CBC Listen - Live Radio & Podcasts

Enjoy live CBC Radio, top-notch CBC Podcasts, and carefully selected playlists from CBC Music using the complimentary CBC Listen app.

Access your local and national CBC Radio One and CBC Music broadcasts anytime, anywhere.

Dive into acclaimed series from Canada's leading podcaster, featuring programs such as Uncover, The Secret Life of Canada, Front Burner, and Someone Knows Something. Explore an array of true crime narratives, investigative journalism, fiction, and much more.

Listen to over 200 specially curated music streams showcasing the latest releases from Canadian musicians across various genres.

The CBC Listen app offers:

• Live and On-Demand CBC Radio

• New and Trending CBC Podcasts

• A vast selection of CBC Music Playlists

• Completely FREE, with no hidden costs or subscriptions

• A Favorites Library for quick access

• Personalized recommendations based on your listening preferences

• Playlogs featuring tracks from CBC Music shows

• Alerts to ensure you never miss out

• Podcast Downloads for offline enjoyment

• Frequency Finder

*On-Demand content and Music Playlists may be subject to regional restrictions.

What happened to the CBC Radio and CBC Music apps?

The CBC Radio app has become CBC Listen. This means that the next time a CBC Radio user updates their app – boom! You’ll have CBC Listen on your mobile device. 

CBC Music has been discontinued and is no longer supported for updates. No need for two apps when you have everything (and more!) all in one app.

When did CBC Listen launch?

The CBC Listen app launched in September 2019. It is available in Google Play and the App Store.

What other features are coming?

We will be working on:

refined search (currently, you can search for content by section)

recommendations

improved conversational interfaces

How many tracks can I skip when listening to CBC Music Playlists?

CBC Music Playlists enables continuous play of curated music with up to 6 skips per hour. If you skip 6 tracks in an hour, rest-assured that the skip counter automatically resets when you reach the next hour.

Can I access CBC Listen content outside of Canada?

You will always be able to access Live Streams and our CBC Podcasts - wherever you are. Selected On Demand and all CBC Music Playlists are subject to geo-fencing due to rights management and can only be enjoyed in Canada. Most of your favourite previously-aired Radio One programs will be available for streaming.

Why does the CBC Listen app request access to my location? Will the app not work if I do not enable my device’s location detection?

Some CBC Listen content is accessible without sharing location. Notably, sharing location will allow CBC to auto-detect your region so that if you are in Canada, you can enjoy the free the Live Streams. If you choose to not share your location, you will see the default live Radio 1 (Ottawa) and CBC Music (Eastern) radio streams. If you would like to change your location, use the Region Selector. 

We would like to assure you that we don't carry or hold granular location data. We receive city-level location data to deliver radio streams and recently aired shows in your area. We also have country-specific, rights restrictions on some content. If you would like to learn more, please visit: Personal Information and Privacy Act.

Why does CBC Listen request access to my device's files?

The purpose of the app asking for this permission is to enable the app to send downloadable podcasts to your device.  Consider this a one-way action: CBC Listen can only send downloaded content to your device by your choosing; it cannot retrieve contacts, files or other content from your device. If you would like to learn more, please visit: Personal Information and Privacy Act.

Will CBC Listen web and CBC Listen apps be synced (like my other streaming accounts)?

At this time, the web and apps experience are independent of one another. We are working on ways to merge the experiences.

Where will I find Playlogs?

While you’re listening to a CBC Music show, simply tap the player so it displays the full screen view. Scroll down in the full screen player. You’ll see a playlogs selection in the view, tap this and you’ll be taken to the respective playlogs page in the app.

If you’re looking for a playlog for a previously-aired show, search for the show in the Live or On Demand sections. Tap on the show and browse the available playlogs by airdate. Once in the playlog, search for the respective time to land on the track you are looking for.