Katana VentraIP

CBC Music

CBC Music (formerly known as CBC FM, CBC Stereo and CBC Radio 2) is a Canadian FM radio network operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It used to concentrate on classical and jazz. 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.[1]

Type

Radio network

Canada

Classical music/Jazz/Adult contemporary

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

1946 (official)
1960 (independently)

CBC FM (1960–1962, 1964–1975)
CBC Stereo (1975–1997)
CBC Radio 2 (1997–2018)

National, through regional FM stations

CBC Music

Nova Scotia - CKWM-FM - disaffiliated in 1988.[18]

Kentville

- CFPL-FM - disaffiliated in 1972.[19]

London, Ontario

Alberta - CKRD-FM - disaffiliated in 1981.[20]

Red Deer

with Andy Sheppard (previously Ross Porter) – jazz; weeknights

After Hours

(1984–2007) – alternative music, weekdays at midnight. Hosts Augusta La Paix, Brent Bambury and Patti Schmidt.

Brave New Waves

with Jurgen Gothe – classical, with some jazz and bluegrass; weekday afternoon drive (1985–2008)

DiscDrive

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

with Andrew Craig (previously Eric Friesen) – live-to-tape classical performances; weeknights

In Performance

with Tom Allen – classical music; weekday mornings

Music and Company

with Danielle Charbonneau – classical music; weekday evenings

Music for a While

(1982–1997) – alternative music, Saturday overnight. Hosts Ron Robinson, Ralph Benmergui, David Wisdom.

Night Lines

with Andrea Ratuski (and predecessor That Time of the Night) – soft classical music; early morning (also aired late evenings on Radio One)

Northern Lights

RSVP – classical music requests by listeners, hosted by and later by Leon Cole; after Cole's retirement the program was taken over by Bill Richardson and retitled As You Like It

David Lennick

with Bob Kerr – various classical music; weekday afternoons

Off the Record

/CBC Radio 3 (1997–2007) – alternative music on Saturday nights. Hosts Leora Kornfeld, David Wisdom, Grant Lawrence and Alexis Mazurin.

RadioSonic

Shift with Tom Allen - mixed genres; weekday afternoons

- contemporary music across multiple genres, hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos from 2009 to 2023

The Strombo Show

with Eric Friesen – classical, with some jazz and world music; early weekday afternoons

Studio Sparks

with Larry Lake – contemporary classical and new music

Two New Hours

2013 – , 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.

Sam Roberts

2014 – , Arkells, Crystal Shawanda, Chad VanGaalen, Spoon, Hannah Georgas, Wake Owl, The Belle Game, Dan Mangan, Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk, The Irrelevant Show

Tegan and Sara

2015 – , Bahamas, Cœur de pirate, Joel Plaskett, The Strumbellas, Shad, Jenn Grant, Lindi Ortega, Tanika Charles, Choir! Choir! Choir!, The Debaters, Fred Penner, Mamma Yamma, Orange O'Clock.

Patrick Watson

2016 – , Tanya Tagaq, Whitehorse, Tokyo Police Club, Alvvays, The New Pornographers, Buck 65, Hey Rosetta!, Desirée Dawson, Terra Lightfoot, John River, Ria Mae, Zaki Ibrahim, The Franklin Electric, Julian Taylor, Laura Sauvage, Charlotte Cardin, Emilie & Ogden, Megan Bonnell.

Maestro Fresh Wes

2017 – , Walk Off the Earth, Keys N Krates, Ruth B, Scott Helman, Bobby Bazini, Austra, BROS, William Prince, Sarah Slean, Alx Veliz, Iskwé, Ralph, Valley, The Long War.

Serena Ryder

2018 – , A Tribe Called Red, Charlotte Day Wilson, The Rural Alberta Advantage, 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.

July Talk

2019 – , Stars, Rhye, Cœur de pirate, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Charlotte Cardin, Peach Pit, Hubert Lenoir, Elisapie, Exco Levi, The Courtneys, Nuela Charles, Emmanuel Jal, Laila Biali, Gabrielle Shonk, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar, Shopé.

Alvvays

2020 – The 2020 festival was cancelled due to the . Artists who had been scheduled to perform included Metric, Half Moon Run, Lights, Jeremy Dutcher, Dizzy, Geoffroy, Haviah Mighty, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Tanika Charles and Tedy.

COVID-19 pandemic in Canada

In May 2013, the service sponsored the first CBC Music Festival,[43] which is staged every spring at Ontario Place'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.

CBC Music

43°38′40″N 79°23′17″W / 43.64455°N 79.38804°W / 43.64455; -79.38804