#QtheFuture: Update on Q archives

Thank you for the flood of letters, comments and social media messages concerning back episodes of Q, and how accessible you'd like them to be to the public.

The resounding message from the audience was, in short: while it's understandable that Q won't be re-broadcasting old episodes featuring former host Jian Ghomeshi, they should remain available to those who actively seek them out online.

A point of clarification: no audio or video segment was ever in danger of being altogether deleted or destroyed. It was the accessibility of the archives, not its existence, that was in question.

So, after weighing your feedback, here's where CBC has landed: Past Q episodes will not be treated differently from past episodes of other CBC Radio shows.

This means that all audio and video interviews and performances will continue to be available on the CBC site for the standard period of two years following original air date. Segments older than two years will automatically move offline (to make room for new content) but will still be available in CBC servers. Individual segments can be restored as needed in the future.

No videos will come down from our YouTube site.

Technical decisions aside, we'd like to sincerely thank you again for offering your thoughts. There are many moving parts in this process, and audience feedback is invaluable as we navigate forward.