| CBC Radio Orchestra | |
|---|---|
| Orchestra | |
| Short name | CBCRO |
| Former name | CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra (1938) |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Disbanded | November 16, 2008 |
| Location | Vancouver, British Columbia |
The CBC Radio Orchestra was a Canadian orchestra based in Vancouver, British Columbia, that was operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Until the early 1980s CBC had a number of orchestras located in Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax but due to federal government budget cuts they were eliminated and the CBC Vancouver Orchestra was promoted to national status. It changed names in 2000 to reflect its status as the CBC's only broadcast orchestra; the last radio orchestra in North America.