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timmer@io.org (Remain Calm!) wrote:

>>>What a load of crap.  Why would the CRTC (or anyone) advocate taking
>>>the only respectable station off the FM airwaves?  I guess Coren's in
>>>a snit 'cause he can't make the big leagues with his bush league
>>>hatespeak.

>>Big leagues where ?  You can't get better than CFRB in Canada ?  
>Except, of course, the CBC; which (touch wood!!!) won't be looking for
>self-promoting fascists in the cear future.

No, Andy Barrie is a much better fit.

>So, do you think the airwaves are owned by the public (elected
>officials decide) or by corporate bozos with $$ and lots of whitney
>houston CD's?

Why won't you understand that what keeps these horrible stations
on-air, with the exception of CBC, is advertising revenue.
Advertising revenue in turn is generated by listener demand, listener
demand is measured by ratings.  Therefore, if listeners demanded and
would support a station playing All-Elvis music, I guarantee that
within 3 months CHUM-FM, CHFI and CKFM would all be pumpin' out
Burnin' Love.      The stations are very much owned by the public, and
are programmed at the very baisc root level of democracy, if you don't
want it, you don't listen, if you don't listen, the station switches
to a format where you do.

>And few private broadcasters provide diversity, integrity and/or
>anything but the same tired top40 US format that can win them the most
>pizza commercials.  Surely we can spare a couple of FM frequencies for
>Canadians who already know where they want to order dinner from and
>might just have a brain.

A few Campus radio stations do that also.  The U of T station,
Ryersons, et-cetera.  What's wrong with listening to them ?  Surely
they supply all the left wing bleeding heart commentary and 'world
music' anyone could stomach ?  Yet these stations can't get sponsors
to save their lives, because there is no real demand for the
programming.  There are small envelopes of people who actually care,
but in the big picture the stations are inconsequential.

>>Do you honestly believe we need two FM CBC outlets in Toronto ?

>Yes.

Okay, how about 8 outlets ?

1 CBC 94.1 FM for English
1 CBC 90.3 FM for French
1 CBC 740 AM for English
1 CBC Channel 5 TV for English
1 CBC Channel 25 TV for French
1 CBC Cable 26 TV for English News (Newsworld)
1 CBC Cable 54 TV for French News (RDI)
And a large share in Showcase television.

Isn't that enought for our 'national' broadcaster without taking yet
another frequency away from private broadcasting ?

Iain.