CBC Radio 3
| Broadcast area | Canada & Contiguous United States on Sirius XM Satellite Radio |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Canadian indie music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| History | |
| Founded | June 2000 |
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 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.
The network's primary studio is located in the CBC Regional Broadcast Centre in Vancouver, although guest hosts typically hosted from an alternate CBC studio in their home city.
An article on Nerve.com, published in October 2006, called CBC Radio 3 "possibly the world's best radio station".
In October 2022, CBC Radio 3 was dropped from SiriusXM, but remains available as a playlist through CBC Listen.