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{{Infobox radio station
| logo    = [[Image:CBCRadio3.png|240px]]
| format  = Canadian [[Independent music|indie music]]
| owner   = [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]
| name    = CBC Radio 3
| area    = Canada & [[Contiguous United States]] on [[Sirius XM Satellite Radio]]
| founded = June 2000<ref name="cbc-r3-archives">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/archives/cbc-radio-3-an-effort-to-gain-a-younger-audience-in-2000-1.5622024 |title=CBC Radio 3: an effort to gain a younger audience in 2000 |date=2020-06-27 |website=CBC Archives |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=2020-11-18}}</ref>
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'''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 music|folk]], [[country music|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<ref name=launched>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/cbc-digital-music-service-launched-1.1171645 "CBC digital music service launched"]. [[CBC News]], February 13, 2012.</ref> 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 (radio)|Bande à part]].

The network's primary studio is located in the [[CBC Regional Broadcast Centre Vancouver|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".<ref>{{Cite web |title=nerve.com® |url=https://www.nerve.com/dispatches/doig/cbc3/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=www.nerve.com}}</ref>

In October 2022, CBC Radio 3 was dropped from SiriusXM, but remains available as a playlist through CBC Listen.<ref>Richie Assaly,[https://web.archive.org/web/20231211035020/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/final-nail-in-the-coffin-why-siriusxm-dropping-cbc-radio-3-is-potentially-catastrophic-for/article_67871c75-3936-51ac-ad9c-9424c0dc54c4.html "‘Final nail in the coffin’: Why SiriusXM dropping CBC Radio 3 is ‘potentially catastrophic’ for Canadian artists"] . Archived December 10, 2023. From the [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2022/10/25/final-nail-in-the-coffin-why-siriusxm-dropping-cbc-radio-3-is-potentially-catastrophic-for-canadian-artists.html original], ''[[Toronto Star]]'', October 25, 2022.</ref>

==History==
===Origins and launch (late 1990s–2005)===
Operated by the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]], Radio 3 had its genesis in a late-1990s proposal to launch a radio network devoted to youth culture, comparable to [[BBC Radio 1]] and Australia's [[Triple J]].<ref name=timeline>[http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2015/3/CBC-Radio-3-the-definitive-timeline "CBC Radio 3: the definitive timeline"]. [[CBC Music]], March 27, 2015.</ref> The network, which would complement [[CBC Radio One]] and [[CBC Radio 2]], would build on existing CBC Radio programming such as ''[[Night Lines]]'', ''[[Brave New Waves]]'' and ''[[RealTime (radio show)|RealTime]]''. The original plan was codenamed "Clubhouse" and was developed by Susan Englebert, Robert Ouimet, Anton Leo and C. William Smith.<ref name=timeline/> The CBC filed an application with the [[CRTC]] to launch the network in 1998,<ref name=dead>"CBC Radio 3 dead, says newspaper". ''[[Edmonton Journal]]'', November 26, 1999.</ref> but later asked the CRTC to defer consideration of its application.<ref name=dead />

A precursor to Radio 3 started in 1997, when ''Nightlines'' and ''RealTime'' were merged into the new program ''[[RadioSonic]]'', cohosted by former ''Nightlines'' host [[David Wisdom]] and former ''RealTime'' host [[Leora Kornfeld]].

The current incarnation of Radio 3 was launched in 2000 as a converged [[webcasting]] project based in Vancouver,<ref name=hottest>"Hottest music now on cool web radio". ''[[The Province]]'', January 17, 2001.</ref> with its own servers and managed by CBC Radio.<ref name=hottest /> The team consisted of Susan Englebert,<ref>Fiona Morrow, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20061115.OBENGLEBERT15/TPStory/?query=susan+englebertt "Obituary: Susan Englebert, Broadcaster 1946–2006], ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', November 15, 2006.</ref> Robert Ouimet,<ref name=hottest /> Dave Tonner, [[Loc Dao]], Rob McLaughlin and other partners. CBC Radio 3 initially launched separate sites '''120 Seconds''',<ref name=hottest /> '''New Music Canada'''<ref name=hottest /> and '''Just Concerts'''<ref name=hottest /> through a collaboration between CBC Radio, media design company Dotaku Group, and technology company Internet Edge. Each provided audio, video and Flash content as media-on-demand streaming for site users. 120 Seconds was a directory of user and artist-created video and documentary projects, New Music Canada was composed entirely of user-created and uploaded music by Canadian independent pop, rock, electronic and hip hop musicians, and Just Concerts included exclusive recordings of live performances by independent artists, both regular concert performances and Radio 3 studio sessions. The first musician to create an artist profile on the site was rapper [[Classified (rapper)|Classified]].<ref name=timeline/> '''Roots Music Canada''' was later added to the trio of websites, and offered songs uploaded by country and folk musicians.

In 2001, [[Grant Lawrence]] became the host of ''RadioSonic''.<ref name=timeline/>

In late 2002, the group, led by Robert Ouimet and Rob McLaughlin, created CBCRadio3.com, a full-screen online magazine which profiled Canadian music, literature and visual arts, accompanied by a set musical playlist which changed with each "issue".<ref name=goesto>"CBC's new Radio 3 goes to the Net". ''[[The Province]]'', February 9, 2003.</ref> The site also served as a portal to the other content sites. The site was recognized internationally, winning three [[Webby Awards]], including [[People's Voice Award]] for Best Broadband site, in 2003.<ref>"The Webby Awards". ''[[The Telegram]]'', June 13, 2003.</ref> The site won over 20 other awards, including the Art Director's Club, New York Festival Awards<ref name=goesto /> and Communication Arts Awards, as well as being published in several books. By this time, the site was averaging 5.5 million page views per month.<ref>"Pump up the volume, hue and brightness". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', August 23, 2003.</ref>

In 2003, ''RadioSonic'' was integrated into the Radio 3 project, and was renamed ''CBC Radio 3'' to reflect the change.<ref>"Indie music and beyond". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', January 19, 2004.</ref> With new host [[Alexis Mazurin]], the program featured music and performances from the Radio 3 website.<ref name=timeline/>

On June 2, 2005, Radio 3 also launched a weekly [[podcast]], hosted by Grant Lawrence.<ref>"Choice of listening gets wider for iPod owners". ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', June 11, 2005.</ref> The hour-long podcast, which has also aired as a program on the satellite radio network, has ranked as the most downloaded Canadian podcast on the Internet, with an estimated 125,000 weekly listeners in 2006.<ref>[http://www.gazette.uwo.ca/article.cfm?articleID=1403&day=9&month=11&section=Arts&year=2006 Radio 3 Canada’s most popular podcast – CBC podcast host Lawrence introduces new Canadian music] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611173246/http://www.gazette.uwo.ca/article.cfm?articleID=1403&day=9&month=11&section=Arts&year=2006 |date=June 11, 2011 }}, ''[[UWO Gazette]]'', November 9, 2006.</ref>

===Launch on satellite radio (2005–2007)===
Satellite radio was approved in Canada by the [[CRTC]] on June 18, 2005. Over the next several months, Radio 3 was relaunched as a channel on [[Sirius Satellite Radio]].<ref>"CBC plans to beam up Radio 3". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', November 2, 2005.</ref> The main CBC Radio 3 site was shut down for part of 2005 to facilitate the relaunch, although the podcast, the media-on-demand subsites and the Saturday night Radio Two program remained active.

The satellite radio service launched on December 3, 2005, at which time the weekend program on CBC Radio 2 became a live simulcast of the satellite radio service. The main CBC Radio 3 website was relaunched a few days earlier, now featuring a collaborative music blog and an [[Icecast]] stream of Canadian music.

Mazurin, the original host of CBC Radio 3 in its radio show format, died in October 2005,<ref>"Broadcaster, comic Alexis Mazurin dies at 27: CBC Radio 3 loses rising star". ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', October 22, 2005.</ref> and the main Vancouver studio was named the Alexis Mazurin Studio in his memory.

In August 2006, Radio 3 launched its own weekly chart show, ''The R3-30''. Originally hosted by [[Craig Norris]] until he left the network to join CBC Radio's new outlet for [[Regional Municipality of Waterloo|Kitchener-Waterloo]], [[CBLA-FM-2]], in 2013, the program was then taken over by [[Lana Gay]].

On December 25, 2006, CBC Radio 3 held its first annual ''"Bucky Awards"''. The Bucky Awards were an awards celebration to promote independent Canadian music, and fans voted on the winners in each category.<ref>[http://radio3.cbc.ca/blogs/2006/12/Welcome-to-the-First-Annual-Bucky-Awards Welcome to the First Annual Bucky Awards] cbc.ca {{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2024}}

The station aired on Sirius 94 from its launch until June 24, 2008, when it moved to Sirius 86 as part of a major realignment of the Sirius lineup. On May 4, 2011, the channel was again moved as part of a reorganization of Sirius' channel lineup to channel 152. On May 9, 2013 the channel was moved to channel 162 and was also launched on XM. The channel was removed from SiriusXM effective October 1, 2022.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

===''Radio 3'' leaves Radio Two (2007)===
On January 17, 2007, the CBC announced that as part of a major programming realignment on CBC Radio 2, that network would discontinue its Radio 3 simulcast in March of that year.<ref>"CBC courting younger ears with changes; More Cancon, jazz and indie may not make up for other programming cuts, one critic says". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', March 19, 2007.</ref> The final simulcast, which aired on March 17, was a retrospective broadcast which included past interviews with [[William Shatner]] and [[John Lydon]], visits from past hosts [[David Wisdom]] and [[Leora Kornfeld]], phone interviews with [[Buck 65]], [[Joel Plaskett]], [[Tegan and Sara|Sara Quin]] and [[Jim Bryson (musician)|Jim Bryson]], and live in-studio performances by [[John K. Samson]] and [[Christine Fellows]], as well as listener requests for classic songs from any era in which ''Radio 3'' or its predecessors aired.

''The R3-30'', which was usually taped in advance and rebroadcast on Radio Two in a later time slot, also aired live from Vancouver that evening and incorporated listener phone calls into the program's usual format.

==Concerts==
As well as the on-air studio sessions, the network also regularly sponsors public concerts in music venues. The network also broadcasts the annual [[Polaris Music Prize]] gala.

The Connect the Dots Tour in 2004 featured a different lineup of bands in each city, including [[p-ano|p:ano]], [[Ninja High School (band)|Ninja High School]], [[The Russian Futurists]], [[Young and Sexy]], [[The Unicorns]], [[The Super Friendz]], [[Lederhosen Lucil]], [[Dragon Fli Empire]] and [[controller.controller]].<ref>"CBC Radio walks on wild side". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', May 7, 2004.</ref>

Tour Tournée in the winter of 2006, jointly sponsored by CBC Radio 3 and Bande à part, included bands such as [[Wintersleep]], [[Two Hours Traffic]], [[Konflit Dramatik]], [[Hexes and Ohs]], [[Great Aunt Ida]], [[Shout Out Out Out Out]], [[Novillero]], [[Les Breastfeeders]], [[SS Cardiacs]], [[Les Dales Hawerchuk]], [[Pony Up!]] and [[The Deadly Snakes]].<ref>"8 free concerts across Canada - February 23-March 11, 2006". ''[[Canada NewsWire]]'', February 8, 2006.</ref>  Each of the eight locations had a different lineup of predominantly local bands, and at least one [[francophone]] band performed at each venue. On October 1, 2006, Radio 3 and Bande à part again jointly sponsored See Vous Play, a show in Toronto featuring [[Les Breastfeeders]], [[Emily Haines|Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton]], [[Les Trois Accords]] and [[Joel Plaskett|The Joel Plaskett Emergency]].<ref>"Québécois bands hit Rest Of Canada". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', December 2, 2006.</ref>

Also in October, the network was a sponsor of the Exclaim! Mint Road Show, a cross-Canada tour featuring [[The New Pornographers]], [[Immaculate Machine]] and [[Novillero]] to celebrate the 15th birthdays of ''[[Exclaim!]]'', a Canadian music magazine, and [[Mint Records]], a Vancouver independent record label.

CBC Radio 3 was also the sponsor of a nationwide tour in March and April 2007 featuring [[The Constantines]] and [[Jon-Rae and the River]].  The tour also featured [[Shotgun & Jaybird]] for the Eastern Canada portion of the tour while [[Ladyhawk (band)|Ladyhawk]] toured for the Western Canadian portion of the tour.

On April 27, 2007, CBC Radio 3 and Bande à part jointly presented Quebec Scene, an [[Ottawa]] concert featuring [[The Stills]], [[The Besnard Lakes]], [[Karkwa]] and [[Mahjor Bidet]].<ref>"Sounds great, in any language; Francophone music groups are finding accepting audiences outside La Belle Province". ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', April 23, 2007.</ref>

On June 9, 2007, as a part of the annual [[NXNE]] festival, CBC Radio 3 presented a concert in Toronto featuring [[United Steel Workers of Montreal]], [[Ohbijou]], [[Sebastien Grainger|Sebastien Grainger et Les Montagnes]], [[You Say Party]],  [[In-Flight Safety]] and [[Two Hours Traffic]].<ref>[http://radio3.cbc.ca/blogs/2007/06/CBC-Radio-3-Presents-a-NxNE-Showcase-Spectacular-At-Torontos-Horseshoe-Tavern CBC Radio 3 Presents a NXNE Showcase Spectacular at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern] cbc.ca {{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}.</ref>

In 2008, the network sponsored and broadcast several live shows at the [[South by Southwest]] festival in [[Austin, Texas]], including performances by [[Basia Bulat]], [[The Constantines]], [[The Most Serene Republic]], [[The Stills]], [[Shout Out Louds]], [[Christine Fellows]], [[Grand Analog]] and [[Hot Springs (band)|Hot Springs]].

The network's live broadcast from the 2009 NXNE festival featured [[Woodpigeon (band)|Woodpigeon]], [[DD/MM/YYYY]], [[Ruby Coast]], [[Jason Collett]], [[Hot Panda]] and [[The Lovely Feathers]].<ref>[http://radio3.cbc.ca/blogs/2009/06/Radio-3-Coming-to-you-Live-from-NxNE-500-Bands-5-Days-50-Stages-30-Films-25-Panels "Radio 3 Coming to you Live from NxNE!"] cbc.ca {{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, June 16, 2009.</ref>

In 2011, they sponsored [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria's]] [[Rifflandia Music Festival]] Side Stage at Royal Athletic Park, featuring Jon Middleton of [[Jon and Roy]], [[Besnard Lakes]], [[Gold & Youth|Jakarta]], [[Hollerado]], and [[Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker|USS]].<ref>[http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2011/9/CBC-Radio-3-proud-sponsor-of-Victorias-2011-Rifflandia-Festival---September-22-to-25 Rifflandia Music Festival]cbc.ca {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627044921/http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2011/9/CBC-Radio-3-proud-sponsor-of-Victorias-2011-Rifflandia-Festival---September-22-to-25 |date=June 27, 2016 }}</ref>

==Multimedia activities==
===Webcast===
CBC Radio 3 had an stream on [[Icecast]] which ran from 2005 to 2009; unlike the satellite radio broadcast, the stream was programmed separately. The webstream initially consisted exclusively of music with the occasional identification break, but on September 14, 2007 it was relaunched with hosts and feature content, similar to but still programmed separately from the satellite radio station. Due to funding cuts, in June 2009, the two services were merged; the webstream became a straight simulcast of the satellite radio channel.

Prior to the merger, the two services had slightly different programming strategies – the satellite radio station aired a music mix of 85 per cent Canadian and 15 per cent international, while the web service's mix was 100 per cent Canadian. With the merger of the two services, the station announced that the program mix would be 100 per cent Canadian music on both platforms, although exceptions will be permitted for international music with some Canadian character – such as international artists covering Canadian songs, collaborations between Canadian and non-Canadian artists, international artists appearing on the bill with Canadian artists when the network is airing a live concert, or "{{Sic|nolink=y|honou|rary|expected=honorary}} Canadian" artists such as [[Neko Case]] and [[Rose Melberg]].

In February 2009, CBC Radio 3 participated with ''[[Exclaim!]]'' and [[aux.tv]] to launch '''X3''', a new collaborative cross-promotional platform which sees all three outlets air feature content spotlighting a particular "Artist of the Month". X3 artists of the month have included [[K'naan]], [[Malajube]], [[Thunderheist]], [[Japandroids]], [[Apostle of Hustle]], [[The Rural Alberta Advantage]], [[Owen Pallett]], and [[Jenn Grant]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://x3artist.com/ |title=X3 Artist of the Month |access-date=February 3, 2009 |archive-date=March 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326041130/http://x3artist.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In addition to the service's conventional radio programming, any song in the network's music library was able to be streamed on demand from the artist's profile page on the site. In May 2011, [[Joel Plaskett]] became the first artist in the network's history to reach one million on-demand plays.<ref>[http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2011/5/Live-on-CBC-Radio-3-w-Grant-Lawrence-Trivia-Tuesday-the-Joel-Plaskett-Edition "Live on CBC Radio 3 w/ "Grant Lawrence: Trivia Tuesday... the Joel Plaskett Edition!"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051202030638/http://radio3.cbc.ca/ |date=December 2, 2005 }}. CBC Radio 3, May 31, 2011.</ref>

In 2012, CBC Radio 3 was integrated into the new [[CBC Music]] service.

===Podcast===
Unlike [[Bande à part (radio)|Bande à part]], which produced a number of special short run podcasts in addition to its regular weekly [[music podcast]], Radio 3 only produced its main music podcast through 2006.

As a result of the Radio Two schedule changes, on February 26, 2007 CBC Radio 3 created several new podcasts to complement the original CBC Radio 3 podcast, including a daily ''New Music Canada Track of the Day'' and an hour-long weekly ''R3-30'' podcast.

As well, the network also launched a new internet streaming program titled ''[[CBC Radio 3 Sessions]]'', which featured live performances by artists at the CBC Radio 3 studio.<ref>[http://radio3.cbc.ca/blogs/2007/02/New-Podcasts-Coming-Up-This-Monday New Podcasts Coming Up this Monday] cbc.ca {{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}.</ref> The ''Sessions'' also aired as a program on Sirius 86. As of September 12, 2007, the ''Sessions'' program also appeared in podcast format. ''Sessions'' concerts have also aired on the CBC's cable television service [[Bold (TV channel)|bold]].

Notably, all Radio 3 podcasts were available in [[Ogg]] ([[Vorbis]]), a freely-licensed audio format, in addition to the more conventional mp3 format.

===Video===
On April 20, 2007, as part of CBC Radio 3's 100th podcast, a weekly [[video podcast]] was introduced. The new video-based podcast, ''R3TV'', revolved around the personalities at CBC Radio 3 and featured a particular artist each week, who provided commentary for the podcast and had their music videos featured in the show.<ref>[http://radio3.cbc.ca/blogs/2007/04/Here-We-Grow-Again-Announcing-R3TV Here We Grow Again: Announcing R3TV] cbc.ca {{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}.</ref> ''R3TV'' was also available as a channel on Internet television services such as [[Joost]], YouTube and [[Miro Media Player]].

In 2011, CBC Radio 3 sponsored its first documentary movie, ''[[Winning America]]'', about Canadian band [[Said the Whale]]. The movie was directed by [[Brent Hodge]] and Thomas Buchan, and produced by Jon Siddall, Brent Hodge and Sheila Peacock.<ref>[http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2013/2/Watch-Winning-America-The-story-of-Said-The-Whales-journey-to-SXSW Watch Winning America]cbc.ca {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627044921/http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2013/2/Watch-Winning-America-The-story-of-Said-The-Whales-journey-to-SXSW |date=June 27, 2016 }}</ref> It first aired on July 23, 2011 on [[CBC Television]] in [[British Columbia]], and then nationally on April 2, 2012.

After the success of the first film, Radio 3 decided to do a second documentary movie called ''[[What Happens Next? (film)|What Happens Next?]]'' about Canadian musician [[Dan Mangan]]. This movie was produced and directed by Brent Hodge and Jon Siddall.<ref>[http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2012/7/Your-first-look-at-the-Dan-Mangan-documentary-What-Happens-Next What Happens Next?]cbc.ca {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627044921/http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2012/7/Your-first-look-at-the-Dan-Mangan-documentary-What-Happens-Next |date=June 27, 2016 }}</ref> It aired on CBC on August 25, 2012 in BC, and then again nationally on October 20, 2012.

Radio 3's next foray into video was in 2013, with the [[web series]] ''The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions''. It followed host Grant Lawrence across Canada visiting various musicians and other personalities along the way, including [[The Darcys]], [[Hollerado]], [[Sam Roberts (singer-songwriter)|Sam Roberts]], [[Theo Fleury]], [[Hawksley Workman]] and others. It was also directed by Brent Hodge.<ref>[http://music.cbc.ca/#/CBC-Music-Presents-The-Beetle-Roadtrip-Sessions The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions]cbc.ca {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627044921/http://music.cbc.ca/#/CBC-Music-Presents-The-Beetle-Roadtrip-Sessions |date=June 27, 2016 }}</ref> ''The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions'' won the award for Best Original Program or Series produced for Digital Media – Non-Fiction at the [[2nd Canadian Screen Awards]].<ref>[http://realscreen.com/2014/01/13/watermark-my-prairie-home-up-for-canadian-screen-awards/ “Watermark,” “My Prairie Home” up for Canadian Screen Awards]. ''Real Screen'', January 13, 2014.</ref>

==Personalities==
As of March 30, 2015, the service no longer features live hosting, although prerecorded feature segments are still heard as interstitials. [[Grant Lawrence]] remains an employee of the service, hosting podcasts as well as voicing the prerecorded segments.

Past hosts heard on the network included [[Lana Gay]], [[Tariq Hussain (musician)|Tariq Hussain]], [[Amanda Putz]], [[Craig Norris]], [[Alexis Mazurin]], Lauren Burrows, Pete Morey, [[Lisa Christiansen]], [[Raina Douris]], Dave Shumka, Emma Godmere, Vish Khanna and [[Talia Schlanger]]. Canadian musicians and other media personalities have also sometimes appeared as guest hosts, including [[Joel Plaskett]], [[Carolyn Mark]], [[Buck 65]], [[Nirmala Basnayake]], [[Hannah Sung]], [[Brent Bambury]], [[Graham Wright (musician)|Graham Wright]], [[Bonjay|Alanna Stuart]] and [[Nardwuar the Human Serviette]]. Some personalities associated with the sister service [[Bande à part (radio)|Bande à part]] also appeared on the network as reporters or correspondents covering [[Quebec]]'s music scene.

== Bucky Awards ==
From 2006 to 2013, CBC Radio 3 presented the annual '''Bucky Awards''',<ref>Augustine, Anthony (2006-12-14). "Site: Bucky Awards", ''[[Winnipeg Free Press]]'', p. 3.</ref><ref>Mack, Adrian (2008-11-20). "[https://www.straight.com/article-170734/locals-running-bucky-awards Locals in running for Bucky Awards]", ''[[The Georgia Straight]]''. Retrieved on 2008-12-27.</ref><ref>Thiessen, Brock (2008-12-18). "[https://archive.today/20120804072101/http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=123&csid2=844&fid1=35458 CBC Radio 3 Announces Bucky Awards Winners]", ''[[Exclaim!]]''. Retrieved on 2008-12-27.</ref><ref>[[Boxer the Horse]] wins Bucky Award, http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/boxer-the-horse-milks-and-rectangles-quivers/Event?oid=2101476</ref> which honour Canadian indie pop and rock music.  The awards, determined by listener vote, include such non-traditional categories as "most Canadian tune" and "sexiest musician."<ref>Wheeler, Brad (2008-12-18). "Bucky Awards honours music on indie scene," ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', p. R3.</ref> The awards were created after Lawrence made comments on the air criticizing the [[Juno Awards]] for overlooking [[Arcade Fire]] in their nominations, and a listener suggested in response that Radio 3 should create its own awards.<ref name=timeline/>

In 2014, the Bucky Awards were merged into the expanded [[CBC Music]] Awards.<ref name=timeline/>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Best Song !! Sexiest Artist !! Top Video !! Lifetime Achievement !! Most Canadian Song !! Best New Band Name !! Best Vocals !! Best Live Act !! Best Lyrics !! Best Reason to Learn French !! Best New Artist 
|-
| 2007 || [[Two Hours Traffic]], "Backseat Sweetheart" || || || || || [[Said the Whale]] || [[Tokyo Police Club]], "Your English Is Good" || || [[The Weakerthans]], "Civil Twilight" || [[We Are Wolves]], "Magique" || 
|-
| 2008 || [[Matt Mays|Matt Mays & El Torpedo]], "Tall Trees" || [[Laura Barrett (singer-songwriter)|Laura Barrett]] || [[Shad (rapper)|Shad]], "The Old Prince Still Lives at Home" || [[Teenage Head (band)|Teenage Head]] || [[Jason Collett]], "Charlyn, Angel of Kensington" || [[Library Voices]] || [[Mother Mother]], "Body of Years" || [[Holy Fuck]] || [[Stars (Canadian band)|Stars]], "14 Forever" || [[Karkwa]], "Oublie pas" || [[Plants and Animals]]
|-
| 2009<ref>Bucky Awards 2009. "[http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2009/12/2009-CBC-Radio-3-Bucky-Award-Winners-Announced-Listen-to-the-Bucky-Awards-Show-on-Podcast-228]", ''CBC Radio 3''. Retrieved on 2012-06-01.</ref>|| [[Dan Mangan]], "Robots" || [[Cœur de pirate]] || [[Hey Rosetta!]], "Red Song" || [[Sloan (band)|Sloan]] || [[Said the Whale]], "Emerald Lake, AB" || [[Gregory Pepper and His Problems]] || [[Dan Mangan]], "Robots" || [[Mother Mother]] || [[Joel Plaskett]], "Through & Through & Through" || [[Cœur de pirate]], "Comme des enfants" || [[Hannah Georgas]], "The Beat Stuff"
|- 
| 2010<ref>Bucky Awards 2010. "[http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2010/12/Live-on-CBC-Radio-3-w-Grant-Lawrence-THE-2010-BUCKY-AWARDS]", ''CBC Radio 3''. Retrieved on 2012-06-01.</ref>||  [[Arcade Fire]], "Suburbs" || [[Maylee Todd]] || [[Hollerado]], "Americanarama" || [[Julie Doiron]] || [[Aidan Knight]], "Jasper" || Paperplanes and Dragonboats || [[Sarah Harmer]] || [[Dan Mangan]] || [[Arcade Fire]], "Ready to Start" || [[Karkwa]] || [[Boxer the Horse]]
|-
| 2011<ref>Bucky Awards 2011. "[http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2011/12/BUCKY-AWARDS-2011]", ''CBC Radio 3''. Retrieved on 2012-06-01.</ref>|| [[Dan Mangan]], "Rows of Houses" || [[Dan Mangan]] ||   || [[Ian Blurton]] || [[Elliott Brood]], "Northern Air" || Oh No Yoko || [[Austra (band)|Austra]], "Lose It" || [[Arkells]] || [[Hey Rosetta!]] "Welcome" || [[Coeur de Pirate]], "Adieu" || [[Braids (band)|Braids]]
|- 
| 2012<ref>Bucky Awards 2012. "[http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2012/12/The-2012-CBC-Radio-3-Bucky-Awards-gala]", ''CBC Radio 3''. Retrieved on 2013-12-04.</ref>||  [[Joel Plaskett]], "Lightning Bolt" || Jaycelyn Brown (of [[Said the Whale]]) || [[Said the Whale]], "We Are 1980" || [[Nardwuar]] |||||| [[Hannah Georgas]], "Robotic" || [[Mother Mother]] || || [[Bernard Adamus]], "Entre ici pis chez vous" || [[The Elwins]]
|- 
| 2013<ref>Bucky Awards 2013. "[http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2013/12/2013-Bucky-Awards-winners]", ''CBC Radio 3''. Retrieved on 2013-12-04.</ref>||   [[Said the Whale]], "I Love You" || [[The Darcys]], "The River" || [[Hollerado]], "So It Goes" || [[Joel Plaskett]] ||[[Shad (rapper)|Shad]], "Fam Jam (Fe Sum Immigrins)" |||||| [[Pup (band)|PUP]] || || || [[Pup (band)|PUP]]
|}

==Albums==
Several [[compilation album]]s featuring CBC Radio 3 artists and live performances have also been released:

* ''[[New Music Canada, Vol. 1]]'' (2004)
* ''[[CBC Radio 3 Sessions, Vol. 1]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Mint Records Presents the CBC Radio 3 Sessions]]'' (2006)
* ''[[CBC Radio 3 Sessions, Volume III]]'' (2007)

==See also==
* [[The Verge (XM)|The Verge]], a similar network on the [[XM Satellite Radio]] platform
* [[Triple J]] from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
* [[BBC 6 Music]]
* [[BBC Radio 1]]
* [[Le Mouv']]
* [[MDR Sputnik]] from the German regional public broadcaster MDR
* [[FM4]] from the Austrian national public broadcaster ORF

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://music.cbc.ca/#/radio3/ CBC Radio 3]

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