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Canada has 1,614 radio stations registered in the Radio-Browser directory, and 300 or more of them currently stream over a secure (HTTPS) connection, which is what this page lists. The most-played stations at the moment include #100 BEST IBIZA DEEP HOUSE, # RdMix Classic Rock 70s 80s 90s and AIRPORT LOUNGE RADIO. Common genre tags include public radio, news, classic hits, rock and jazz. Where stations report a language, the most common are English, French and Hindi. Stations are based in places such as Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia.
Radio in Canada operates in English and French, with a national public broadcaster, private commercial groups and community and campus stations. CBC Radio One and CBC Music broadcast in English, and Radio-Canada's French-language networks serve francophone listeners across the country, with additional CBC services in Indigenous languages in the north. Commercial stations focus on music formats, news, talk and sport, while campus and community stations offer specialist programming and local voices.
Canada's size and its two main languages mean the radio dial differs a great deal by region, for example between Quebec, the Prairies and the Atlantic provinces.
A general introduction; networks, brands and ownership change over time.
The figures below describe the 300 most-played working stations that offer a secure stream, based on directory data refreshed on 9 October 2026. A station can carry more than one genre tag or language, so shares can add up to more than 100%. Language figures cover only the 198 stations that report a language.
| Genre tag | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| public radio | 31 | 10% |
| news | 27 | 9% |
| classic hits | 23 | 8% |
| rock | 22 | 7% |
| jazz | 20 | 7% |
| pop | 19 | 6% |
| classical | 17 | 6% |
| features | 17 | 6% |
| Language | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| English | 147 | 74% |
| French | 33 | 17% |
| Hindi | 7 | 4% |
| Chinese | 5 | 3% |
| Spanish | 4 | 2% |
| Japanese | 3 | 2% |
| Region | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 76 | 25% |
| Quebec | 36 | 12% |
| Alberta | 22 | 7% |
| British Columbia | 22 | 7% |
| Manitoba | 7 | 2% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 6 | 2% |
Stream quality: the median bitrate is 128 kbps, from the 275 stations that report one. Of the stations that report a codec, 57% use MP3 and 41% use AAC.
Canada has 1,614 radio stations registered in the Radio-Browser directory. 300 or more of them currently stream over a secure (HTTPS) connection and are listed on this page.
Ranked by how often listeners have played them through the directory, the most-played stations include #100 BEST IBIZA DEEP HOUSE, # RdMix Classic Rock 70s 80s 90s, AIRPORT LOUNGE RADIO, A MISSISSIPPI BLUES and # RdMix DJSET 70s 80s 90s. Rankings change as listening changes.
Among the stations we sampled, the most common genre tags are public radio, news, classic hits, rock and jazz. Use the Genre filter at the top of this page to narrow the list.
Where stations report a language, the most common are English, French and Hindi.
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Station counts, genre tags, languages and regions come from the community-maintained Radio-Browser directory and were last refreshed on 9 October 2026. Summaries on this page are generated automatically from that data; see how we list stations.