Espace musique
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| Type | Radio network |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Availability | National, through regional stations |
| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Launch date | 1974 |
| Former names | Radio-Canada (1974-1997) La chaîne culturelle (1997-2004) |
| Official 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). It is the French equivalent of the English CBC Radio 2, although it has a different programming focus.
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[edit] History
The network was originally launched in 1974, with stations in Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City and Chicoutimi.
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 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.
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 Première Chaîne and regular reminders that la Chaîne culturelle had shut down and (later) that it would relaunch as Espace musique on September 7.
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, from its inception until fall 2010, all Espace musique transmitters broadcast the same programming simultaneously on all stations regardless of location, except for (from 2004 to 2010) two weekday evening programs that were interchanged on the British Columbia transmitters.
Since September 2010, the network has adopted the practice of the CBC's other French-language networks, whereby network programs are broadcast live in the Eastern, Atlantic, and Newfoundland time zones, then aired on tape delay (at the same local times as in the Eastern time zone) in Western Canada. At the same time the network devolved responsibility for the 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (10:00-4:00 AT) timeslot to regional stations. Separate daytime programs were slated to be produced by each of the network's originating stations, with the exception of CBAX-FM Halifax, which carries programming produced in Moncton.[3] However, at present it appears that a single set of daytime programs is produced for the Prairies (airing on both CKSB-FM and CBCX-FM), originating from Winnipeg.
On 4 May 2011, the network began transmitting on XM SIRIUS Satellite_Radio Radio on Channel 153 heard throughout North America.
[edit] Schedule
Schedule as of fall 2010:[4]
| Start Time (Local‡) | End Time (Local‡) | Genre | Host | Notes |
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| Weekdays | ||||
| 6 a.m. | 9 a.m. | All genres | Gilles Payer | |
| 9 a.m. | noon | All genres | Local programming | |
| Noon | 3 p.m. | All genres | Local programming | |
| 3 p.m. | 5:30 p.m. | All genres | Claude Saucier | |
| 5:30 p.m. | 8 p.m. | Jazz | Stanley Péan | |
| 8 p.m. | 10 p.m. | Classical | Michel Keable | Monday-Thursday |
| 8 p.m. | 11 p.m. | Blues | France Castel | Friday |
| 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. | Jazz | André Rhéaume | Monday-Thursday |
| 11 p.m. | 3 a.m. | Bande à part: rock-techno-experimental | Élodie Gagnon, Alexandre Courteau, François Lemay | Friday |
| 1 a.m. | 6 a.m. | Simulcast of Espace jazz | Monday-Thursday | |
| 3 a.m. | 6 a.m. | Simulcast of Espace monde (world music) | Friday | |
| Saturday | ||||
| 6 a.m. | 10 a.m. | Classical music | Mario Paquet | |
| 10 a.m. | 1:30 pm | Classical music | Edgar Fruitier | |
| 1:30 p.m. | 5:30 p.m. | Opera | Sylvia L'Écuyer | |
| 5:30 p.m. | 8 p.m. | Jazz | Dorothée Berryman | |
| 8 p.m. | 10 p.m. | All genres | Rebecca Makonnen | |
| 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. | All genres | Claude Rajotte | |
| 1 a.m. | 3 a.m. | Bande à part: rock-techno-experimental | Alexandre Courteau | |
| 3 a.m. | 6 a.m. | Simulcast of Espace monde (world music) | ||
| Sunday | ||||
| 6 a.m. | 10 a.m. | Classical music | Mario Paquet | |
| 10 a.m. | noon | Classical music | Alain Lefèvre | |
| Noon | 4 p.m. | All genres | François Dompierre | |
| 4 p.m. | 5:30 p.m. | World music | Monique Giroux | |
| 5:30 p.m. | 8 p.m. | Jazz | Dorothée Berryman | |
| 8 p.m. | 10 p.m. | All genres | Daniel Lavoie | |
| 10 p.m. | 1 a.m. | All genres | Claude Rajotte | |
| 1 a.m. | 3 a.m. | Bande à part: rock-techno-experimental | Alexandre Courteau | |
| 3 a.m. | 6 a.m. | Simulcast of Espace monde (world music) | ||
[edit] Notes
- ‡ Local time for Quebec and west; add one hour in the Atlantic time zone, 90 minutes in the Newfoundland time zone.
- Espace jazz and Espace monde are automated Web radio streams normally available only on the Radio-Canada website.
[edit] Stations
[edit] References
- ^ (French) [1]
- ^ (French) [2]
- ^ Société Radio-Canada (2010-02-03). "Espace musique: des changements à l'automne 2010 - Encore plus près des auditeurs partout au Canada". http://www.newswire.ca/fr/releases/archive/February2010/03/c6353.html. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
- ^ "Espace musique: Guide horaire". Radio-Canada. http://www.radio-canada.ca/espace_musique/ghHoraires.asp. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
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