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      Editorial
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      opinions
      expressed
      in
      this
      column
      do
      not
      neces-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sarily
      reflect
      those
      of
      the
      staff
      of
      this
      publication,
      or
     
     
      of
      the
      Student
      Union.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      think
      most
      people
      on
      campus
      have
      heard
      of
      CIMN.
      I
     
     
      also
      think
      most
      people
      on
      campus
      have
      heard
      CIMN.
     
     
      Why
      then
      does
      there
      seem
      to
      be
      sucha
      difference
      in
     
     
      the
      amount
      of
      people
      who
      know
      of
      the
      station
      and
      the
     
     
      number
      of
      people
      who
      actually
      listen
      to
      the
      station?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Every
      year
      the
      students
      of
      UPEI
      pay
      thousands
      of
     
     
      dollars
      in
      order
      to
      run
      the
      campus
      radio
      station.
      That
     
     
      should
      give
      the
      students
      some
      say
      in
      what
      the
      station
     
     
      plays.
      Itshould
      also
      mean
      that
      the
      station
      should
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
      trying
      to
      appeal
      to
      the
      university
      crowd
      that
      pays
      for
     
     
      the
      station.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      ‘‘alternative
      ‘‘
      format
      that
      the
      station
      has
      seems
     
     
      to
      fail
      in
      both
      these
      respects.
      Not
      only
      does
      in
      not
     
     
      appeal
      to
      the
      majority
      of
      the
      university
      community
     
     
      but
      it
      also
      discriminates
      against
      the
      majority
      in
      not
     
     
      allowing
      them
      to
      work
      at
      the
      station
      unless
      they
      play
     
     
      the
      stations
      ‘‘type’’
      of
      music.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      kind
      of
      policy
      is
      unfair
      and
      should
      be
      changed.
     
     
      Instead
      of
      forcing
      the
      station
      to
      be
      alternative,
      the
     
     
      management
      should
      allow
      the
      DJ’s
      to
      play
      the
      kind
      of
     
     
      music
      they
      enjoy.
      This
      would
      open
      the
      station
      up
      to
     
     
      many
      more
      students
      and
      would
      help
      to
      ensure
      a
      wider
     
     
      variety
      of
      music
      to
      be
      played.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      station
      would
      in
      turn
      play
      the
      amount
      ofa
      certain
     
     
      type
      of
      music
      according
      to
      the
      demand
      for
      that
      type
     
     
      by
      the
      university
      community.
      This
      would
      give
      a
     
     
      clearer
      reflection
      as
      to
      what
      kind
      of
      music
      the
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      enjoy.
      If
      it
      happens
      that
      75%
      is
      top
      40
      then
      so
     
     
      be
      it.
      Also,
      if
      20%
      ends
      up
      being
      classical
      then
      so
      be
     
     
      ittoo.
      Not
      everyone
      would
      enjoy
      all
      the
      music
      but
     
     
      atleast
      there
      would
      be
      a
      more
      accurate
      representation
     
     
      of
      the
      student
      body.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
      know
      that
      the
      station
      is
      trying
      to
      become
      a
      ‘‘real
     
     
      station’’
      but
      I
      do
      not
      feel
      that
      they
      should
      sacrifice
     
     
      the
      quality
      of
      programming
      that
      they
      give
      the
      univer-
     
     
      sity
      in
      order
      to
      achieve
      this,
      There
      is
      a
      reason
      why
     
     
      there
      is
      not
      already
      an
      ‘‘alternative
      format’’
      station
     
     
      on
      the
      Island,
      The
      limited
      market
      for
      such
      a
      service
     
     
      on
      the
      Island
      limits
      the
      potential
      of
      the
      station,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘The
      idea
      shat
      CIMN
      can
      not
      compete
      with
      other
     
     
      t
      sland
      has
      been
      voiced
      in
      the
      past
      but
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      X-P
      RESS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      November
      7,
      1991
     
    
   
   
    
     
      feel
      that
      it
      is
      the
      alternative
      format
      that
      makes
      the
     
     
      station
      uncompetitive.
      What
      other
      station
      on
      the
     
     
      Island
      can
      you
      phone
      anytime
      and
      make
      a
      request.
     
     
      What
      other
      station
      can
      you
      hear
      hours
      and
      hours
      of
     
     
      almost
      commercial
      free
      music.
      There
      is
      very
      little
     
     
      news
      coverage,
      and
      there
      is
      a
      general
      layed
      back
     
    
   
   
    
     
      feeling
      to
      the
      station.
      Not
      many
      other
      stations
      offer
     
     
      these
      kinds
      of
      attractions.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      would
      think
      that
      the
      students
      of
      UPEI
      would
      demand
     
     
      a
      student-funded
      radio
      station
      that
      appeals
      to
      all
     
     
      students
      on
      an
      equal
      basis.
      A
      radio
      station
      that
      would
     
     
      be
      listened
      to
      by
      a
      greater
      majority
      and
      a
      wider
      diver-
     
     
      sity
      of
      students.
      A
      station
      where
      students
      are
      free
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      play
      the
      music
      they
      enjoy.
      Afterall,
      it’s
      suppose
      to
     
     
      be
      student
      radio.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Writing
      with
      frequency,
     
     
      /
     
     
      oe
      Se
      ao
     
     
      Ce
      fey
      \
      Se
     
     
      Cory
      Large
      :
      |
     
     
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
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