launch, popular international ventures such as
Pandora
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or
Spotify
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remained unavailable to Canadian consumers.
A similar site, IciMusique.ca (formerly espace.mu, in reference to former radio branding Espace Musique), is also offered by CBC Music's French-language counterpart
Ici Musique
Ici Musique (stylized as ICI Musique) is the French-language music radio service of Canada's national public broadcaster, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (''Société Radio-Canada''). It is the French equivalent of the English CBC Music, a ...
.
Shortly after the service's launch,
Stingray Digital
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filed a complaint with the
Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission
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, alleging that the CBC's access to government funding gave it an unfair competitive advantage over private for-profit services. Noting that the CBC pays the same
copyright
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royalties to
SOCAN
The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) is a Canadian performance rights organization that represents the performing rights of more than 135,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers. The organization collects ...
as the competing services and that it places a much greater emphasis on
Canadian content
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than the commercial services, the CRTC dismissed the complaint in August 2012.
In December 2013, the site also launched the first issue of CBC Music Magazine, an
e-magazine
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distributed in both
iOS
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and Android formats. The magazine is no longer published.
With the rebranding of Radio 2 in 2018, the website is considered to be part of the radio network's operations rather than a distinct division of the CBC, although the individual genre streams and Radio 3 are still provided. The CBC Music streaming platform was replaced by CBC Listen in 2019.
Programming
Although most programming on CBC Music is exclusive to the network, some specialty programs, including ''
The Vinyl Cafe
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'' (until 2015), ''
Vinyl Tap
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'', ''
C'est formidable!
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'', ''
Backstage with Ben Heppner
''Backstage with Ben Heppner'' was a Canadian radio program. Airing on Saturday afternoons, on Sunday mornings on CBC Music and repeated on the same Sunday evening on CBC Radio One, the program is hosted by Ben Heppner and presents primarily class ...
'' and ''
Canada Live
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'', have also aired on Radio One in different time slots.
Until 2007, Radio 2 simulcast the majority of Radio One's newscasts, including ''
The World at Six
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'' and ''World Report'', resulting in several lengthy breaks from music throughout the day. This ended in March 2007, when Radio 2 began to carry a separate news service, with news updates of 90 seconds in length a handful of times each day. The length was soon changed to 4 ½ minutes, the usual length of the CBC's non-major newscasts, with the frequency increased slightly. However, newscasts on Radio 2 remain distinct from those on Radio One.
During the 2005
Canadian Media Guild
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lockout
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* Lockout (industry), a type of work stoppage
**Dublin Lockout, a major industrial dispute between approximately 20,000 workers and 300 employers 1913 - 1914
* Lockout (sports), lockout in sports leagues
**MLB lockout, lock ...
, the normal schedule was temporarily replaced by continuous music from
Galaxie
Stingray Music is a Canada-based international multi-platform audio service that broadcasts continuous streaming music and other forms of audio on multiple channel feeds. The service is owned by Stingray Digital.
While a song is playing on the ...
(then owned by the CBC), except for short news updates at the top of each hour from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time.
After the 2012 federal budget, the CBC applied to the CRTC for permission to introduce commercial advertisements on CBC Radio 2 and sister network Espace Musique. In October 2013, the network began broadcasting a limited amount of advertising, up to four minutes an hour, with a goal of broadcasting up to nine minutes per hour in 2016. Ad-free streams of the Toronto and Vancouver feeds were introduced online for international listeners. On August 31, 2016, the CRTC denied CBC's request to continue airing commercial advertisements until August 31, 2018. Consequently, advertising ceased on September 1, 2016.
CBC Music also produces the television series ''
Toronto Star
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'', May 24, 2013.
Weekday programming
The network's weekday programming does not vary significantly from day to day; except in the 6–7 p.m. hour, when a different one-hour weekly program normally airs each day, the schedule is otherwise consistent from Mondays to Fridays. '' Mornings'', hosted by Saroja Coelho, airs in the morning drive slot, and is followed at 9 a.m. by the classical music show ''
Tempo
In musical terminology, tempo (Italian, 'time'; plural ''tempos'', or ''tempi'' from the Italian plural) is the speed or pace of a given piece. In classical music, tempo is typically indicated with an instruction at the start of a piece (often ...
'', hosted by
Julie Nesrallah
Julie Nesrallah is a Canadian mezzo-soprano and radio host.
Her past operatic roles include Isabella in ''L'italiana in Algeri'', the Composer in ''Ariadne auf Naxos'', Suzuki in ''Madama Butterfly'', Maddalena in ''Rigoletto'', Cherubino in ''The ...
. ''About Time'', hosted by Tom Allen, airs in the early afternoons, followed by ''
Drive
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Motoring
* Driving, the act of controlling a vehicle
* Road trip, a journey on roads
Roadways
Roadways called "drives" may include:
* Driveway, a private road for local access to structures, abbreviated "drive"
...
'', hosted by Rich Terfry.
The 6-7 p.m. block includes '' CBC Music Live'', a program that presents recordings of live concerts by Canadian musicians, on Mondays; ''Frequencies'', a world music program hosted by Errol Nazareth, on Tuesdays; ''
Reclaimed
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'', hosted by Jarrett Martineau and devoted to
indigenous music
Indigenous music is a term for the traditional music of the indigenous peoples of the world, that is, the music of an "original" ethnic group that inhabits any geographic region alongside more recent immigrants who may be greater in number. The ter ...
, on Wednesdays; '' CBC Music Top 20'', a countdown show currently hosted by
Grant Lawrence
Grant Lawrence (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian broadcaster, musician and writer based in Vancouver, primarily associated with CBC Music and CBC Radio 3. Lawrence was also the vocalist for the indie rock group The Smugglers.Michael Barclay, Ian ...
, on Thursdays; and '' Marvin's Room'', hosted by A. Harmony and devoted to
rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated in African-American communities in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly ...
, on Fridays. This block aired from 7 to 8 p.m. until February 2021, when it was moved to 6 p.m.
Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe
Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe is a Canadian radio personality, currently a host on the CBC Music network as of October 2016.
A graduate of the radio and television broadcast arts program at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Tetteh-Wayoe worke ...
hosts ''The Block'', a program devoted to
black music
Black music is a sound created, produced, or inspired by black people, people of African descent, including African music traditions and African popular music as well as the music genres of the African diaspora, including Caribbean music, Lati ...
genres such as hip hop, soul and rhythm and blues, at 7 p.m.
Odario Williams
Odario Williams is a Canadian musician and broadcaster, currently heard as the host of the evening program ''Afterdark'' on CBC Music. In addition to ''Afterdark'', Williams makes regular appearances on CBC Radio One's '' Q''. Prior to that, he had ...
hosts ''After Dark'' in the evenings, while ''Nightstream'', a hostless stream of continuous music, airs overnights.
At various times during the day, Grant Lawrence is also heard voicing short segments presenting music news, such as a short profile of a musician who has just released a new album.
Weekend programming
On Saturday and Sunday, ''Mornings'' airs with hosts Daniel Greaves on Saturdays and
Damhnait Doyle
Damhnait Doyle (; born December 9, 1975) is a Canadian musician, singer and composer. A phonetic spelling of her first name (which is Irish) also serves as the title of her 2003 album. She was a member of Atlantic Canadian band Shaye from 2003 ...
on Sundays; however, for the remainder of the day the network airs a variety of specialty programs, mainly devoted to particular genres of music, rather than replicating the weekday schedule.
Saturday programming includes ''
My Playlist
''Inside the Music'' is a Canadian radio program, which began airing on CBC Radio One and CBC Radio 2 in 2007. Hosted by Patti Schmidt, the program airs documentaries about musicians, frequently but not exclusively Canadians.
It covers the inspi ...
'', ''Centre Stage'' with Katherine Duncan, ''
Saturday Afternoon at the Opera
''Saturday Afternoon at the Opera'' is a Canadian radio programme, which airs Saturday afternoons on CBC Music. The programme airs live and pre-recorded opera concert performances, as well as interviews with opera artists and reviews of opera CDs. ...
'', ''
Backstage with Ben Heppner
''Backstage with Ben Heppner'' was a Canadian radio program. Airing on Saturday afternoons, on Sunday mornings on CBC Music and repeated on the same Sunday evening on CBC Radio One, the program is hosted by Ben Heppner and presents primarily class ...
'', ''
Saturday Night Blues
''Saturday Night Blues'' is a Canadian radio program, which airs Saturday nights on CBC Music. Hosted by Holger Petersen, the program airs a mix of blues concerts, recordings and interviews with blues musicians. ''SNB'' first broadcast on CBC Radi ...
'' with
Holger Petersen
Holger Petersen, (born 23 November 1949) is a Canadian businessman, record producer and radio broadcaster. He founded the independent roots music record label Stony Plain Records in 1975 with partner Alvin Jahns. The label was sold to True Nor ...
and ''Saturday Night Jazz'' with
Laila Biali
Laila Biali (born 3 October 1980) is a Canadian Vocal jazz, jazz singer and pianist. She has been nominated for and won a Juno Award and has worked with Chris Botti and Sting (musician), Sting.
Career
Born in Vancouver, Biali began playing pi ...
.
Sunday programming includes ''Choral Concert'' with Katherine Duncan, ''In Concert'' with
Paolo Pietropaolo
Paolo Pietropaolo is a Canadian radio host, producer, writer and musician based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Since January 2012, he has been the host of ''In Concert'', a weekend classical music program on CBC Music.
, ''
Inside the Music
''Inside the Music'' is a Canadian radio program, which began airing on CBC Radio One and CBC Radio 2 in 2007. Hosted by Patti Schmidt, the program airs documentaries about musicians, frequently but not exclusively Canadians.
It covers the inspi ...
'', ''
C'est formidable!
''C'est formidable!'' is a Canadian radio show, which airs Sundays on CBC Music and Saturdays on CBC Radio One. Hosted by Florence Khoriaty, the program airs a selection of French language music from Quebec, France and other francophone countries ...
Randy Bachman
Randolph Charles Bachman (; born September 27, 1943) is a Canadian guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was a founding member of the bands The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive. Bachman recorded as a solo artist and was part of a num ...
's
Vinyl Tap
''Vinyl Tap'' started as a Canadian radio show hosted by Randy Bachman, musician alumnus of the famous Canadian rock bands The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive.
The show ran on CBC Radio from 2005 until 2021, when it was cancelled. In F ...
'' and ''
The Strombo Show
''The Strombo Show'' is a Canadian radio show hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos, which has aired since 2005."Stroumboulopoulos just can't stopoulopoulos; New CBC Radio Show". ''National Post'', November 7, 2009.
The show originated on Standard B ...
'' with
George Stroumboulopoulos
George Mark Paul Stroumboulopoulos (; Greek: Γεώργιος Μάρκος Παύλος Στρουμπουλόπουλος; born August 16, 1972) is a Canadian media personality. He is one of Canada's most popular broadcasters and best known as fo ...
. On both Saturdays and Sundays, ''Nightstream'' again airs after midnight.
Brave New Waves
''Brave New Waves'' was a Canadian radio program which aired on CBC Stereo, later known as CBC Radio 2, from 1984 to 2007. Airing overnight five nights a week, the show profiled alternative and indie music and culture, including film, comics, ...
'' (1984–2007) – alternative music, weekdays at midnight. Hosts
Augusta La Paix
Augusta La Paix is a former Canadian radio personality, best known as the original host and co-creator of ''Brave New Waves''.Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack and Jason Schneider, '' Have Not Been the Same: The Can-Rock Renaissance 1985-1995''. ECW P ...
,
Brent Bambury
Brent Bambury (born 1960)"CBC announces host for 'All in a Day': Brent Bambury to replace Ken Rockburn". ''Ottawa Citizen'', January 16, 2002. is a Canadian radio and television personality. He has hosted a number of radio and television programs ...
and
Patti Schmidt
Patti Schmidt is a Canadian radio personality from CBC Radio and a former singer and bassist . She currently lives in Montreal.
Origin
Schmidt grew up in Ottawa and attended McGill University as an undergraduate. While at McGill she became invo ...
.
*''
DiscDrive
:''This is an article on the radio show. For the computer storage device, see disk storage.''
''DiscDrive'' was an afternoon show on CBC Radio 2 hosted by Jurgen Gothe."Gothe understands the magic of his medium". ''Broadcast Week'', August 15, 1 ...
'' with
Jurgen Gothe
Jurgen Gothe (April 4, 1944 – April 9, 2015) was a German-born Canadian radio broadcaster and print columnist. For 23 years, from 1985 to 2008, he was host of the national classical music program ''DiscDrive'', which aired across Canada on CBC ...
– classical, with some jazz and bluegrass; weekday afternoon drive (1985–2008)
*'' Here's to You'' with Catherine Belyea (previously Shelley Solmes) – by-request classical music; weekday mid-mornings, Based on the earlier program ''Take Five'', hosted by Solmes and earlier by
Shelagh Rogers
Shelagh Rogers, OC, is a Canadian broadcast journalist based in British Columbia. She is the host and producer of CBC Radio One's '' The Next Chapter'', and former chancellor of the University of Victoria.
Background
Rogers grew up in Ottawa ...
*''
In Performance
IN, In or in may refer to:
Places
* India (country code IN)
* Indiana, United States (postal code IN)
* Ingolstadt, Germany (license plate code IN)
* In, Russia, a town in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Businesses and organizations
* Indepen ...
'' with Andrew Craig (previously Eric Friesen) – live-to-tape classical performances; weeknights
*''
Music and Company
''Music and Company'' was a classical music program that aired from 6:00 am to 9:00 am on weekdays from CBC Radio 2. It was discontinued in September 2008.
The Host
Tom Allen was the host of ''Music and Company'' since 1998. He is an accomplis ...
'' with Tom Allen – classical music; weekday mornings
*'' Music for a While'' with
Danielle Charbonneau
Danielle Charbonneau is a Canadian radio personality, who has hosted programming on both CBC Radio 2 and Espace musique. She was born in 1953 in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and grew up in New York City and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. H ...
– classical music; weekday evenings
*''
Night Lines
''Night Lines'' was a Canadian radio series, which aired on CBC Stereo from 1984 to 1997.Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack and Jason Schneider, '' Have Not Been the Same: The Can-Rock Renaissance 1985-1995''. ECW Press. . The show, which aired on Fr ...
'' (1982–1997) – alternative music, Saturday overnight. Hosts Ron Robinson,
Ralph Benmergui
Raphael "Ralph" Benmergui (born 1955) is a Canadian television and radio personality, a writer, an ordained spiritual director, and a strategic advisor in political, environmental, and academic realms.
Early life and education
Born to a Sephar ...
,
David Wisdom
David Wisdom is a Canadian artist and former radio personality, best known as the host of ''Night Lines'', ''RadioSonic'', ''Radio-On'', and ''Pearls of Wisdom'' on CBC Radio 2.Northern Lights'' with Andrea Ratuski (and predecessor ''That Time of the Night'') – soft classical music; early morning (also aired late evenings on Radio One)
*''RSVP'' – classical music requests by listeners, hosted by
David Lennick
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and later by
Leon Cole
Leon Cole (December 29, 1939 - December 5, 2019) was a Canadians, Canadian musician and radio broadcaster, best known as the host of the classical music program ''RSVP'' on CBC Music, CBC Stereo from 1985 to 1995."CBC Radio host returns to record ...
; after Cole's retirement the program was taken over by
Bill Richardson
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and retitled ''As You Like It''
*'' Off the Record'' with Bob Kerr – various classical music; weekday afternoons
*''
RadioSonic
''RadioSonic'' was a Canadian radio program, which aired on CBC Radio 2 from 1997 to 2003.Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack and Jason Schneider, '' Have Not Been the Same: The Can-Rock Renaissance 1985-1995''. ECW Press. .
''RadioSonic'', which aired ...
''/
CBC Radio 3
CBC Radio 3 is a Canadian digital radio station operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, which plays a relatively freeform mix of indie rock, indie pop, alternative hip hop, folk, country and electronic music.
The service, which lanuc ...
(1997–2007) – alternative music on Saturday nights. Hosts
Leora Kornfeld
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,
David Wisdom
David Wisdom is a Canadian artist and former radio personality, best known as the host of ''Night Lines'', ''RadioSonic'', ''Radio-On'', and ''Pearls of Wisdom'' on CBC Radio 2.Grant Lawrence
Grant Lawrence (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian broadcaster, musician and writer based in Vancouver, primarily associated with CBC Music and CBC Radio 3. Lawrence was also the vocalist for the indie rock group The Smugglers.Michael Barclay, Ian ...
and
Alexis Mazurin
Alexis Mazurin (April 18, 1978 – October 20, 2005) was a Canadian comedian and radio personality, best known as one of the original hosts of ''CBC Radio 3''.
Born in Fort St. John, British Columbia, Mazurin grew up in Penticton, and later st ...
.
*''Shift'' with Tom Allen - mixed genres; weekday afternoons
*''
Studio Sparks
''Studio Sparks'' was a Canadian radio program, which aired weekday afternoons from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM on CBC Radio 2.Two New Hours
2 (two) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 1 and preceding 3. It is the smallest and only even prime number. Because it forms the basis of a duality, it has religious and spiritual significance in many cultur ...
'' with Larry Lake – contemporary classical and new music
Searchlight
Prior to the launch of CBC Music, CBC Radio 3 broadcast an annual "Searchlight" contest, soliciting listener votes in a process to determine the "best" of various aspects of the Canadian music industry. The topic of Searchlight was different each year, with contests focusing on such themes as Canada's best live music club, best music festival and best music website.
Following the launch of CBC Music, Searchlight was relaunched as a platform-wide contest to determine Canada's best unsigned musical artist. Incorporating participation from both CBC Music and
CBC Radio One
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,"Searchlight: The hunt for Canada's best artist starts today"
CBC News
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, March 16, 2015. the process begins with a series of local competitions produced by Radio One's local afternoon shows. Listener feedback and online voting determines the artists who advance to the next round, until the national stage of the competition begins on '' Q''.
When the list has been narrowed to ten artists, three established musicians step in as judges, who each pick their own favourite act. Those three artists and an audience selection as determined by online voting advance to the final round as the four finalists, following which the judges debate and discuss the choices before voting on the ultimate winner. In 2018, the process was revised, with the judges selecting five artists and a public vote selecting five artists, for a list of ten finalists rather than four.
The winner of the competition wins $20,000 in musical gear from Yamaha Music, as well as a slot on the bill at the CBC Music Festival.
Beginning in 2022, the competition also instituted a Fan Choice Award, presented to the three top vote-getters in the first stage of the competition regardless of how they fared through the later stages.
Winners and finalists
CBC Music Festival
In May 2013, the service sponsored the first CBC Music Festival, which is staged every spring at
Ontario Place
Ontario Place is an entertainment venue, event venue, and park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The venue is located on three artificial landscaped islands just off-shore in Lake Ontario, south of Exhibition Place, and southwest of Downtown Toronto. ...
's Echo Beach.
Each year's event features a lineup of acts from several different genres, including the winner of that year's Searchlight competition, and sometimes includes a live taping of a performance by a CBC Radio comedy show.
*2013 – Sam Roberts (singer-songwriter), Sam Roberts, Of Monsters and Men, Kathleen Edwards, Sloan, Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans, Half Moon Run, Jarvis Church, Elisapie Isaac, Aidan Knight, Kae Sun, Shakura S'Aida, Sherman Downey and the Ambiguous Case.
*2014 – Tegan and Sara, Arkells, Crystal Shawanda, Chad VanGaalen, Spoon (band), Spoon, Hannah Georgas, Wake Owl, The Belle Game, Dan Mangan, Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk, ''The Irrelevant Show''
*2015 – Patrick Watson (musician), Patrick Watson, Bahamas (musician), Bahamas, Cœur de pirate, Joel Plaskett, The Strumbellas, Shad (rapper), Shad, Jenn Grant, Lindi Ortega, Tanika Charles, Choir! Choir! Choir!, ''The Debaters'', Fred Penner, Mamma Yamma, Hey Major, Orange O'Clock.
*2016 – Maestro Fresh Wes, Tanya Tagaq, Whitehorse (band), Whitehorse, Tokyo Police Club, Alvvays, The New Pornographers, Buck 65, Hey Rosetta!, Desirée Dawson, Terra Lightfoot, John River (rapper), John River, Ria Mae, Zaki Ibrahim, The Franklin Electric, Julian Taylor (singer), Julian Taylor, Laura Sauvage, Charlotte Cardin, Emilie & Ogden, Megan Bonnell.
*2017 – Serena Ryder, Walk Off the Earth, Keys N Krates, Ruth B, Scott Helman, Bobby Bazini, Austra (band), Austra, The Sheepdogs, BROS, William Prince (musician), William Prince,
Sarah Slean
Sarah Hope Slean (born June 21, 1977) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, composer and musician. She has released eleven albums to date (including EPs and live albums). She is also a poet, visual artist, and occasional actress.
Career Major recordi ...
, Alx Veliz, Iskwé, Ralph (singer), Ralph, Valley (band), Valley, The Long War.
*2018 – July Talk, A Tribe Called Red, Charlotte Day Wilson, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Northern Touch, Northern Touch All-Stars, Yukon Blonde, Busty and the Bass, The Jerry Cans, Milk & Bone, Fortunate Ones, Boogat, Logan Staats, Johnny Balik, Ammoye, Midnight Shine, Caveboy, Aquakultre.
*2019 – Alvvays, Stars (Canadian band), Stars, Rhye, Cœur de pirate, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Charlotte Cardin, Peach Pit (band), Peach Pit, Hubert Lenoir, Elisapie Isaac, Elisapie, Exco Levi, The Courtneys, Nuela Charles, Emmanuel Jal,
Laila Biali
Laila Biali (born 3 October 1980) is a Canadian Vocal jazz, jazz singer and pianist. She has been nominated for and won a Juno Award and has worked with Chris Botti and Sting (musician), Sting.
Career
Born in Vancouver, Biali began playing pi ...
, Gabrielle Shonk, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar, Shopé.
*2020 – The 2020 festival was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
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. Artists who had been scheduled to perform included Metric (band), Metric, Half Moon Run, Lights (musician), Lights, Jeremy Dutcher, Dizzy (band), Dizzy, Geoffroy, Haviah Mighty, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Tanika Charles and Tedy.
References
External links
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