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Steve wrote:

> gbfmif wrote:
>
> > There has been lots of entertaining and interesting reply to the Join
> > the Dallas Boycott of Radio thread. Many point of view, valid
> > positions taken on all sides.
> >
> > As a simple question, would you support a requirement that any
> > commercial station must play a local artist or a presently "unknown"
> > artist, whose music falls within their format, at least every 20th
> > song?
>
> Try Quebec. English radio has a minimum french rock quota. That's the
> only way anyone will play it.
>
> As far as your requirement...it ain't gonna happen.
>
> One part inspiration, 99 parts perspiration, that's the way it is. In
> music, in art, in everything. You can talk about boycotts (won't work)
> or any other way to circumvent the way to the "top", but those with the
> power will just laugh at ya. It''s their game.
>
> Learn to play that game.

I think it is more than just a game or business. Radio is the airwaves
that by law are
licensed to certain groups - some of them businesses. But businesses don't
have any more
right to monopolizing the airwaves, and refusing the FCC regulations
regarding licenses.
gbfmif, is stating that, yes anyone who is licensed to broadcast DOES have
a responsibility
and he suggests a reasonable way for radio to serve the community they are
in - something that they
are required to do by law.

As a musician that would be great for every 20th song.  I would also be
happy if they just stopped
the 'legal' payola system where every song on radio is paid by some indie
promoter on behalf of
5 Major labels  (Warners, BMG, EMI, Sony, Vivendi - who by the way are now
carving up the
internet - Vivendi and Sony together in one online venture PRESSPLAY, and
the other three
together in MUSICNET . The U.S. Justice dept. is looking into it as the
monopoly it is)
According to Salon.com  (httpwww.salon.com  then search payola) it is
about $1,000 per song.
Or simply having a station that plays by quality -with  a fair
play/airplay policy would insure that
the best of local music would be played.

Tom Hendricks,
keep the boycott going in dfw.music, alt.radi.broadcasting, and anywhere
else
boycott local radio that is boycotting local music

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