tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37876590.post8928226741207058138..comments2023-05-17T05:43:12.587-04:00Comments on publicbroadcasting.ca: More Reasons Why Radio 3 Can't Axe Radio 3Justin Beachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17488952183356424726noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37876590.post-60715535537975498912009-03-15T16:32:00.000-04:002009-03-15T16:32:00.000-04:00And people don't realize: CBC Radio 3 has created ...And people don't realize: CBC Radio 3 has created what may be the single largest virtual library of Canadian music - and it's not just "kids stuff": there's a wide range of artists represented on the site in the folk, jazz, blues and other "post-popular" realms. To dispense with that alone would be an act of criminal negligenceSpin Turlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721840487895347999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37876590.post-36521973536946519872009-03-02T11:46:00.000-05:002009-03-02T11:46:00.000-05:00I'd note that in certain other venues I'm seeing a...I'd note that in certain other venues I'm seeing a real misunderstanding of what CBC Radio 3 is. Numerous commenters in mainstream media venues have suggested that the CBC *should* cut R3 loose, because it's offering a service that private broadcasters already offer. Needless to say, that's a crock: for every twenty artists in the R3 playlist, <I>maybe</I> one of them is actually getting any airplay anywhere else besides the CBC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37876590.post-41243478443495004302009-03-01T13:06:00.000-05:002009-03-01T13:06:00.000-05:00Well said. CBC Radio 3 attracts a younger audience...Well said. CBC Radio 3 attracts a younger audience that otherwise might not pay attention to the CBC as a whole. Cut it, and you cut an entire generation of users who could have been a loyal-- and active-- audience well into the future.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215425012171394165noreply@blogger.com