Espace musique
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| Espace musique | |
| Image:Espace Musique.jpg | |
| Type | Radio network |
|---|---|
| Country | Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada |
| Availability | National, through regional stations |
| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Launch date | 1974 |
| Past names | Radio-Canada (1974-1997) La chaîne culturelle (1997-2004) |
| Website | Espace Musique |
Espace musique is the French-language music radio service of Canada's national public broadcaster, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation / Société Radio-Canada.
Previously known as La chaîne culturelle, the network was rebranded as Espace musique in September 2004 as part of a major repositioning of the CBC's French services [1]. Many high-brow cultural programs were moved to La Première Chaîne, while the new Espace musique service adopted a more populist approach focusing on four genres – classical, jazz, world, and folk music – and French-language song.
The rebranding was controversial. The network's previous format had been similar to that of CBC Radio Two, and was indeed regarded by some as superior to its English-language counterpart, leading many cultural commentators to criticize the new format. However, Bureau of Broadcast Measurement ratings taken soon after the relaunch [2] suggested that the service has indeed become more popular.
The network presently covers the majority of Quebec, all provincial capitals, and certain other large cities such as Ottawa and Vancouver. Unlike most CBC broadcast networks, Espace musique broadcasts the same programming simultaneously on all stations regardless of location, with the exception of two weekday evening programs that are interchanged on the British Columbia transmitters.
Note: Linked news releases are in French.
Contents |
[edit] Schedule
[edit] Weekdays
| Start Time | End Time | Genre | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 10 a.m. | Classical music | Michel Keable | |
| 10 a.m. | noon | Classical music | Sophie Durocher | host Catherine Pogonat on Fridays |
| Noon | 2 p.m. | Chanson | François Dompierre | |
| 2 p.m. | 3 p.m. | World music | Chantal Jolis | |
| 3 p.m. | 5:30 p.m. | All genres | Claude Saucier | |
| 5:30 p.m. | 8 p.m. | Jazz | André Vigeant | |
| 8 p.m. | 10 p.m. | Classical concerts | Mario Paquet | Monday-Thursday |
| 10 p.m. | midnight | Jazz | André Rhéaume | Monday-Thursday |
| 10 p.m. | midnight | All genres | Claude Rajotte | Friday-Saturday-Sunday |
| Midnight | 4 a.m. | Bande à part: rock-techno-experimental | Alexandre Courteau | Friday-Saturday-Sunday |
| Midnight | 3 a.m. | All genres | Cynthia Dubois | Monday-Thursday |
| 3 a.m. | 6 a.m. | simulcast of Galaxie | Monday-Thursday |
[edit] Saturday (to early Sunday)
| Start Time | End Time | Genre | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 10 a.m. | Classical music | Carole Trahan |
| 10 a.m. | noon | Classical music | Sylvia L'Écuyer |
| Noon | 1 p.m. | Classical music | Yves Jacques |
| 1 p.m. | 6 p.m. | Opera | Georges Nicholson |
| 6 p.m. | 8 p.m. | Jazz | Dorothée Berryman |
| 8 p.m. | 10 p.m. | World | Dan Behrman |
| 10 p.m. | midnight | All genres | Claude Rajotte |
| Midnight | 4 a.m. | rock-techno | Alexandre Courteau |
| 4 a.m. | 6 a.m. | Galaxie |
[edit] Sunday (to early Monday)
| Start Time | End Time | Genre | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 10 a.m. | Classical music | Carole Trahan |
| 10 a.m. | noon | Classical music | Alain Lefèvre |
| Noon | 4 p.m. | Classical music | François Dompierre |
| 4 p.m. | 6 p.m. | Songs | Stéphane Archambault, Normand Brathwaite, Catherine Pogonat, Pierre Flynn |
| 6 p.m. | 8 p.m. | Jazz | Dorothée Berryman |
| 8 p.m. | 10 p.m. | Blues | Dan Behrman |
| 10 p.m. | midnight | Classical music | Claude Rajotte |
| Midnight | 4 a.m. | rock-techno | Alexandre Courteau |
| 4 a.m. | 6 a.m. | Galaxie |
[edit] Stations
SRC radio stations in Canada | |
|---|---|
| Première Chaîne | CBAF-15 Charlottetown • CHFA Edmonton • CBAF-5 Halifax • CBGA Matane • CBAF Moncton • CBF Montreal • CBOF Ottawa • CBV Quebec City • CBKF Regina • CJBR Rimouski • CHLM Rouyn-Noranda • CBJ Saguenay • CBSI Sept-Îles • CBF-10 Sherbrooke • CBON Sudbury • CJBC Toronto • CBF-8 Trois-Rivières • CBUF Vancouver • CBEF Windsor • CKSB Winnipeg |
| Espace musique | CBCX Calgary • CBAX Halifax • CBAL Moncton • CBFX Montreal • CBOX Ottawa • CBVX Quebec City • CBRX Rimouski • CBJX Saguenay • CBBX Sudbury • CJBC Toronto • CBUX Vancouver • CKSB Winnipeg |
| See also | Bande à part • Sports extra • CBC radio stations |
[edit] Trivia
- For about two weeks in late August / early September 2004 leading up to the Espace musique relaunch, the network did not have any name, at least officially. The network "stunted" with a continuous stream of classical and jazz music, aside from hourly newscasts simulcast from la Première Chaîne and regular reminders that la Chaîne culturelle had shut down and (later) that it would relaunch as Espace musique on September 7.
[edit] External links
| CBC Radio |
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| FM/AM: Radio One | Radio 2 | Première Chaîne | Espace musique | CBC North |
| Digital: Radio 3 | Bande à part | Première Plus | Sports extra |
| International: Radio Canada International |
| Historical: Trans-Canada Network | Dominion Network |
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