CBC radio 2 format change/new Calgary station

[troutman]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBC_Radio_Two

In 2006, speculation arose that CBC Radio Two programming would undergo a format and branding change, similar to that which its French counterpart Espace musique undertook in 2004, although no specific plans were announced until January 2007

Schedule changes as of March 19, 2007
6:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m.Weekender12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.Fuse6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.Tonic with Tim Tamashiro (jazz)8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.Canada Live with Patti Schmidt10:00 p.m.–1:00 a.m.The Signal with Pat Carrabré1:00 a.m.–6:00 a.m.Nightstream with Danielle Charbonneau

http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/...a-68c0edec5b92

Can you like Death Cab For Cutie and the Rolling Stones? If you love your Tom Petty CDs will Gomez be lost on you?

You might think so in the strictly formatted world of commercial radio, where new alternative music and classic rock often seem at loggerheads.

Those radio listeners who like some of both have a new choice today with the arrival of Fuel 90.3 FM on the airwaves.

[fanforever1986]

So they're getting rid of CBC radio 3 saturday nights?

[troutman]

Originally Posted by fanforever1986

So they're getting rid of CBC radio 3 saturday nights?

I think so, but they will be playing more modern music overall, and not late at night only.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cbc_radio_3

The satellite radio service launched on December 3, 2005, at which time the weekend program on CBC Radio Two became a live simulcast of the satellite radio service. The main CBC Radio 3 website relaunched a few days earlier, now featuring a collaborative music blog and an Icecast stream of Canadian music.

On January 17, 2007, the CBC announced that as of March, CBC Radio Two will no longer air the Radio 3 simulcast. CBC Radio 3 has announced that on March 17, the night of its final simulcast on Radio Two, Christine Fellows and John K. Samson will perform live in the network's studio. The R3-30, which is usually taped in advance and rebroadcast on Radio Two in a later time slot, will also air live from Vancouver that evening.



The Signal is a Canadian radio program, which will debut on CBC Radio Two on March 19, 2007. Devoted to contemporary music and airing from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. nightly, the program will be hosted by Laurie Brown Mondays to Thursdays and Pat Carrabré Fridays to Sundays

[fanforever1986]

nvm

[kevman]

Originally Posted by troutman

CBC Radio Two will no longer air the Radio 3 simulcast.

That's a sad story...

Good thing we have X92.9...

[Hemi-Cuda]

aside from the odd few minutes of FAN960 when i'm driving home during a game, i haven't listened to a minute of regular radio since getting Sirius. those guys play actual MUSIC, and not advertisement filler top 40 crap