Ordered diagnosis for silence, buffering and dropouts — network, browser, broadcaster CDN — with Plan B via favourites, genres and time-zone-aware alternatives.
Stream died mid-CBC morning or mid-chorus on a commercial hit station? Before blaming the site, follow this order.
System and tab volume; silent mode; another app monopolising audio.
Wi‑Fi ↔ mobile data; pause downloads; disable VPN briefly. Live tolerates micro-cuts less than on-demand video. Rural and northern links fail more often — have a backup ready.
5–10 seconds; reload the station card in radios. Avoid play-button spam.
If CBC, Radio-Canada, or a commercial peer fails but another station in generos plays, the bottleneck is that origin. That is why backups live in favoritos.
Update the browser; try a private window; on phones, turn off aggressive battery savers that suspend tabs.
We link **public** third-party streams. We do not host schedules. URLs change; CDNs saturate; temporary blocks happen.
- Try another hour (audience peaks and time zones). - Change province/area via regiones or browse the top. - Cover the gap with podcasts. - Suspect stale card: contacto with the station name.
1. Volume / device 2. Network / VPN 3. Wait and reload 4. Another genre option 5. Another browser 6. Backup favourite 7. Report stale data
Experienced Canadian listeners travel with a Plan B — across time zones and in the player. This checklist gets you back on air in minutes.