I have been here a few times for some cool tappings of my favorite shows as well as sporting events…read morebroadcasted for public consumption and party. I came here for two sessions of the George Strombo show and for the FIFA games.

We enjoy switching to this channel in the early evenings to watch - 'L'Arte Di Cucinare' -- an…read moreItalian cuisine, cooking show, featuring Host and Chef, Gianni Ceschia. Alone, and with guests, presentations and preparations are to -- ... teach viewers how to prepare authentic Italian cuisine in their own kitchens" (to use a quote from the show's website). We enjoy watching Chef Ceschia, and his invited guest Chef;s do their thing in the colourful kitchen they have for the show -- the Chef's own kitchen in his home! It's an interesting and fun cooking show to watch -- so personally and authentically done. Visual presentations of the various recipes are so well-performed, and despite the language barrier for us, are usually quite easy to follow for the 'what' and 'how' of each. An enjoyable break from what's on the dial elsewhere at this time.

Hello everyone, I am newcomer from Afghanistan and I am journalist with 6 year experience and I am…read more21 years old I would like to join with CBC but I don't know how if someone help me I will happy send DM on ( Sohailshafaq35@gmail.com ) thanks

This morning, I delayed an appointment because The Debaters was on the radio…read more SO giddy was I, that I sent a quick apology to my 11:30, hunkered down into my parked car, and spent a half hour voluntarily huddled on the side of the road, giggling over a coffee. And in that moment of pure radio gluttony, I knew CBC would be my #200. I'm a bonafide CBC radio fangirl. I know, I know... it's a hip and glamourous declaration indeed, but it's true. Maybe it was eight straight hours on every road trip out to Alberta; or the excitement of seeing those blue highway signs after 100km of no reception... or the summer that my cd player stopped working and I decided I was too "hip" for top 40's, instead hunkering down to the Q and As It Happens in traffic...somewhere along the lines, CBC radio one became less of a creature comfort or nostalgic outlet and more of a current obsession. Now on any given day, i'll check in to see what's what in Canadiana. As It Happens, The Q, The Debaters - all staples in my CBC fan book. But I suppose the thing I appreciate the most is the one-offs you stumble upon. Sure, sometimes there are dud programs... like the ones with the flowery poetry and the very enthusiastic someone manning a musical triangle... but often, i'll stumble upon a total gem. It might be a great yarn of a story, or something that reminds me of home; maybe i'll recognize someone, or stumble upon a local artist I hadn't heard of; sometimes it's Steward Maclean telling Dave Cooks The Turkey in the middle of the summer... the point is that it's a smorgasborg of art, culture and stories that I wouldn't otherwise seek out, but am better off for having heard them. And with world news on the hour and local every half, you can hear a grand yarn, catch up on the world, check up on what's down the street and learn how to be debt free in 60 minutes. Not too bad eh? So CBC radio, I tip my hat to you in the most enthusiastic of fashions - thank you for not changing anything about your programming long enough for me to reach an age where I finally appreciate it.

Was a guest on the Storytelling show on Sunday. Hosted by the very talented R Richards. It was my…read morefirst time back in the community radio space after about 5years, when they were last located further East on Wall St. My understanding from folks is that the location moved around a bit in the last decade as renovations were being done. I have memories of the Station from as far back as when it was on the block by Army & Navy. This new space is bright with lots of windows and each booth carries an Indigenous name acknowledge its positionality on these unceaded lands Co-op community radio has always been a source of connection. It's people bringing in content, grassroots in the moment happenings. With our proximity and awareness of First Nations actions of resistance just a few streets away it was an important piece to that nights programming to carry awareness into the shows content in addition to my visit helping to 'daylight' Black History Month and disability justice. Co-op is a forum for building community and fostering allyship whether a producer listener supporter, there's room to plug in to community radio.

The only Vancouver radio station that doesnt play pundit with politics, discusses everything from…read morelabor unions to homosexuality, and plays music from the world, the opera, and the jam spaces of East Vancouver, and is entirely sponsored by its members! My favorite program is Radio Bandcouver on Thursdays at 3PM. Co-Op radio is a very under appreciated gem in Vancouver that could use a more profound following than the Commercial Drive hippies. In addition to their programming, they also teach interested people how to run their own station/programming. They have radio orientation/lessons every 3rd Tuesday of the month. My only complaint is that they dont have any syndicated programing on here, but with some more fans they might? Although radio is a dying breed often used as an un-distracting background noise at work, I believe this station may have something worth listening to once in a while. Maybe listen in sometime? 102.7 FM

Drive with Rich Terfry, always leaves me in a better mood. Drive and Saturday night Jazz are my…read morefavorite programs. I have the radio on all day, even when I am out, the cat could enjoy CBC radio 2. Thank you for being the best radio station!!!!!

Ever since the Harper government got rid of the late night new music/alternative programming like…read more'Brave New Waves', and replaced it with bland fare with no hosts, and axed Jurgen Goth's Disc Drive in the afternoons, and replaced it with programming that sounds like a dull adult contemporary station, it just isn't what it used to be. The AM side in the afternoon with Stephen Quinn is preferable to me. I went online to BBC 6 Music after the death of Brave New Waves. It reminds me of what the indie/alternative music programming used to be like on CBC Radio 2, with live bands in to play and the on-air people programming their own music.

Quality entertainment for hockey in particular, though they do give a proportionate amount of…read moreairtime to the Whitecaps and Lions. Don Taylor is what really drives the afternoon show, at least for me, as well as Ray Ferraro, former player, as an analyst in the 3-4pm slot. Same for Doug Maclean, former GM for Florida Panthers, who is always hilarious yet can give a management opinion too. And he's fair, not like those typical homer fans who call in, just incredulous, really at the stuff they say; that's why I listen lol. Finally on Saturday mornings, Dave Randorf hosts his business of sports, quite knowledgeable about franchise values, attendance figures, etc.

This is the big reveal - my secret favourite radio station is CISL 650 AM. It's so good. Their…read moretarget audience is retired baby boomers, so they seem really oblivious to the fact that all my friends under 30 listen to it regularly. It's probably because all their music has been vetted by decades of time, which means they're digging up some real oldies gold. Be prepared to discover a world of classic pop that will blow your mind. Impeccable song writing and performances that far exceed that British Invasion of the 60s. They're tagline is "smooth and easy." Their talk programs are really funny to listen in to, although a bit too commercial-oriented in my opinion (they really want to sell old people some stuff!). The promos for them are hilarious though, hearing people with thick accents talk about how old people have NO IDEA how to save their money. I also regularly perform karaoke songs I hear on this station for the first time. All hits!

I certainly prefer WE over the Georgia Straight. It doesn't seem to be as saturated with…read moreadvertising, and the reporting tends to be a lot more objective. I hate reading articles in the Straight and they're trying to tell me what my opinion should be, no thanks. And then in the articles, such as on the plate with Andrew Morrison, now obviously these are excrutiatingly subject, and we should all know that. Though, his articles tend to have personality, you get the feeling that you are having a conversation with Mr Morrison. All around WE is far superiour to the Georgia Straight, and always provides a great read.

Feel that small soft spot, right near the left of the middle of my twee heart? That's where my love…read moreof the printed word lives. When I first moved to Vancouver years ago, it was a time when the prevalence of the internet and its unyielding powers had yet to take over; a time when MySpace and Tom (hi Tom!) were still *the* place to find out about new music and to make new (online) friends; a time when events and concerts were discovered via the newspaper or word of mouth; a time when when some people in the western world who hadn't heard of Craigslist actually existed. It was a time of the alt-weekly. Naturally, I gravitated toward the two most popular weeklies in Vancouver (one of which I worked for, so can't review, but love nonetheless). Which brings me to WE. Formerly known as the Westender, this paper (it would seem) is really trying to up its game these days. It's always (for as long as I've known it) published Rob Brezny's Free Will Astrology (don't know it? You do now. You're welcome), which I adore; and has a relatively high standard in terms of their editorial choices, but what it's always lacked, is an edge. What made the Westender (now known as WE) any better than the competition? (I'm not even joking about the Free Will Astrology. It was the only reason I picked the paper up) What it was deficient of in the years prior, it's gained the the last year or so. Smart hiring of staff and contract writers has made for a more rich and unique reading experience. Yes, there's still Rants and Raves, but now has additions of the likes of Kurtis Kolt (Vancouver wine darling/expert/consultant/all-around nice guy) and his weekly "City Cellar' column (winos, take note). And though Andrew Morrison has been a restaurant critic for the paper since 2005, his success with his own project, Scout, has made for a much more exposed look into the restaurant scene in Vancouver. Add those to the regular local news and editorials, and this is a quality weekly. It's these, and Rob Brezny that keep me picking the paper up. So keep it up, WE. I think you're hitting a stride.