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| Broadcast area | Canada & Contiguous United States on Sirius XM Satellite Radio |
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| Programming | |
| Format | Canadian indie music |
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| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| History | |
| Founded | June 2000[1] |
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 launched in 2005 as a station on Sirius Satellite Radio, evolved out of programming on CBC Radio 2 (now CBC Music), which also simulcasted Radio 3 on Saturday and Sunday nights from December 2005 until March 17, 2007. The station was formerly available online from CBC's website[2] and iTunes Radio, but geographical restrictions were in place to prevent access outside of Canada. The French-language equivalent to Radio 3 was Bande à part.
An article on Nerve.com, published in October 2006, called CBC Radio 3 "possibly the world's best radio station".[3]
In October 2022, CBC Radio 3 was dropped from SiriusXM, but remains available as a playlist through CBC Listen.[4]
- ^ "CBC Radio 3: an effort to gain a younger audience in 2000". CBC Archives. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. June 27, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "CBC digital music service launched". CBC News, February 13, 2012.
- ^ "nerve.com®". www.nerve.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ Richie Assaly,"‘Final nail in the coffin’: Why SiriusXM dropping CBC Radio 3 is ‘potentially catastrophic’ for Canadian artists" . Archived December 10, 2023. From the original, Toronto Star, October 25, 2022.