s NATIONAL NEws Deejays get new rules after CRTC reviews Campus radio

By KELLY PEDRO

OTTAWA (CUP) — Uni- versity deejays across Canada could be spinning more Canadian tunes and fewer hit songs next year if the CRTC goes ahead with proposed changes to regula- tions affecting campus radio stations.

Among the changes being considered by the Ca- nadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Com- mission are:

o an increase in Cana- dian-content levels to 35 per cent of air time from 30

per cent;

oO an increase in the spoken word requirement;

0 a decrease in the per- centage of commercial hit songs to 10 per cent from

15 per cent;

0a loosening of adver- tising restrictions for campus radio stations.

The policy — which is still only at the proposal stage but could be implemented as early as June — wouldn't have much effect on current licensing agreements be- tween the CRTC and campus radio stations, said Morag York, a senior policy analyst with the commission.

The revised policy would only affect new licens- ing agreements with the sta- tions, he said.

The suggested revi- sions are generally getting positive reviews cam- pus radio station managers.

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versity’s campus community radio station CHRY, says

ing various communities,” said Armstrong. “The CBC tries public broadcasting but something is still left out.”

But Armstrong says he’s concerned there isn’t enough Canadian music — especially in categories such as urban music — to meet the proposed 35-per cent require- ment,

In drafting the pro- posed policy changes, the CRTC examined the avail- ability of Canadian music and found that campus radio needs a diverse selection of

music,

To meet the demand for diversification, the pro- posed policy says turntablism, or the mixing and scratching of records, should be recognized as a category. Even if the artist on the record isn’t Canadian, turntablism would fall un- der Canadian content since the deejay mixes and scratches the records.

This aspect of the CRTC’s proposal could be contentious with Socan, the licensing agency that distrib-

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utes royalties to musical art- ists, says Barry Rueger, sta- tion manager at Carleton University’s radio station CKCU.

But Rueger agrees the proposed changes to CRTC’s regulations for campus radio will benefit student-run sta- tions.

“There are some things in the proposed policy that are positive,” he says, pointing to a requirement that a campus radio station’s board of directors be bal- anced and not dominated by

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student council representa- tives.

Mario Circelli, station manager at Western Univer- sity’s radio station CHRW, says the proposed changes are a challenge.

“It’s an opportunity to provide distinct quality pro- gramming,” he said.

The CRTC is accept- ing comments regarding the proposed policy until April 12, when the commission will decide whether or not to implement the changes.

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