CBC Radio 3

Broadcast area	Worldwide on the Internet Canada & Contiguous United States on Sirius Satellite Radio
First air date	2000 on the Internet 1 December 2005 on Sirius
Frequency	Sirius Channel 94
Format	Canadian indie music
Owner	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Website	radio3.cbc.ca

CBC Radio 3 consists of four major parts all devoted to Canadian arts and music: a Sirius Satellite Radio station (channel 94), an 8.5 hour national Saturday evening program on CBC Radio Two, a weekly podcast from the CBC Radio 3 website, and streaming audio on the same website. Image File history File links Cbc_radio_three. ... The World in Plate Carrée Projection In English, world is rooted in a compound of the obsolete words were, man, and eld, age; thus, its oldest meaning is Age of Man. ... The continental United States refers (except sometimes in U.S. federal law and regulations) to the largest part of the U.S. that is delimited by a continuous border. ... Sirius Satellite Radio NASDAQ: SIRI is a satellite radio (DARS) service in the United States and Canada that provides 68 streams (channels) of music and 55 streams of sports, news and entertainment. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sine waves of various frequencies; the lower waves have higher frequencies than those above. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the countrys national radio and television broadcaster. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia Website. ... Sirius Satellite Radio NASDAQ: SIRI is a satellite radio (DARS) service in the United States and Canada that provides 68 streams (channels) of music and 55 streams of sports, news and entertainment. ... CBC Radio Two is an FM radio network in Canada, operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... The term podcasting is a portmanteau of the words iPod and broadcasting. ...

Operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio 3 had its genesis in a 1997 plan to launch a radio network devoted to youth culture, complementing CBC Radio One and CBC Radio Two. Although the original proposal was abandoned, a slightly different Radio 3 was launched in 2000 as a pilot project hosted by CBC.ca, the CBC's new media division. When satellite radio ultimately became a reality, the original proposal was resurrected and the popular service relaunched in December 2005. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the countrys national radio and television broadcaster. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... CBC Radio Two is an FM radio network in Canada, operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the countrys national radio and television broadcaster. ...

The satellite channel's supplementary services result from the project's popular beginnings: originally a cross between a webzine and an Internet radio stream, the original Radio Three website included both writing and music. The focus now is on radio content. The website consists of a cluster of related sites, all of which offer streaming media -- including 120 Seconds, New Music Canada, Just Concerts, and Roots Music Canada -- and a blog. CBC Radio Three receives much of its content from the New Music Canada website where any Canadian artist can upload content for others to access. (The French equivalent to CBC Radio 3 is Bandeapart.) A Webzine is an ezine hosted on the World Wide Web rather than in print. ... New Music Canada is an online venue for new and emerging Canadian musicians, run by CBC Radio. ... New Music Canada is an online venue for new and emerging Canadian musicians, run by CBC Radio. ... Bandeapart is a website devoted to Canadian arts and music. ...

In addition to the satellite channel, some of Radio 3's content also airs as a Saturday and Sunday night program on CBC Radio Two. Hosts include Grant Lawrence, Lisa Christiansen, Jay Ferguson, Craig Norris, Tariq and Chris Murphy. For the curious, Radio 3 publishes its playlist online. CBC Radio Two is an FM radio network in Canada, operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... Grant Lawrence is a veteran Canadian radio personality based in Vancouver. ... Lisa Christiansen is a Canadian radio personality. ... Chris Murphy is a member of the Canadian rock band Sloan. ...

CBC Radio 3 won the 2003 Webby Award and People's Voice Award for Best Broadband site. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, the Webby Awards are a set of awards presented to the worlds best websites. The awards have been given out since 1996. ...

External link

• CBC Radio 3

Related Video

• George Stroumboulopoulos visits the Radio Three team, CBC News: The Hour, 1 December 2005.