Podcast
Unlike Bande à part, which has 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 – the podcasts include a daily New Music Canada Track of the Day, the weekly CBC Radio 3 podcast with host Grant Lawrence 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 features live performances by artists at the CBC Radio 3 studio. The Sessions also air as a program on Sirius 86. As of September 12, 2007, the Sessions program also appears in podcast format. Sessions concerts have also aired on the CBC's cable television service bold.
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, revolves around the personalities at CBC Radio 3 and features a particular artist each week, who provides commentary for the podcast and has their music videos featured in the show. R3TV is also available as a channel on Internet television services such as Joost, YouTube and Miro Media Player.
Other podcasts available from CBC Radio 3 include Ab-Originals, a weekly podcast devoted to First Nations music, and Deep Roots, a folk music program from sister network CBC Radio 2.
Notably, all Radio 3 podcasts are available in Ogg (Vorbis), a freely-licensed audio format, in addition to the more conventional mp3 format.
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