Why Become a Member CBC Radio 3?
- :: Comment on the CBC Radio 3 blog
- :: Create playlists of your favourite music
- :: Share playlists with your friends
- :: Upload and share your songs with the world, for free
It's the best way to get played on CBC Radio 3.
Our satellite signal (Sirius Channel 152) broadcasts 24/7 to the entire continent, in crystal-clear stereo, with no commercials.
Plus, about 50,000 people worldwide download our podcast every week. We're the number one music podcast in Canada, with over 3.8 million downloads so far and heaps of positive press.
All of the music on the podcast comes from artists who have uploaded music to CBC Radio 3. And while we don't promise to play every song that gets uploaded, we can't play your music if we don't have it.
It's an easy way to communicate with fans online.
Making a website can be difficult and time-consuming, but a web presence is pretty much essential for a band these days.
Radio 3 gives you the tools you need to get your band online quickly and easily. These tools include:
- :: Streaming music, with permanent links to make sharing music with friends easy
- :: Streaming video clips
- :: Your own band blog to help promote your activities
- :: A tour calendar
- :: An image gallery
- :: Your biography
- :: Your influences and favourite Radio 3 artists
It's a full suite of web tools, designed to get your name and your music out there where people can discover you.
Even more places for your music to go.
Along with our satellite station and our podcast, we also have a streaming internet radio service at cbcradio3.com, which is programmed exclusively from artist uploads.
And we're not the only ones who use artist uploads to find fresh stuff to broadcast.
CBC's cable music service, Galaxie, has a Radio 3 channel that pulls a full two thirds of its music from the CBC Radio 3 collection, and music programmers from CBC's terrestrial radio stations also access Radio 3 to find hot new Canadian music for their shows.
Maybe even get your big break.
Several notable independent and major labels use cbcradio3.com as a talent filter for finding new artists. Several Canadian bands' careers have benefited greatly from their exposure on CBC Radio 3.
Radio 3 regularly makes an impact for bands that we play, whether it means increased sales, web traffic or more fans at your shows. Many artists mention to our staff that they have sold music in countries they've never been to.
And last but not least, it's free.
