CBC Music Mountain

CBC Music Mountain is the regional feed of CBC Music, the national music network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, formerly known as CBC Radio 2. This stream is the Mountain feed, scheduled for Alberta and neighbouring areas, and it is associated with Calgary and the Mountain time zone, heard on CBR-FM 102.1. The schedule is an adventurous blend of classical music, jazz, folk, blues, roots, indie, world music and contemporary Canadian artists, presented by hosts who introduce the music with knowledge and enthusiasm, and it has long been valued for supporting Canadian composers, performers and recording artists.

The CBC is Canada's national public broadcaster and is funded mainly by the federal government, and the network carries no commercial advertising. Because the regional feeds follow the clock of each time zone, the same programmes are heard at the same local time across the country, which gives the schedule a familiar rhythm in the morning, at midday and in the evening. The language is English, with Canadian accents, and some programmes may be restricted outside Canada because of rights. This stream is delivered as AAC at only 48 kbps, a low-bandwidth setting that uses very little data and starts quickly, which is practical on weak mobile networks, although the sound is less detailed than on higher-bitrate streams; speech remains perfectly understandable. It plays in your browser on RadioKite without installation, and you can add it to your favourites.