The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown
corporation, is the country’s national public radio and
television broadcaster. In French, it is called la Société
Radio-Canada (Radio-Canada or SRC). The umbrella corporate brand
is CBC/Radio-Canada. CBC is the oldest existing broadcasting
service in Canada, first established in its present form on
November 2, 1936. Radio services include CBC Radio One, CBC
Radio 2, CBC Radio 3, Première Chaîne, Espace musique and the
international radio service Radio Canada International.
Television operations include CBC Television, Télévision de
Radio-Canada, CBC Newsworld, le Réseau de l'information, ARTV
(part ownership), Documentary and Bold. The CBC operates
services for the Canadian Arctic under the names CBC North and
Radio Nord Québec. The CBC also operates digital audio service
Galaxie and two main websites, one in either official language;
it owns 40% of satellite radio broadcaster Sirius Canada, which
airs additional CBC services including CBC Radio 3