[mplpost] Those CanCon playlists

[Del Vezeau]

I was visiting the Scherzo Pub here in Kingston last night and the subject
of radio was brought to my attention by a friend of mine who has just
released an indie album. He was trying to get me excited about this new idea
of his, namely a joint production venture of a 60 min show featuring the
work of local indie artists. His thinking is based on this understanding he
has, which I cannot at this point confirm, that private radio stations have
a CRTC mandate to devote 1 hour of programming time per week to play local
artists. He maintains that the stations cry about their wallets and so in
effect, bypass this CRTC requirement without fear of recourse. He believes
that if a 60 min segment were produced 'out of house' and simply handed to
the station, that they would have no acceptable excuse to fall back on. If
his premise regarding the CRTC mandate proves correct, then perhaps he has a
valid idea in theory.....though a 60 min indie show at 5:00 am may not be
enough of a payoff...
Has anyone heard of this CRTC mandate?

Del


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