[mplpost] Those CanCon playlists

[lcopple@igs.net]

That mandate of playing an hour of local talent is new to me, 
although I always try to promote local and indie artists  when I 
can...

Cheers
Laurie-Ann Copple
Window of Opportunity  CKCU 93.1 FM Ottawa

On 2 Oct 2002, at 23:31, Del Vezeau wrote:

> 
> 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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Laurie-Ann Copple, radio host
Window of Opportunity, CKCU 93.1 FM
61 Highmont Court
Kanata  ON  K2T 1B2
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