Internet Radio

This area of my web site lists and describes all of the resources available on the Internet of which I am aware that would likely be of interest to aficionados of traditional Scottish music as played in Cape Breton. I have also included selected resources in the much wider world of Celtic music that are likely to appeal to those with an interest in traditional Cape Breton music: I have not tried for anything approaching the same level of completeness—a massive undertaking—but merely list here a number of such programs that I have enjoyed.

With this revision, I have split what was a monolithic page into several smaller, easier-to-read, more focussed, chunks; while this makes it more difficult to search with a web browser, I hope that the newly added index below will mostly compensate for this change. At the same time, I have added a new section dealing with Cape Breton radio stations (as opposed to programs, which were already there) that one can listen to over the Internet; except as noted, most of these stations offer little of interest to the Cape Breton traditional music fan, but do carry Cape Breton news, sports, and weather as well as other kinds of music and programming that may be of interest, so they have been included here.

And I have rechecked all of the links to programs, correcting the many URL’s the BBC and Fordham University have changed since I was away, and reflecting the changed time of two listed programs. One program was removed due to a non-responding server. If, at any time, you discover broken links in this section (or anywhere else in this web site), kindly use the address at the left to notify me!

I have classified the Internet radio resources listed here into these categories:

Archives: Recorded programs previously broadcast that have been permanently archived and are available for listening at any time.
Podcasts: Recorded programs which are distributed as iTunes podcasts (.mp3 files). Any Internet user can download and listen to a podcast at any time. Some of the podcasts listed here are also broadcast as programs (see the next entry). Podcasts are typically available only for a limited time (e.g., up to three months from the initial broadcast of the program) and are usually available via (free) subscription.

Podcasts differ from programs offered for “on-demand listening” in that you must download a podcast: you can then listen to it any number of times in the future whenever you like without limitation, since it resides on your machine. A podcast can take a significant amount of space on a hard drive (50MB for an hour-long podcast is typical).
Programs: Programs scheduled for a fixed time slot (daily or weekly) which are sent out over the air waves at a local radio station at the same time as they are streamed out to Internet listeners.

Some programs, many on the BBC, are also offered for “on-demand listening”. Such programs, unlike podcasts (see the previous entry) are simply requests of a server to re-stream the program to you at a time of your choosing. An on-demand program takes no space on your machine once you are done listening to it, but you must listen to it when you request it and you cannot listen to it after it has been replaced on the server (typically within a week of its initial broadcast).
Radio Stations: Normal over-the-air radio stations which also stream their broadcasts over the Internet.
Streams: Repeating loops of music, usually several hours in length, that can be listened to on the Internet at any time. Streams are not broadcast over the airwaves.

If you know of any Internet resources that are not listed in this area of my web site that should be, please let me know using the feedback address in the navigation bar.

Index

This index lists in alphabetical order in the leftmost column each of the main entries in the pages below this one in this area of my web site; each of these entries is a clickable link that will take you directly to the corresponding page and entry. The second column gives the category to which the entry belongs, as defined above. The third column gives the location (community or radio network or radio station) to which the entry belongs, if there is one (if not, the column is blank). The fourth column gives the day and time for programs that air at a fixed time; it is blank for other categories.

What	Category	Where	When
A’ mire ri Mòir	Program	BBC Radio nan Gàidheal	Monday through Friday 10h-11h30 GMT [5h-6h30 ET] and on demand
Aiseirigh nan Gàidheal (The Awakening Gaels)	Archive	CKJM 106.1 FM (Chéticamp Community Radio)	—
Aiseirigh nan Gàidheal (The Awakening Gaels)	Program	CKJM 106.1 FM (Chéticamp Community Radio)	18h-19h AT [17h-18h ET]
Atlantic Airwaves	Program	CBC Radio One (Maritimes)	Saturdays 17h05-18h AT [16h05-17h ET]
Cape Breton Live	Archive	Cape Breton Live	—
CBC Radio One	Radio Station	CBC	—
CBC Radio One Nova Scotia	Radio Station	CBC	—
CBC Radio Two	Radio Station	CBC	—
Ceílí House	Program	Radio Telefís Éireann Radio 1 (Public Service Broadcaster of the Republic of Ireland)	Saturdays 21h02-22h GMT [16h02-17h ET] and on demand
Celtic Crossings	Program	WMUA (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)	Sundays 15h-17h
Celtic Folk Podcast	Podcast	http://www.celticfolkpod.com/	—
Celtic Journey	Stream	WUMB (University of Massachusetts, Boston)	—
Celtic Twilight	Program	WUMB (University of Massachusetts, Boston)	Saturdays 16h-20h
Ceol na nGael (Music of the Irish)	Program	WFUV (Fordham University)	Sundays 12h-16h ET
CHER 98.3 FM “Max FM”	Radio Station	Sydney	—
CHRK 101.9 FM “The Giant”	Radio Station	Sydney	—
CICU 94.1 FM	Radio Station	Eskasoni	—
CIGO 101.5 FM “The Hawk”	Radio Station	Port Hawkesbury	—
CJCB 1270 AM	Radio Station	Sydney	—
CKCH 103.5 FM “The Eagle”	Radio Station	Sydney	—
CKJM 106.1 FM (Chéticamp Community Radio)	Radio Station	Chéticamp	—
CKJM Kitchen Party	Archive	CKJM 106.1 FM (Chéticamp Community Radio)	—
CKOA 89.7 FM “The Coast”	Radio Station	Glace Bay	—
CKPE 94.9 FM “The Cape”	Radio Station	Sydney	—
Crunluath	Program	BBC Radio nan Gàidheal	Thursdays 22h30-23h30 GMT [Fridays 3h30-4h30 ET] and on demand
Downeast Cèilidh	Archive	http://ceilidh.org/	—
Downeast Cèilidh	Podcast	http://ceilidh.org/	—
Downeast Cèilidh	Program	WUMB (University of Massachusetts, Boston)	Saturdays 20h-21h ET
Folk Music with Jim Blum	Program	WKSU (Kent State University)	Fridays 21h-1h ET
Folk Music with Jim Blum	Program	WKSU (Kent State University)	Saturdays 20h-1h ET
Folk Music with Jim Blum	Program	WKSU (Kent State University)	Sundays 20h-0h ET
Highland Fling	Program	CIGO 101.5 FM “The Hawk” (Port Hawkesbury)	Sundays 18h05-19h AT [17h05-18h ET]
Irish and Celtic Music Podcast	Podcast	http://www.celticmusicpodcast.com/	—
McMusic	Stream	Live365 Radio	—
The Music of Ireland	Program	CIGO 101.5 FM “The Hawk” (Port Hawkesbury)	Sundays 19h05-20h AT [18h05-19h ET] and on demand
Pipeline	Program	BBC Radio Scotland	Saturdays 21h05-22h GMT [16h05-17h ET] and on demand
Pipes and Drums	Program	BBC Radio Ulster	Saturdays 19h30-20h GMT [14h30-15h ET] and on demand
Radio-Canada Première Chaîne	Radio Station	Radio-Canada	—
The Reel Blend	Program	BBC Radio Scotland	Sundays 13h05-15h GMT [8h05-10h ET] and on demand
Scottish Voice	Program	CINQ 102.3 FM (Radio Centre-Ville (Montréal))	Saturdays 13h-14h ET and on demand
Take the Floor	Program	BBC Radio Scotland	Saturdays 19h05-20h30 GMT [14h05-15h30 ET] and on demand
The Thistle & Shamrock	Program	WFUV (Fordham University)	Saturdays 12h-13h ET (see link for other options)
The Thistle & Shamrock	Program	WKSU (Kent State University)	Sundays 19h-20h ET (see link for other options)
A Thousand Welcomes	Program	WFUV (Fordham University)	Saturdays 9h-12h ET
Tiompan	Program	BBC Radio nan Gàidheal	Fridays 20h-21h GMT [Saturdays 1h-2h ET] and on demand
Traditional Folk	Program	WUMB (University of Massachusetts, Boston)	Saturdays 21h-0h ET
The Vinyl Café	Program	CBC Radio Two	Saturdays 9h05-10h ET (see link for other options)
The Vinyl Café	Podcast	CBC	—