area served canada industry music owner canadian broadcasting corporation website music.cbc.ca registration optional available in english current status active cbc music is a digital music service launched by the canadian broadcasting corporation on february 13 2012 . 1 the service provides online streaming of 53 web radio services including the existing radio networks cbc radio 2 and cbc radio 3 and 47 streams devoted to particular genres of music . 1 some of the genre webstreams were already provided by radio 2 or radio 3 while others were new offerings at the 2012 launch . a similar site icimusique.ca formerly espace.mu in reference to former radio branding espace musique is also offered by the cbc s french radio division soci t radio canada . in addition to the website the service is also available as a smartphone application for android iphones ipads and blackberry . 2 contents 1 history 2 content 3 searchlight 3.1 winners and finalists 4 cbc music festival 5 streams 5.1 live radio 5.2 genre 6 references 7 external links history edit the service was launched shortly after the cbc reached a music licensing deal with the avla in january 2012 . 2 the site is one of the first large scale ventures into online broadcasting to be available in canada since the launch of iceberg radio in 1997 ; at the time of cbc music s launch popular international ventures such as pandora or spotify remained unavailable to canadian consumers . 3 shortly after the service s launch stingray digital the owner of the cable audio service galaxie filed a complaint with the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission alleging that the cbc s access to government funding gave it an unfair competitive advantage over private for profit services . 4 noting that the cbc pays the same copyright royalties to socan as the competing services and that it places a much greater emphasis on canadian content than the commercial services the crtc dismissed the complaint in august 2012 . 4 in may 2013 the service sponsored the first cbc music festival 5 which is staged every spring at ontario place s echo beach . the service also mounts the annual searchlight competition for unsigned emerging bands . content edit the music streams are organized into various music communities based on the existing community networking model developed by cbc radio 3 whereby fans and genre specialists can participate in blogging and forum discussion about genre news and artists . in addition the site also serves as a portal to the websites of q and the strombo show two of the most popular music related shows on cbc radio s terrestrial services and some artists music and concert performances may also be streamed on demand . 6 in december 2013 the site also launched the first issue of cbc music magazine an e magazine distributed in both ios and android formats . 7 searchlight edit prior to the launch of cbc music radio 3 broadcast an annual searchlight contest soliciting listener votes in a process to determine the best of various aspects of the canadian music industry . the topic of searchlight was different each year with contests focusing on such themes as canada s best live music club best music festival and best music website . following the launch of cbc music searchlight was relaunched as a platform wide contest to determine canada s best unsigned musical artist . incorporating participation from both cbc music and cbc radio one 8 the process begins with a series of local competitions produced by radio one s local afternoon shows . 8 listener feedback and online voting determines the artists who advance to the next round 8 until the national stage of the competition begins on q. 8 when the list has been narrowed to ten artists three established musicians step in as judges who each pick their own favourite act . 8 those three artists and an audience selection as determined by online voting advance to the final round as the four finalists 8 following which the judges debate and discuss the choices before voting on the ultimate winner . 8 the winner of the competition wins 20 000 in musical gear from yamaha music as well as a slot on the bill at the cbc music festival . 8 winners and finalists edit 2013 sherman downey and the ambiguous case 9 good ol goats 2014 lauren mann and the fairly odd folk 10 jofo erin saoirse adair fitness club fiasco . judges torquil campbell sarah slean and kardinal offishall . 2015 orange o clock 11 scary bear soundtrack the fall line ivory hours . judges dan boeckner jenn grant and saukrates . 2016 desir e dawson 12 andi dylan menzie teo milea . judges maestro fresh wes sarah blackwood dallas smith . cbc music festival edit the cbc music festival takes place in toronto on the echo beach stage at ontario place . each year s event features a lineup of acts from several different genres including the winner of that year s searchlight competition as well as at least one taping of a performance by a cbc radio comedy show . 2013 sam roberts of monsters and men kathleen edwards sloan corb lund and the hurtin albertans half moon run jarvis church elisapie isaac aidan knight kae sun shakura s aida sherman downey and the ambiguous case . 2014 tegan and sara arkells crystal shawanda chad vangaalen spoon hannah georgas wake owl the belle game dan mangan lauren mann and the fairly odd folk the irrelevant show 2015 patrick watson bahamas c ur de pirate joel plaskett the strumbellas shad jenn grant lindi ortega tanika charles choir choir choir the debaters fred penner mamma yamma orange o clock . 2016 maestro tanya tagaq whitehorse tokyo police club alvvays the new pornographers rich terfry hey rosetta desir e dawson terra lightfoot john river ria mae zaki ibrahim the franklin electric julian taylor laura sauvage charlotte cardin emilie & ogden megan bonnell . streams edit live radio edit cbc radio 2 five separate feeds one for each of the atlantic eastern central mountain and pacific time zones cbc radio 3 sonica an adult album alternative stream which launched in 2013 and is simulcast on sirius xm radio channel 171 where it replaced bande part following that service s discontinuation . the service has since been dropped from sirius xm in favour of cbc country a showcase of canadian country music owned by the cbc . genre edit seasonal special formats 1 a stream which rotates through a series of short term specialty formats most commonly formatted around a theme such as a prominent and influential artist a broad selection of artists from a particular canadian region a seasonal theme such as christmas music or another musical topic . this stream debuted as complete cohen featuring the songs of leonard cohen in both the cohen originals and cover versions by other artists . subsequent formats have included complete blue rodeo featuring the songs of blue rodeo ; hamilton rocks featuring artists from hamilton ontario ; and drummers who sing . seasonal special formats 2 new wave formerly jian s new wave kids cbc nesrallah s tempo formerly radio 2 classical essential classics operatic opera recordings and performances . baroque baroque music modern masters orchestral piano chamber cbc records classical music recordings which have been released on cbc records . canadian composers choral classical serenity radio 2 jazz jazz masters jazz songbook jazz canada smooth jazz canadian songwriters singer songwriters adult alternative adult album alternative music canadian roots world world music bollywood indie indie rock and indie pop music rock modern rock hosted by vish khanna rock classics classic rock hits metal hard rock and heavy metal songs pop 40 contemporary hit radio adult pop adult contemporary hits jukebox favourites the 70s hits of the 1970s the 80s hits of the 1980s the 90s hits of the 1990s blues blues music blues classics r & b soul r & b soul hits classic soul r & b hip hop hip hop hits country country music hits alternative country alternative country country classics aboriginal first nations music electronic electronic music ambient lounge ambient music edm references edit a b cbc digital music service launched . cbcnews . toronto cbc . february 13 2012 . retrieved june 26 2013 . a b cbc launches free digital music service . ottawa citizen february 13 2012 . dead link adams gregory february 13 2012 . cbc launches new music streaming service . exclaim . ian danzig . retrieved june 26 2013 . a b hudson alex august 15 2012 . challenges to cbc music streaming service rejected by crtc . exclaim . ian danzig . retrieved june 26 2013 . skinner jesse may 23 2013 . cbc at echo beach 2013 . toro magazine interviews . toro . retrieved june 26 2013 . cbc unveils free online music streaming site . winnipeg free press february 13 2012 . introducing the cbc music magazine . cbc music december 23 2013 . a b c d e f g h searchlight the hunt for canada s best artist starts today . cbc news march 16 2015 . searchlight 2013 winner canada s best new artist is ... sherman downey and the ambiguous case . cbc music april 12 2013 . lauren mann and the fairly odd folk win cbc s searchlight contest . cbc news may 8 2014 . searchlight orange o clock crowned canada s best new act . cbc.ca . may 15 2015 . retrieved may 15 2015 . meet cbc music searchlight winner desir e dawson . toronto star may 27 2016 . external links edit official website espace.mu v t e cbc radio terrestrial networks radio one radio 2 premi re ici musique cbc north radio nord qu bec digital networks radio 3 francocountry chansons cbc music sonica cbc music espace.mu historical networks trans canada network dominion network bande part sports extra special services radio canada international weatheradio canada precursors cnr radio canadian radio broadcasting commission broadcasting corporation of newfoundland people personalities of both radio and television cbc radio stations src radio stations retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title cbc music & oldid 744233301 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