# CBC.ca > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/CBC.ca > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/CBC.ca.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBC.ca > Source revision: 1334301784 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Online service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox website | name = CBC.ca | logo = CBC.ca 2017.svg | logo_size = 200px | url = {{url|https://www.cbc.ca}}
{{url|https://ici.radio-canada.ca/}} | commercial = No | type = [Online newspaper](/source/Online_newspaper) | language = English | registration = Optional | owner = [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation) (CBC/Radio-Canada){{cite web|url=https://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/vision/governance/terms-of-use-digital-services |title=Terms of Use: CBC/Radio-Canada Digital Services |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=February 2017 |access-date=December 28, 2019}} | author = [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation) | launch_date = {{Start date and age|1993}} | current_status = Active | revenue = >$1 billion | content_license = }} '''CBC.ca''' is the English-language online service of the [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation). It was introduced in 1996. Under its previous names, the CBC's online service first went live in 1993. The web-based service of the CBC is one of Canada's most visited web sites. It currently contains over one million pages of information. The CBC also runs the French-language website '''Ici.Radio-Canada.ca'''. ==History== In 1993, the CBC launched an experimental web service, followed by a small site supporting [CBC Radio](/source/CBC_Radio) and a site supporting the [CBC Halifax TV](/source/CBHT) program ''[Street Cents](/source/Street_Cents)''. By 1995, the CBC had consolidated its English radio and TV sites into a single website. Around 1996, the CBC began offering 24-hour live streaming of its radio services using [RealAudio](/source/RealAudio). The next year, the CBC launched [CBC Kids](/source/CBC_Kids) and covered its first [federal election](/source/Elections_in_Canada) online. The CBC launched its news site the following year. In 2000, the CBC launched a wireless service and [CBC Radio 3](/source/CBC_Radio_3), an Internet-exclusive broadband magazine. Radio 3 provides streaming audio devoted to youth culture and independent music and is operated by CBC Radio. In 2001, cbc.ca finished a major redesign that modernized the news portal and earned an [English Television Award](/source/English_Television_Award). In 2005, production of the Radio 3 magazine was suspended, although the site continues in [podcast](/source/podcast) format. Some of its programming still aired as a Saturday-evening show on CBC Radio Two until March 2007. ''[Bande à part](/source/Bande_%C3%A0_part_(radio))'' is the [French](/source/French_language) equivalent and also airs content as a weekend program on ''Espace Musique''. Both services launched as full channels on [Sirius Canada](/source/Sirius_Canada) in December 2005 and are also available to U.S. [Sirius](/source/Sirius_Satellite_Radio) subscribers. ==Ici.Radio-Canada.ca== Radio-Canada.ca is the French Language online service run by [Société Radio-Canada](/source/Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_Radio-Canada), the French counterpart of the CBC. In June 2013, the CBC announced that Radio-Canada's website was to be moved to '''ICI.ca''' in October 2013, as part of wide plan to re-brand all of the CBC's French-language outlets under a common brand, replacing "Radio-Canada" with "Ici" as its main public-facing brand. However, following public backlash for its decision to drop the historic Radio-Canada name, the site has maintained its current domain name, but is branded in logos as ici.radio-canada.ca, and Ici.ca redirects to the site.{{cite press release | title=First transformation step is to Recreate Radio-Canada | publisher = CBC/Radio-Canada | date=June 5, 2013 | url=https://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/first-transformation-step-to-recreate-radio-canada | access-date = December 28, 2019 }}{{cite press release | title =Branding: Radio-Canada corrects the record | publisher = CBC/Radio-Canada | date =June 7, 2013 | url =https://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/brandinc-radio-canada-corrects-the-record| access-date = December 28, 2019 }}{{cite press release | title ="ICI"stands for "ICI Radio-Canada" | publisher = CBC/Radio-Canada | date=June 7, 2013 | url =https://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/ici-stands-for-ici-radio-canada |access-date = December 28, 2019 }}{{cite news | title =Le minister Moore reticent au changement de nom de Radio-Canada | newspaper =Radio-Canada.ca | language =fr | publisher =Société Radio-Canada | date =June 5, 2013 | url = https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/617282/changements-denomination-radio-canada-ici-james-moores-attend-explications | access-date = June 29, 2019}}{{cite web | title =New Brand Architecture | work =News Releases | publisher =CBC/Radio-Canada French Services | date =June 6, 2013 | url =http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/_files/cbcrc/documents/press/architecture-marque-radio-canada-e2.pdf | access-date =June 20, 2013 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150923200948/http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/_files/cbcrc/documents/press/architecture-marque-radio-canada-e2.pdf | archive-date =September 23, 2015 | url-status =dead }}{{cite press release | title =ICI Radio-Canada: We've heard you | publisher =CBC/Radio-Canada | date =June 10, 2013 | url =https://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/ici-radio-canada-we-ve-heard-you | access-date = December 29, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Radio-Canada retreats on rebranding company as ICI|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/radio-canada-retreats-on-rebranding-company-as-ici-1.1336870 |publisher=CBC News|access-date=December 29, 2019}}{{cite news|title=Radio-Canada president apologizes for 'Ici' rebranding plan|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/radio-canada-apologizes-for-ici-rebranding-plan/article12463433/|work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=June 11, 2013}} ==Content== thumb|Previous CBC.ca logo The websites include news from the CBC News website, an extensive sports section, music, science, technology and entertainment pages. CBC/Radio-Canada also offers an extensive, free archives service showcasing pivotal moments in Canadian history from the 1930s on. Over 8,000 online clips and interviews from news and information programs provide an in-depth look at Canada's past. In 2004, the CBC began offering [RSS](/source/RSS) feeds, and in 2005, it launched a new online arts and entertainment magazine. In 2006, CBC.ca underwent another redesign after extensive study, with improvements to [standards compliance](/source/Web_standards). In March 2008, the website added a comments section to most news items, allowing feedback on stories.{{cite news |title=Closing comments on stories related to Col. Russell Williams |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2010/02/closing-comments-on-stories-related-to-col-russell-williams.html |date=February 12, 2010 |work=CBC|access-date=December 28, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727010403/https://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2010/02/closing-comments-on-stories-related-to-col-russell-williams.html |archive-date=July 27, 2013}} ==Podcasting== In 2005, the CBC began [podcast](/source/podcast)ing some of its programs as a pilot project, including [CBC Radio One](/source/CBC_Radio_One)'s national science and technology program, ''[Quirks and Quarks](/source/Quirks_and_Quarks)'', [CBC Radio 3](/source/CBC_Radio_Three)'s ''Canadian Music Podcast'', and limited podcasting of [CBLA](/source/CBLA-FM)'s popular ''[Metro Morning](/source/Metro_Morning)'' show. In May 2006, the CBC added several more podcasts, including ''[Dispatches](/source/Dispatches_(radio_program))'', best-of editions of ''Outfront'', ''[As It Happens](/source/As_It_Happens)'', ''[Ideas](/source/Ideas_(radio_show))'', ''[The Current](/source/The_Current_(radio_program))'' and ''[Definitely Not the Opera](/source/Definitely_Not_the_Opera)'', weekly podcasts from regional radio stations and ''Editor's Choice'', a daily showcase of notable network programming. ==Awards== In 2003, the CBC won an [Online News Association](/source/Online_News_Association) award in the "service journalism" category for its coverage of the [SARS](/source/SARS) epidemic. In 2004, CBC.ca was the only organization to win two awards from the [Online News Association](/source/Online_News_Association) – one in the "specialty journalism" category for [Canada Votes](/source/Canada_Votes), its coverage of the [2004 Canadian federal election](/source/2004_Canadian_federal_election), and one in the "service journalism" category for ADR Database, a project from the [CBC News](/source/CBC_News) investigative unit. CBC.ca was also a finalist in the "online commentary" category for "[Words: Woes and Wonder](/source/Words%3A_Woes_and_Wonder)", a series of columns about the English language. In 2007, CBCNews.ca won the 2006 [RTNDA](/source/RTNDA) award for best overall use of [new media](/source/new_media) in Canada.[http://www.rtndacanada.com/Content.asp?PageID=. 4.3 RTNDA awards 2006] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505083229/http://www.rtndacanada.com/Content.asp?PageID=4.3 |date=May 5, 2008 }} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Official website}} *[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ Radio-Canada.ca] *[https://www.cbc.ca/archives CBC/SRC Archives] {{CBC Television}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cbc.Ca}} Category:Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Category:Canadian news websites Category:Broadcasting websites Category:Internet properties established in 1993 Category:1993 establishments in Canada Category:Canadian federal government websites --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [CBC.ca](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBC.ca) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBC.ca?action=history)). 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