CBC Radio 3

CBC Radio 3 is a Canadian digital radio station operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, which plays a relatively freeform mix of indie rock, indie pop, alternative hip hop, folk, country and electronic music.

The service, which launched in 2005 as a station on Sirius Satellite Radio, evolved out of programming on CBC Radio 2 (now CBC Music), which also simulcasted Radio 3 on Saturday and Sunday nights from December 2005 until March 17, 2007. The station was formerly available online from CBC's website and iTunes Radio, but geographical restrictions were in place to prevent access outside of Canada. Radio 3 is no longer heard on terrestrial radio or through official webcasts, but is still available through its satellite radio operations. The French-language equivalent to Radio 3 was Bande à part.

An article on Nerve.com, published in October 2006, called CBC Radio 3 "possibly the world's best radio station".

CBC Radio 3 was nominated for a Webby Award in 2007 and previously won the award in 2003.

Radio 3's unofficial mascot for many years was Bucky, a cartoon creature with the body of a goose and the head of a deer. Bucky was primarily seen in the introduction to the weekly R3TV video podcast, and also lent his name to the service's annual year-end music awards.

In October 2022, CBC Radio 3 was dropped from SiriusXM, but remains available as a playlist through CBC Listen.