Canadian Indie radio?

May 19, 2009 3:12 PM

Where can I listen to Canadian Indie radio, online?

I'm a huge fan of the XM/Sirius channel "The Verge", a Canadian independent/new artist station. Recently the sound quality has gone down the drain so I'm in the market for an alternative radio station.

Are there any other sources for Canadian Indie music? Preferably available online; cost is not an issue.

posted by Sufi to computers & internet (12 comments total)

CBC Radio 3 podcasts. (warning: link plays music upon opening)
posted by LobsterMitten at 3:18 PM on May 19 [4 favorites]

Here are some stations matching a search for "canada indie".
posted by jjg at 3:19 PM on May 19

All of the cool kids listen to the CBC Radio 3 podcast....
posted by KokuRyu at 3:31 PM on May 19

Radio 3! Radio 3!!!

Also a lot of the campus stations stream online too. CITR at UBC in Vancouver is a good source, and it has a Mefite or two involved (hi myopicman!).
posted by PercussivePaul at 3:45 PM on May 19

Also CBC Radio 2 plays a lot of this stuff on their show "the drive", 3pm to 6pm weekdays. The DJ is Rich Terfry but you might know him better as Buck 65.
posted by PercussivePaul at 3:51 PM on May 19

Radio 3 also streams a lot of stuff that doesn't get into their podcasts. You can get it in iTunes under "public" in radio, or at their website.
posted by GuyZero at 3:55 PM on May 19

nthing CBC Radio 3. So good!!
posted by springbound at 4:30 PM on May 19

CFRC, the Queen's University radio station, has one of the longest radio histories in the world and a variety of great programs.
posted by nothingsconstant at 6:02 PM on May 19

Since you mentioned The Verge, I assume you are an XM subscriber. If you have Sirius, you get CBC Radio 3 on your standard lineup. If you are sick of The Verge but still want Canadian Indie on your satellite radio, maybe you can switch your subscription?
posted by wondercow at 6:14 PM on May 19

ooh ooh! i really like blogotheque. disclaimer: i am american and not cool. but! it has a lot of quebecois indie music and it's all in french (but french with canadian accents). i've found some really great stuff this way, like malajube.
posted by apostrophe at 7:06 PM on May 19

CKDU!
posted by oulipian at 10:09 PM on May 19 [1 favorite]

Thanks guys, these are all great channels. I've been listening to CBC Radio 3 and I love it!
posted by Sufi at 5:41 PM on May 21