CBC Radio Two
Encyclopedia
CBC Radio 2 is a Canadian
FM radio network operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
. Previously concentrating on classical music
and jazz
, during 2007 and 2008 the network transitioned towards a new "adult music" format with a variety of genres, with the previously dominant classical genre generally restricted to midday hours on weekdays. Approximately 2.1 million people tune into CBC Radio Two weekly, and it is the second biggest radio service in Canada.
On November 3, 1975, the FM network was renamed CBC Stereo, to distinguish it from the AM network, known as CBC Radio. However, in the 1990s many of the old AM stations moved to FM as well, so in 1997 the CBC rebranded the networks as the current CBC Radio One
and CBC Radio Two.
For much of its history, its programming focus was on arts and culture, primarily consisting of programs devoted to opera
, classical music, jazz
and theatre
. Some programming devoted to Canadian pop
and indie rock
music was also aired, via the Saturday night CBC Radio 3
simulcast and predecessors such as RadioSonic
and Nightlines
, as well as the late-night programme Brave New Waves
.
undertook in 2004, although no specific 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, world music, and live music of all types. The length and frequency of newscasts, which previously 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 previous morning and afternoon drive programs, which focused almost exclusively on classical music, were replaced with new shows featuring a wider range of genres. The goal, according to the CBC, is to increase exposure of musicians and genres, other than classical and jazz, which previously received little airtime on private radio.
Concomitantly, four web radio streams, including an all-classical stream as well as jazz, singer-songwriter and "Canadian composer" streams, were introduced.
On June 10, the CBC announced that hosts associated with the new programming would include Julie Nesrallah
, Molly Johnson
and Rich Terfry
.
While critics, particularly Globe and Mail
columnist Russell Smith, have frequently raised the spectre of the network airing mainstream pop artists such as Nelly Furtado
and The Black Eyed Peas
, the network's popular music component consists almost exclusively of artists who would be classified as adult album alternative
, folk
, 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 Morning
s "pop" playlist included Feist
, John Mayer
, Blue Rodeo
, Sloan
, Neil Young
, Whiskeytown
, Spirit of the West
, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Joni Mitchell
, Matthew Barber
, Eleni Mandell
, Skydiggers
, Billy Bragg
, Jeremy Fisher
, Jim Bryson
, The Be Good Tanyas
, The Duhks
, Sarah Slean
, Stephen Fearing
, Melissa McClelland
, Cowboy Junkies
, Howie Beck
and The Band
.
Critics have also noted that classical music programming would be reduced from 12 hours per day to only five hours during day time working office hours. As of November 25, 2009, classical content remains at five hours per day on weekdays, but is not exclusively on Tempo
. The 2 to 3 pm (local time) hour is part of Shift, hosted by Tom Allen, which plays some classical music near the beginning of the program before transitioning to the adult-alternative style found on Drive
. CBC cited the need for Tempos host to spend more time working on her musical career as one reason behind this change.
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
and Ed Fast
were particularly opposed to the programming changes. In fact, the committee voted unanimously to hold further hearings specifically on the CBC Radio 2 changes in September 2008.
In some smaller communities, especially in rural northern British Columbia
, community groups have been licensed to rebroadcast a CBC Radio 2 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, Radio 2's programming can also be heard on Bell TV and Shaw Direct. Unlike Radio One and Radio 3, Radio 2 is not carried by Sirius Satellite Radio
; the CRTC requires that a "Canadian" channel (for the purposes of Sirius Canada
) 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 Radio 2 programs that do meet this criterion, such as Deep Roots, are aired on Radio One's Sirius feed (channel 137).
Radio 2 is also available via the internet (webradio, podcast
s).
, Vinyl Tap
and the Sunday night edition of Tonic
, also air on CBC Radio One in different time slots.
During the 2005 Canadian Media Guild
lockout
, the normal schedule was temporarily replaced by continuous music from Galaxie, except for short news updates at the top of each hour from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time.
Until 2007, Radio 2 simulcasted the majority of newscasts on Radio One, including all major newscasts such as The World at Six
or 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 4.5 minutes, the usual length of the CBC's non-major newscasts, with the frequency increased slightly. However, newscasts on Radio Two remain distinct from those on Radio One.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
FM radio network operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
. Previously concentrating on classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, during 2007 and 2008 the network transitioned towards a new "adult music" format with a variety of genres, with the previously dominant classical genre generally restricted to midday hours on weekdays. Approximately 2.1 million people tune into CBC Radio Two weekly, and it is the second biggest radio service in Canada.
History
The CBC's FM network was launched in 1946, but was strictly a simulcast of the AM radio network until 1960. In that year, distinct programming on the FM network was launched for the first time. That was briefly discontinued in 1962, but resumed again in 1964.On November 3, 1975, the FM network was renamed CBC Stereo, to distinguish it from the AM network, known as CBC Radio. However, in the 1990s many of the old AM stations moved to FM as well, so in 1997 the CBC rebranded the networks as the current CBC Radio One
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 both local and national programming...
and CBC Radio Two.
For much of its history, its programming focus was on arts and culture, primarily consisting of programs devoted to opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
, classical music, jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
. Some programming devoted to Canadian pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
music was also aired, via the Saturday night CBC Radio 3
CBC Radio 3
CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of two parts devoted to Canadian arts and music: a radio service which is available on Sirius Satellite Radio and streaming audio, and several daily and weekly podcasts from the CBC Radio 3 website...
simulcast and predecessors such as RadioSonic
RadioSonic
RadioSonic was a Canadian radio program, which aired on CBC Radio 2 from 1997 to 2003.RadioSonic, which aired on Saturday evenings, was originally created by combining two predecessor programs, David Wisdom's Nightlines and Leora Kornfeld's Realtime. Both Wisdom and Kornfeld remained as hosts of...
and Nightlines
Nightlines
Nightlines was a Canadian radio series, which aired on CBC Stereo from 1982 to 1997. The show, which aired on Friday and Saturday nights, profiled independent and alternative music.The show's original host was Ron Robinson...
, as well as the late-night programme Brave New Waves
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 weeknights from midnight to 4 a.m., the show profiled alternative and indie music and culture, including film, comics, literature and art...
.
Format change
In 2006, speculation arose that CBC Radio Two programming would undergo a format and branding change, similar to that which its French counterpart Espace musiqueEspace musique
Espace musique is the French-language music radio service of Canada's national public broadcaster, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation...
undertook in 2004, although no specific 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, world music, and live music of all types. The length and frequency of newscasts, which previously 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 previous morning and afternoon drive programs, which focused almost exclusively on classical music, were replaced with new shows featuring a wider range of genres. The goal, according to the CBC, is to increase exposure of musicians and genres, other than classical and jazz, which previously received little airtime on private radio.
Concomitantly, four web radio streams, including an all-classical stream as well as jazz, singer-songwriter and "Canadian composer" streams, were introduced.
On June 10, the CBC announced that hosts associated with the new programming would include Julie Nesrallah
Julie Nesrallah
Julie Nesrallah is a Canadian mezzo-soprano and radio host.Nesrallah studied music performance at McGill and Carleton Universities and has worked in Vienna with David Aronson....
, Molly Johnson
Molly Johnson
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...
and Rich Terfry
Buck 65
Richard Terfry , who uses the stage name Buck 65, is a Canadian experimental artist, MC and turntablist. Underpinned by an extensive background in abstract hip hop, his more recent music has extensively incorporated blues, country, rock, folk and avant garde influences.Terfry is also a radio host,...
.
Criticism
There has been 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 also 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
The Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities across the country. With a weekly readership of approximately 1 million, it is Canada's largest-circulation national newspaper and second-largest daily newspaper after the Toronto Star...
columnist Russell Smith, have frequently raised the spectre of the network airing mainstream pop artists such as Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...
and The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
, the network's popular music component consists almost exclusively of artists who would be classified as adult album alternative
Adult album alternative
Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
, folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
, world music
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
or singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
pop — and very few of whom receive any airplay whatsoever on commercial radio. For instance, on one representative day in 2009, Radio 2 Morning
Radio 2 Morning
Radio 2 Morning is the morning program on CBC Radio 2 in Canada, launched September 2, 2008. The program features a cross-genre selection of Canadian and international music....
s "pop" playlist included Feist
Leslie Feist
Leslie Feist , known professionally as simply Feist, is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, both as a solo artist and as a member of the indie rock group Broken Social Scene....
, John Mayer
John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer is an American pop rock and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his...
, Blue Rodeo
Blue Rodeo
Blue Rodeo is a Canadian pop and country rock band, which was formed in 1984 in Toronto, Ontario. They have been signed with Warner Music Group since their debut album Outskirts in March 1987...
, Sloan
Sloan (band)
Sloan is a Toronto-based alternative rock quartet from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Throughout their 20-year tenure Sloan has released 10 LPs , two EPs, a live album, a "best of" collection and no less than thirty singles...
, Neil Young
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
, Whiskeytown
Whiskeytown
Whiskeytown was an alternative country band formed in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1994. Fronted by Ryan Adams, other members included Caitlin Cary, Phil Wandscher, Eric "Skillet" Gilmore, and Mike Daly. They disbanded in 2000, with Adams leaving to pursue his solo career...
, Spirit of the West
Spirit of the West
Spirit of the West are a Canadian folk rock band, who were popular on the Canadian folk music scene in the 1980s before evolving a blend of hard rock, Britpop, and Celtic folk influences which made them one of Canada's most successful alternative rock acts in the 1990s.-Early years:The band began...
, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...
, Matthew Barber
Matthew Barber
Matthew Barber is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His music has been classified as indie pop and pop rock with folk and alternative country influences....
, Eleni Mandell
Eleni Mandell
Eleni Mandell is an American singer-songwriter. She currently publishes albums through Zedtone in Toronto, Ontario...
, Skydiggers
Skydiggers
Skydiggers are a Canadian roots rock band from Toronto, Ontario.-Biography:Formed in 1987 by singer Andy Maize and lead guitarist Josh Finlayson, the band soon added rhythm guitarist Peter Cash, drummer Wayne Stokes and bassist Ron Macey to their lineup...
, Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg
Stephen William Bragg , better known as Billy Bragg, is an English alternative rock musician and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, and his lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes...
, Jeremy Fisher
Jeremy Fisher
Jeremy Fisher is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Fisher is based in Montreal, Quebec and was previously based on Vancouver Island, B.C. and in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A....
, Jim Bryson
Jim Bryson
Jim Bryson is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Briefly a founding member of the band Punchbuggy, he moved to a musical life under his own name with the release of his debut album, The Occasionals, in 2000....
, The Be Good Tanyas
The Be Good Tanyas
The Be Good Tanyas are a Canadian traditional music group, whose influences included folk, country, and bluegrass. The style of music they performed can be referred to as alt-country or Americana.-Career:...
, The Duhks
The Duhks
The Duhks is a band from Winnipeg, Canada.The members play a blend of Canadian soul, gospel, North American folk, Brazilian samba, old time country string band, zydeco, and Irish dance music. Hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba, their music draws heavily on all of the North American musical traditions,...
, Sarah Slean
Sarah Slean
Sarah Hope Slean is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet, and occasional actress from Pickering, Ontario. She has released eleven albums to date .-Major recordings:...
, Stephen Fearing
Stephen Fearing
Stephen Fearing is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter.Fearing was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and raised in Dublin, Ireland. He returned to Canada in 1981 and began pursuing a career in music. In addition to his solo career, Fearing was one of the founding members of Blackie and the Rodeo...
, Melissa McClelland
Melissa McClelland
Melissa McClelland is an American-born Canadian singer-songwriter who lived in Hamilton, Ontario, in her youth and now bases her career from Toronto. McClelland's music is influenced by blues and americana. A writer on CMJ's staff blog wrote that McClelland has "a persona reminiscent of a female...
, Cowboy Junkies
Cowboy Junkies
Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian alternative country/blues/folk rock band. The group was formed in Toronto in 1985 by Margo Timmins , Michael Timmins , Peter Timmins and Alan Anton ....
, Howie Beck
Howie Beck
Howie Beck is a Canadian singer-songwriter and producer based in Toronto. His debut album, 1997's Pop and Crash, was recorded at home while Beck recovered from mononucleosis.Beck began to attract attention outside of Canada with 1999's Hollow...
and The Band
The Band
The Band was an acclaimed and influential roots rock group. The original group consisted of Rick Danko , Garth Hudson , Richard Manuel , and Robbie Robertson , and Levon Helm...
.
Critics have also noted that classical music programming would be reduced from 12 hours per day to only five hours during day time working office hours. As of November 25, 2009, classical content remains at five hours per day on weekdays, but is not exclusively on Tempo
Tempo (radio show)
Tempo is the midday program on CBC Radio 2 in Canada, launched on September 2, 2008.Hosted by Canadian opera singer Julie Nesrallah, the program airs classical music. Originally it ran from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each weekday; the show was later cut by an hour, and scheduled from 9 a.m...
. The 2 to 3 pm (local time) hour is part of Shift, hosted by Tom Allen, which plays some classical music near the beginning of the program before transitioning to the adult-alternative style found on Drive
Radio 2 Drive
Radio 2 Drive is the afternoon program on CBC Radio 2 in Canada, launched September 2, 2008.On air from 3:30-7 pm, it is hosted by Rich Terfry, also known as Buck 65. The program airs a "mix of current singer-songwriters, roots and urban music."...
. CBC cited the need for Tempos host to spend more time working on her musical career as one reason behind this change.
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
Bill Siksay
William Livingstone Siksay, former MP is a Canadian politician, and was the Member of Parliament who represented the British Columbia riding of Burnaby—Douglas for the New Democratic Party from 2004 to 2011.Receiving his high school diploma from McLaughlin Collegiate and Vocational Institute in...
and Ed Fast
Ed Fast
Edward D. "Ed" Fast, is a Canadian politician, currently the Member of Parliament for Abbotsford, and serving as the Minister for International Trade and as Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway.-Biography:...
were particularly opposed to the programming changes. In fact, the committee voted unanimously to hold further hearings specifically on the CBC Radio 2 changes in September 2008.
Distribution
Radio 2 is not as widely available across Canada as Radio One. While Radio One is available in most communities across Canada regardless of size, Radio 2 for the most part is available only in larger cities. Radio 2 also has a more consistent national schedule than Radio One, with 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. (There is an exception in Atlantic Canada, discussed below.)In some smaller communities, especially in rural northern British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, community groups have been licensed to rebroadcast a CBC Radio 2 station on a local low-power
Low-power broadcasting
Low-power broadcasting is electronic broadcasting at very low power and low cost, to a small community area.The terms "low-power broadcasting" and "micropower broadcasting" should not be used interchangeably, because the markets are not the same...
radio transmitter. These transmitters are owned by the community group rather than the network, and do not originate any programming at all.
On satellite, Radio 2's programming can also be heard on Bell TV and Shaw Direct. Unlike Radio One and Radio 3, Radio 2 is not carried by Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
; the CRTC requires that a "Canadian" channel (for the purposes of Sirius Canada
Sirius Canada
Sirius Canada is 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 radio service to Canada.On November 24, 2010, following...
) 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 Radio 2 programs that do meet this criterion, such as Deep Roots, are aired on Radio One's Sirius feed (channel 137).
Radio 2 is also available via the internet (webradio, podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
s).
Programming
Although most programming on CBC Radio 2 is exclusive to the network, some programming is shared with other CBC networks. Some specialty programs, including The Vinyl CafeThe Vinyl Cafe
The Vinyl Cafe is an hour-long radio variety show hosted by Stuart McLean and broadcast on CBC radio, BBC Radio 7 and on several U.S. public radio stations. It airs on Sunday at noon on Radio One and Saturday at 9 a.m...
, Vinyl Tap
Vinyl Tap
Vinyl Tap is a Canadian radio show hosted by Randy Bachman, musician alumnus of the famous Canadian rock bands The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive. Each episode of the show first airs on CBC Radio One Saturday nights from 7 to 9 p.m., and is then repeated on CBC Radio 2 Sunday evening from 6...
and the Sunday night edition of Tonic
Tonic (radio program)
Tonic is a Canadian radio program, which debuted on March 19, 2007 on CBC Radio 2. Blending jazz music with Latin jazz, soul, R&B and world groove, and airing from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. nightly, the program is hosted by Katie Malloch from Montreal weekdays and Tim Tamashiro from Calgary on weekends....
, also air on CBC Radio One in different time slots.
During the 2005 Canadian Media Guild
Canadian Media Guild
The Canadian Media Guild is a trade union representing employees at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , the Canadian Press, Thomson Reuters, Agence France-Presse, S-Vox, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, CW Television, CJRC Radio in Gatineau, Que., and TVOntario.It is a local of The...
lockout
Lockout (industry)
A lockout is a work stoppage in which an employer prevents employees from working. This is different from a strike, in which employees refuse to work.- Causes :...
, the normal schedule was temporarily replaced by continuous music from Galaxie, except for short news updates at the top of each hour from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time.
Until 2007, Radio 2 simulcasted the majority of newscasts on Radio One, including all major newscasts such as The World at Six
The World at Six
The World at Six is the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's national dinner-hour radio newscast, airing Monday to Friday from 6 to 6:30 p.m. local time on CBC Radio One....
or 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 4.5 minutes, the usual length of the CBC's non-major newscasts, with the frequency increased slightly. However, newscasts on Radio Two remain distinct from those on Radio One.
Weekdays
| 6:00 a.m. | – | 9:00 a.m. | Radio 2 Morning Radio 2 Morning Radio 2 Morning is the morning program on CBC Radio 2 in Canada, launched September 2, 2008. The program features a cross-genre selection of Canadian and international music.... with Tom Power Tom Power Thomas E. Power was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Baltimore Orioles of the American Association in 38 games in 1890. The next year, he was a player-manager for the Rochester Hop Bitters of the Eastern League.... (interim) |
| 9:00 a.m. | – | 1:00 p.m. | Tempo Tempo (radio show) Tempo is the midday program on CBC Radio 2 in Canada, launched on September 2, 2008.Hosted by Canadian opera singer Julie Nesrallah, the program airs classical music. Originally it ran from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each weekday; the show was later cut by an hour, and scheduled from 9 a.m... with Julie Nesrallah Julie Nesrallah Julie Nesrallah is a Canadian mezzo-soprano and radio host.Nesrallah studied music performance at McGill and Carleton Universities and has worked in Vienna with David Aronson.... |
| 1:00 p.m. | – | 3:30 p.m. | Shift with Tom Allen Tom Allen (broadcaster) Tom Allen is a Canadian radio broadcaster, concert host, trombonist, and writer. He broadcasts on CBC Radio 2, where, for ten years, he hosted the acclaimed classical music program Music and Company until the station changed formats in September, 2008. He now hosts Shift, a national cross-genre... |
| 3:30 p.m. | – | 7:00 p.m. | Radio 2 Drive Radio 2 Drive Radio 2 Drive is the afternoon program on CBC Radio 2 in Canada, launched September 2, 2008.On air from 3:30-7 pm, it is hosted by Rich Terfry, also known as Buck 65. The program airs a "mix of current singer-songwriters, roots and urban music."... with Rich Terfry Buck 65 Richard Terfry , who uses the stage name Buck 65, is a Canadian experimental artist, MC and turntablist. Underpinned by an extensive background in abstract hip hop, his more recent music has extensively incorporated blues, country, rock, folk and avant garde influences.Terfry is also a radio host,... |
| 7:00 p.m. | – | 8:00 p.m. | Canada Live Canada Live Canada Live is a Canadian radio program, which debuted on March 19, 2007 on CBC Radio 2, which airs concert performances in a variety of musical genres from locations across Canada. The program airs weekdays on Radio 2; one episode per week is repeated on CBC Radio One on Friday afternoons.The... with Andrew Craig |
| 8:00 p.m. | – | 10:00 p.m. | Tonic Tonic (radio program) Tonic is a Canadian radio program, which debuted on March 19, 2007 on CBC Radio 2. Blending jazz music with Latin jazz, soul, R&B and world groove, and airing from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. nightly, the program is hosted by Katie Malloch from Montreal weekdays and Tim Tamashiro from Calgary on weekends.... with Katie Malloch Katie Malloch Katie Malloch is a Canadian broadcaster who currently hosts the series Tonic, a nightly jazz program on CBC Radio 2. Until March 2007, she was host of Jazz Beat. A graduate of McGill University, Malloch began freelancing for the CBC in 1972, and became a staff announcer in 1975.She is married to... |
| 10:00 p.m. | – | 12:00 a.m. | The Signal The Signal (radio program) The Signal is a Canadian radio program, which debuted on CBC Radio 2 on March 19, 2007. Devoted to contemporary music and airing from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m., the program is hosted by Laurie Brown Mondays to Saturdays... with Laurie Brown Laurie Brown (broadcaster) Laurie Brown is a Canadian television journalist. Her parents were originally from Nova Scotia, and when Brown was in her teens, they and her sister moved back to that province... |
| 12:00 a.m. | – | 6:00 a.m. | Nightstream Nightstream Nightstream is a Canadian radio program which debuted on CBC Radio 2 on March 20, 2007. Originally hosted by veteran broadcaster Danielle Charbonneau, the program airs a diverse mix of music, reflecting all genres played on the network, from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. every morning.In the summer of 2007,... |
Saturday (to early Sunday)
| 6:00 a.m. | – | 9:00 a.m. | Radio 2 Morning Radio 2 Morning Radio 2 Morning is the morning program on CBC Radio 2 in Canada, launched September 2, 2008. The program features a cross-genre selection of Canadian and international music.... with Molly Johnson Molly Johnson 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... |
| 9:00 a.m. | – | 10:00 a.m. | The Vinyl Cafe The Vinyl Cafe The Vinyl Cafe is an hour-long radio variety show hosted by Stuart McLean and broadcast on CBC radio, BBC Radio 7 and on several U.S. public radio stations. It airs on Sunday at noon on Radio One and Saturday at 9 a.m... with Stuart McLean Stuart McLean Andrew Stuart McLean is a Canadian radio broadcaster, humourist and author, best known as the host of the CBC Radio programme The Vinyl Cafe. He is often described as a "story-telling comic", though he has written many serious stories... |
| 10:00 a.m. | – | 12:00 p.m. | This Is My Music |
| 12:00 p.m. | – | 1:00 p.m. | In Tune with Katherine Duncan |
| 1:00 p.m. | – | 5:00 p.m. | Saturday Afternoon at the Opera Saturday Afternoon at the Opera Saturday Afternoon at the Opera is a Canadian radio program, which airs Saturday afternoons on CBC Radio 2. Currently hosted by Bill Richardson, the program airs live and pre-recorded opera concert performances, as well as interviews with opera artists, reviews of opera CDs and a weekly opera quiz... with Bill Richardson Bill Richardson (radio) Bill Richardson is a Canadian radio broadcaster and author.Richardson received his B.A. from the University of Winnipeg in 1976... |
| 5:00 p.m. | – | 6:00 p.m. | Deep Roots Deep Roots Deep Roots is a Canadian radio program focusing on folk and roots music. The program, hosted by Tom Power, airs on CBC Radio 2 and normally originates from CBN-FM St... with Tom Power Tom Power Thomas E. Power was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Baltimore Orioles of the American Association in 38 games in 1890. The next year, he was a player-manager for the Rochester Hop Bitters of the Eastern League.... |
| 6:00 p.m. | – | 8:00 p.m. | Saturday Night Blues Saturday Night Blues Saturday Night Blues is a Canadian radio program, which airs Saturday nights on CBC Radio One. Hosted by Holger Petersen, the program airs a mix of blues concerts, recordings and interviews with blues musicians. SNB first broadcast in 1986.... with Holger Petersen Holger Petersen Holger Petersen, CM is a Canadian businessman, record producer and radio broadcaster. He owns and operates the independent roots music label Stony Plain Records, and hosts the programs Saturday Night Blues on CBC Radio One and Natch'l Blues on the CKUA Radio Network. Petersen was a founder of the... |
| 8:00 p.m. | – | 10:00 p.m. | Tonic Tonic (radio program) Tonic is a Canadian radio program, which debuted on March 19, 2007 on CBC Radio 2. Blending jazz music with Latin jazz, soul, R&B and world groove, and airing from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. nightly, the program is hosted by Katie Malloch from Montreal weekdays and Tim Tamashiro from Calgary on weekends.... with Tim Tamashiro Tim Tamashiro Tim Tamashiro is a Canadian jazz singer, radio broadcaster and speaker."The Tim Tamashiro Show" is a combination of two music videos for the songs "Alright, Okay You Win" and "Drive In". The videos are directed by Steve Goldsworthy and Matthew Kershaw.... |
| 10:00 p.m. | – | 12:00 a.m. | The Signal The Signal (radio program) The Signal is a Canadian radio program, which debuted on CBC Radio 2 on March 19, 2007. Devoted to contemporary music and airing from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m., the program is hosted by Laurie Brown Mondays to Saturdays... with Laurie Brown Laurie Brown (broadcaster) Laurie Brown is a Canadian television journalist. Her parents were originally from Nova Scotia, and when Brown was in her teens, they and her sister moved back to that province... |
| 12:00 a.m. | – | 6:00 a.m. | Nightstream Nightstream Nightstream is a Canadian radio program which debuted on CBC Radio 2 on March 20, 2007. Originally hosted by veteran broadcaster Danielle Charbonneau, the program airs a diverse mix of music, reflecting all genres played on the network, from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. every morning.In the summer of 2007,... |
Sunday (to early Monday)
| 6:00 a.m. | – | 9:00 a.m. | Radio 2 Morning Radio 2 Morning Radio 2 Morning is the morning program on CBC Radio 2 in Canada, launched September 2, 2008. The program features a cross-genre selection of Canadian and international music.... with Molly Johnson Molly Johnson 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... |
| 9:00 a.m. | – | 11:00 a.m. | Choral Concert with Peter Togni Peter Togni Peter Anthony Togni is a freelance Canadian composer and broadcaster based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. "Togni's music is deeply felt, simply put, well-crafted and irradiated by a personal sense of the divine."-Biography:... |
| 11:00 a.m. | – | 3:00 p.m. | In Concert with Bill Richardson Bill Richardson (radio) Bill Richardson is a Canadian radio broadcaster and author.Richardson received his B.A. from the University of Winnipeg in 1976... |
| 3:00 p.m. | – | 4:00 p.m. | Inside the 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 usually about Canadian musicians. It sometimes covers subject matter from beyond Canada's borders... with Patti Schmidt Patti Schmidt Patti Schmidt is a Canadian radio personality on CBC Radio. She currently lives in Montreal.-Origin:Schmidt grew up in Ottawa and attended McGill University as an undergraduate. While at McGill she became involved with CKUT-FM. As a fan of Brave New Waves, in 1991 CBC Radio hired her on a series of... |
| 4:00 p.m. | – | 5:00 p.m. | À Propos À Propos À Propos is a Canadian radio program that presents French language music for English audiences. Host Jim Corcoran is a Quebec musician who includes translations with featured songs. À Propos began in November 1988 and is currently broadcast Saturday nights on CBC Radio One and repeated on Sunday... with Jim Corcoran Jim Corcoran Jim Corcoran is a Canadian singer-songwriter and broadcaster.-Biography:Jim Corcoran was born in Sherbrooke, but went to high school and his obtained his B.A. in Boston, Massachusetts in the late 1960s... |
| 5:00 p.m. | – | 6:00 p.m. | Deep Roots Deep Roots Deep Roots is a Canadian radio program focusing on folk and roots music. The program, hosted by Tom Power, airs on CBC Radio 2 and normally originates from CBN-FM St... with Tom Power Tom Power Thomas E. Power was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Baltimore Orioles of the American Association in 38 games in 1890. The next year, he was a player-manager for the Rochester Hop Bitters of the Eastern League.... |
| 6:00 p.m. | – | 8:00 p.m. | Vinyl Tap Vinyl Tap Vinyl Tap is a Canadian radio show hosted by Randy Bachman, musician alumnus of the famous Canadian rock bands The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive. Each episode of the show first airs on CBC Radio One Saturday nights from 7 to 9 p.m., and is then repeated on CBC Radio 2 Sunday evening from 6... with Randy Bachman Randy Bachman Randolph Charles "Randy" Bachman, OC, OM is a Canadian musician best known as lead guitarist, songwriter and a founding member for both the 1960s–70s rock band The Guess Who, and the 1970s rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive... |
| 8:00 p.m. | – | 11:00 p.m. | The Strombo Show The Strombo Show The Strombo Show is a Canadian radio show, hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos, which has aired since 2005.The show originated on Standard Broadcasting's CFRB in Toronto and CJAD in Montreal as a lighthearted news-oriented talk show. In November 2007, the show moved to the Corus network and the... with George Stroumboulopoulos George Stroumboulopoulos George Mark Paul Stroumboulopoulos is a Canadian television and radio personality, best known as the host of CBC Television's George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight and being a VJ for Canadian music television channel MuchMusic... |
| 11:00 p.m. | – | 6:00 a.m. | Nightstream Nightstream Nightstream is a Canadian radio program which debuted on CBC Radio 2 on March 20, 2007. Originally hosted by veteran broadcaster Danielle Charbonneau, the program airs a diverse mix of music, reflecting all genres played on the network, from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. every morning.In the summer of 2007,... |
Past programming
- Music and CompanyMusic and CompanyMusic 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:...
with Tom Allen - classical music; weekday mornings - Two New Hours with Larry LakeLarry Lake (musician)Larry Ellsworth Lake is a Canadian composer, trumpeter, freelance writer on music, radio broadcaster, and record producer of American birth. As a composer he is primarily known for his electronic music. His musical compositions are characterized by their integration of acoustic instruments with...
- contemporary classical and new music - 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 RogersShelagh RogersShelagh Rogers, OC is a Canadian radio broadcaster. She is currently the host of CBC Radio One's The Next Chapter.Rogers grew up in Ottawa, Ontario. She was the "Head Girl" at her high school, Lisgar Collegiate Institute. She played in the Ottawa Youth Orchestra and was a spare on the Reach for...
- Based on the earlier program Take Five, hosted by Solmes and earlier by Shelagh Rogers
- Off the RecordOff the Record"Off the record" is a term related to journalism sourcing; see Journalism sourcing#Using confidential information.Off the record may also refer to:- Music :* Off the Record , a 1977 album by Sweet...
with Bob Kerr - various classical music; weekday afternoons - Studio SparksStudio SparksStudio Sparks was a Canadian radio program, which aired weekday afternoons from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM on CBC Radio 2. Hosted by Eric Friesen, the program aired concert performances by classical, jazz and world music performers, as well as interview segments with the performers.It was broadcast from...
with Eric Friesen - classical, with some jazz and world music; early weekday afternoons - DiscDriveDiscDriveDiscDrive was an afternoon show on CBC Radio 2 hosted by Jurgen Gothe. It played a mix of classical, traditional bluegrass, jazz, and commentary...
with Jurgen Gothe - classical, with some jazz and bluegrass; weekday afternoon drive - In Performance with Andrew Craig (previously Eric Friesen) - live-to-tape classical performances; weeknights
- After HoursAfter Hours (radio show)After Hours was a jazz-oriented program that aired from Monday to Friday from 10:05 p.m.-12 midnight on CBC Radio 2. The show was hosted by Andy Sheppard and originated from CBC Radio 2's Winnipeg studio at CBW-FM....
with Andy Sheppard (previously Ross PorterRoss Porter (Canadian broadcaster)Ross Porter is a Canadian broadcast executive and music writer. Best known as the longtime host and co-creator of the jazz program After Hours on CBC Stereo and pop culture reporter for CBC Television's The National and CBC Newsworld's On the Arts, he became head of the jazz television channel...
) - jazz; weeknights - Brave New WavesBrave New WavesBrave New Waves was a Canadian radio program which aired on CBC Stereo, later known as CBC Radio 2, from 1984 to 2007. Airing weeknights from midnight to 4 a.m., the show profiled alternative and indie music and culture, including film, comics, literature and art...
with Patti Schmidt (previously Brent BamburyBrent BamburyBrent Bambury is a Canadian radio and television personality, who has hosted a number of programs for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. A New Brunswick native, Bambury began his CBC career at stations in Saint John, Halifax and Montreal. In 1984, he became a correspondent for CBC Stereo's...
)- alternative music; late night - CBC Radio 3CBC Radio 3CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of two parts devoted to Canadian arts and music: a radio service which is available on Sirius Satellite Radio and streaming audio, and several daily and weekly podcasts from the CBC Radio 3 website...
programming (various names) - Saturday nights - Northern LightsNorthern Lights (radio show)Northern Lights was a music program on the Radio One and Radio 2 networks of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, hosted by Andrea Ratuski of CBC Winnipeg. Airing weeknights at 11:00 p.m. or 11:30 p.m. Newfoundland on Radio One and at 4:00 a.m. or 4:40 a.m...
with Andrea RatuskiAndrea RatuskiAndrea Ratuski is a Canadian radio presenter and producer, particularly known as host of the national programme Northern Lights on CBC Radio ....
(and predecessor That Time of the Night) - soft classical music; early morning (also aired late evenings on Radio One) - Music for a WhileMusic for a whileMusic for a while is a musical composition by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell, the second of four movements from his incidental music composed in 1692 to John Dryden's and Nathaniel Lee's play Oedipus. An ascending ground bass in E minor forms the basis of the piece, with melodic...
with Danielle CharbonneauDanielle CharbonneauDanielle Charbonneau is a Canadian radio personality, has who hosted programming on both CBC Radio 2 and Espace musique. She was born in 1953 in Prince Rupert, British Columbia) and grew up in New York and Ottawa. Her degrees in Music and Comparative Literature are from Indiana University...
- classical music; weekday evenings
Stations
- CalgaryCalgaryCalgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
- CBR-FMCBR-FM-External links:* at Canadian Communications Foundation... - EdmontonEdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
- CBX-FMCBX-FMCBX-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 90.9 FM in Edmonton, Alberta. It broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio 2 network.CBX-FM was launched in 1978. In 2004, CBC Edmonton operations moved into a new digital broadcast facility downtown, bringing all operations of Radio and TV,... - Halifax, Nova ScotiaNova ScotiaNova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
- CBH-FMCBH-FMCBH-FM also has rebroadcast transmitters elsewhere in the Maritime Provinces:-External links:* * at Canadian Communications Foundation... - MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
- CBM-FMCBM-FMCBM-FM is a Canadian radio station. It broadcasts the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's CBC Radio 2 network at 93.5 FM in Montreal, Quebec. Its studios, along with those of CBC Radio One sister station CBME-FM, are located at Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal.... - OttawaOttawaOttawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
- CBOQ-FMCBOQ-FMCBOQ-FM is a Canadian radio station. It broadcasts the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's CBC Radio 2 network at 103.3 FM in Ottawa, Ontario.The station was launched in 1947 as CBO-FM... - ReginaRegina, SaskatchewanRegina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
, SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
- CBK-FMCBK-FMCBK-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio 2 network at 96.9 FM in Regina, Saskatchewan.The station was launched in 1977. Its studios are at the CBC Regina Broadcast Centre, 2440 Broad Street in Regina, along with CBK and CBKT.-Rebroadcasters:-External... - St. John'sSt. John's, Newfoundland and LabradorSt. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...
, Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
- CBN-FMCBN-FMCBN-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador on 106.9 MHz. The station was launched in 1975, just two years before OZ FM... - Sudbury, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
- CBBS-FMCBBS-FMCBBS-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's CBC Radio 2 network at 90.1 FM in Sudbury, Ontario.The station was originally licensed by the CRTC in 1984... - SydneySydney, Nova ScotiaSydney is a Canadian urban community in the province of Nova Scotia. It is situated on the east coast of Cape Breton Island and is administratively part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality....
, Nova ScotiaNova ScotiaNova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
- CBI-FMCBI-FMCBI-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio 2 network in Sydney, Nova Scotia. The station airs at 105.1 FM.CBI originally launched in 1977 at 105.9 FM, until it changed to its current frequency in 1984.... - Thunder BayThunder Bay-In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario...
, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
- CBQ-FMCBQ-FMCBQ-FM is a Canadian radio station, airing the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's CBC Radio 2 network at 101.7 FM in Thunder Bay, Ontario.The station was launched in 1984.- External links :* at Canadian Communications Foundation... - TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
- CBL-FMCBL-FMCBL-FM is the CBC Radio 2 station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It broadcasts at 94.1 on the FM dial, and also serves Huntsville , Orillia , Peterborough and other locations in Ontario.... - VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
- CBU-FMCBU-FMCBU-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio 2 network in Vancouver, British Columbia. The station broadcasts at 105.7 FM.The station was originally launched in 1947 as an FM simulcast of CBU... - WindsorWindsor, OntarioWindsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
- CBE-FMCBE-FMCBE-FM is the callsign of the CBC Radio 2 station in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.The station broadcasts at 89.9 FM, and was launched in 1978. It is not rebroadcast on any other transmitters.-External links:** at Canadian Communications Foundation... - WinnipegWinnipegWinnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, ManitobaManitobaManitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
- CBW-FMCBW-FMCBW-FM is the callsign of the CBC Radio 2 station in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The station broadcasts at 98.3 on the FM dial.-History:Winnipeg's second FM station launched on December 10, 1962 as a commercial classical music station with the call sign CFMW...