Listen to live CBC Radio, the best in CBC Podcasts and curated playlists from CBC Music with the free CBC Listen app.
Your local and national CBC Radio One and CBC Music shows are right at your fingertips, live from anywhere.
Listen to critically acclaimed series from Canada’s #1 podcaster with shows like Uncover, The Secret Life of Canada, Front Burner, and Someone Knows Something. Discover the best in true crime, investigative reporting, fiction and more.
Tune in to over 100 curated music streams featuring brand new releases from Canadian artists and different genres.
CBC Listen features:
• Live & On Demand CBC Radio
• New and Popular CBC Podcasts
• Hundreds of CBC Music Playlists
• 100% FREE, no fees or subscriptions
• Favourites Library for easy access
• Recommendations personalized just for you, based on your listening history
• Playlogs from CBC Music shows
• Reminders so you never miss a beat
• Podcast Downloads for Offline Listening
• Bookmarks to save and listen to later
• Playback Speed control for On Demand content
• Frequency Finder
• Sleep Timer
• CarPlay support
• SplitView and SlideOver support on iPads
• Widgets
• Shortcuts (customizable for the things you access frequently)
Also, available on Mac (M series), visionPro, tvOS
*On Demand and Music Playlists are subject to geo-fencing.
I have found the new app to be a significant performance and interface improvements. Thanks CBC for continuing to provide amazing content to Canucks.
Developer Response
Thanks so much for the 5-star rating and awesome review :) Means a lot! We'll keep making improvements and hope you continue to enjoy the app!
Confusing
1090W
I used the previous app 99% to listen to classical music, now I can’t even find it, if it’s still even a part of the new app? Usually a change should result in a benefit? Deleted it!
Disappointed
Dataplanguy
I had the old app and could listen to everything and anything at my leisure. I am a CBC junkie and this new app is terrible. Don’t waste your time subscribing.
Developer Response
We're sorry you are facing issues with the new app. Maybe this guide would help? (https://cbchelp.cbc.ca/hc/en-ca/articles/360034919633-Introducing-the-new-CBC-Listen-App-). If you're still experiencing difficulty, please contact us via the Listen app user settings 👤
Ads Relevant To You prompt needs fixing
Mac is my name, Mac is my game
The CBC Listen app, intended for iPhone/iPad, works wonderfully on M-based silicon Macs. One thing that can definitely be improved is to remove the prompt that appears every time on startup to change the setting for 'Allow Tracking'. This is a nag that can't be remedied on this platform, even if 'Location Services' is toggled on in 'Settings'.
Improved UI on all Radio Show, Podcasts, Music Playlist and Clip pages
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
Version 7.7.0
The developer, CBC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
Location
Identifiers
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
User Content
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Location
Identifiers
Usage Data
Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More
