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I love all these crybaby Canadians that tell me, a fellow Canadian, what I can and cant watch or listen. Its ridiculous. Now the question is, will Howard's channels make the jump?
Satellite radio passes final hurdle: on its way to Canada
Last Updated Fri, 09 Sep 2005 19:45:25 EDT
CBC Arts
The federal cabinet has upheld the CRTC's decision to issue two new satellite radio licences, after the applicants agreed to include more Canadian and French-language material. The approval came despite opposition from some Liberal MPs, Quebecers and cultural groups.
Canadian Satellite Radio Inc. (CSR) and Sirius Canada Inc. say they are pleased, with CSR CEO John Bitove saying in a statement that his company intends to make the Prime Minister, the government and the country "proud" of the cabinet's decision.
"This is a black day," said Ian Morrison, spokesman for the lobby group Friends of Canadian Broadcasting. "In effect, the Americans have won."
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) will now begin to hold hearings asking for public input on the new commitments, which will be included as conditions of the licences, a spokesperson for Heritage Minister Liza Frulla said Friday.
The CRTC made the decision in June, but it has been in limbo as cabinet debated whether to uphold it. Cabinet had the option to approve it, reject it, or send it back for further review.
On June 16, the CRTC granted satellite radio licences to two groups - Sirius Canada Inc., a consortium of Standard Radio and the CBC, which is partnered with New York-based Sirius, and CSR, which is partnered with Washington-based XM.
Sirius and CSR both plan to offer subscribers between 60 and 100 commercial-free music channels for $15 to $20 a month. The CRTC had ruled that the services must carry at least eight original channels produced in Canada -- 25 per cent of which must be in the French language -- and a maximum of nine foreign channels for each Canadian one. Most channels will be American.
The CRTC decision sparked controversy from the moment the it was released. It was opposed by a dozen cultural organizations, who said its low Can-Con language requirements would be bad for Canadian culture, and the Canadian culture industry.
As support for their position, they cited an August poll from Canadian market research firm Pollara, that found three-quarters of Canadian feel Canadian content rules are a "good idea," and 33 per cent support an increase in Can-Con requirements. The poll surveyed 1,259 Canadians by phone, and is considered accurate within 2.7 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
In the face of the opposition, and reports that cabinet was considering sending back the decsion, both CSR and Sirius have upped their French-language commitments. They now both promise to launch with eight Canadian channels - half English and half French - and say that three of the four French-language channels will offer music.
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| I'll be sure to erase all the canadian stations from my receiver. |
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Heres a sampling of canadian music you will hear on Canadian satellite radio.
Disc 1
The Guess Who, "American Woman"
Lighthouse, "One Fine Morning"
Crowbar, "Oh, What a Feeling"
Steppenwolf, "Born to Be Wild"
Sweeney Todd, "Roxy Roller"
Downchild Blues Band, "(I Got Everything I Need) Almost"
Powder Blues Band, "Doin' it Right"
Trooper, "Raise a Little Hell"
Chilliwack, "Fly at Night"
Triumph, "Magic Power"
Saga, "On the Loose"
A Foot in Coldwater, "(Make Me Do) Anything You Want"
Burton Cummings, "Stand Tall"
Bachman-Turner Overdrive, "Takin' Care of Business"
Rough Trade, "High School Confidential"
The Pursuit of Happiness, "I'm An Adult Now"
Martha and the Muffins, "Echo Beach"
Cowboy Junkies, "Misguided Angel"
Parachute Club, "Rise Up"
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Disc 2
Rush, "Closer to the Heart"
Loverboy, "Turn Me Loose"
Bryan Adams, "Cuts Like A Knife"
Corey Hart, "Sunglasses at Night"
The Payolas, "Eyes of a Stranger"
The Jeff Healey Band, "See the Light"
Colin James, "Just Came Back"
Kim Mitchell, "Patio Laterns"
Honeymoon Suite, "New Girl Now"
Glass Tiger, "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)"
Maestro Fresh Wes, "Let Your Backbone Slide"
Bruce Cockburn, "If I Had a Rocket Launcher"
Barenaked Ladies, "If I Had a Million Dollars"
The Tragically Hip, "New Orleans is Sinking"
Tom Cochrane, "Life Is a Highway"
Moist, "Push"
Alanis Morissette, "You Oughta Know"
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Disc 3
Anne Murray, "Snowbird"
The Guess Who, "These Eyes"
Stampeders, "Sweet City Woman"
Five Man Electrical Band, "Signs"
April Wine, "You Could Have Been a Lady"
Mashmakhan, "As Years Go By"
The Poppy Family, "Which Way You Goin' Billy?"
Motherlode, "When I Die"
Blood, Sweat and Tears, "Spinning Wheel"
The Band, "The Weight"
Ocean, "Put Your Hand in the Hand"
The Bells, "Stay Awhile"
Frank Mills, "Music Box Dancer"
Skylark, "Wildflower"
Ian & Sylvia, "Four Strong Winds"
Leonard Cohen, "Suzanne"
Valdy, "Play Me a Rock 'n Roll Song"
Murray McLauchlan, "Farmer's Song"
Ian Thomas, "Painted Ladies"
Terry Jacks, "Seasons in the Sun"
Andy Kim, "Rock Me Gently"
Hagood Hardy, "The Homecoming"
Edward Bear, "Last Song"
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Disc 4
Céline Dion, "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
Roch Voisine, "Hélène"
Gino Vannelli, "I Just Wanna Stop"
Alannah Myles, "Black Velvet"
Jann Arden, "Could I Be Your Girl"
k.d. lang, "Constant Craving"
The Rankin Family, "Fare Thee Well Love"
Gordon Lightfoot, "If You Could Read My Mind"
Neil Young, "Helpless"
Dan Hill, "Sometimes When We Touch"
Anne Murray, "You Needed Me"
Rita MacNeil, "Flying On Your Own"
Luba, "How Many Rivers to Cross"
Blue Rodeo, "Try"
Robbie Robertson, "Showdown at Big Sky"
Sarah McLachlan, "Hold On"
Crash Test Dummies, "Superman's Song"
Northern Lights, "Tears Are Not Enough"
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2001 release
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Disc 1
Shania Twain, "Man, I Feel Like a Woman"
Sarah McLachlan, "Building a Mystery"
Alanis Morissette, "Thank U"
Jann Arden, "Insensitive"
Chantal Kreviazuk, "Before You"
Tal Bachman, "She's So High"
Len, "Steal My Sunshine"
Bran Van 3000, "Drinkin' in L.A."
The Moffats, "Misery"
Sky, "Love Song"
Souldecision, "Faded"
Amanda Marshall, "Birmingham"
Céline Dion, "My Heart Will Go On"
Deborah Cox, "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here"
Dream Warriors, "My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style"
Snow, "Informer"
Choclair, "Let's Ride"
Rascalz ft. Checkmate, Kardinal Offishall, Thrust and Choclair, "Northern Touch"
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Disc 2
Loverboy, "The Kid is Hot Tonite"
Aldo Nova, "Fantasy"
Prism, "Spaceship Superstar"
Red Rider, "Lunatic Fringe"
Trooper, "We're Here For a Good Time"
Bachman Turner Overdrive, "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
Bryan Adams, "Summer of '69"
Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts, "Something to Live For"
Rush, "The Spirit of Radio"
Lee Aaron, "Whatcha Do to My Body"
Toronto, "Your Daddy Don't Know"
Headpins, "Don't It Make Ya Feel"
Helix, "Rock You"
54-40, "One Day in Your Life"
Matthew Good Band, "Hello Time Bomb"
Sloan, "Underwhelmed"
The Tea Party, "Heaven Coming Down"
Our Lady Peace, "Clumsy"
The Tragically Hip, "Ahead By a Century"
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Disc 3
The Guess Who, "Share the Land"
Lighthouse, "Sunny Days"
Keith Hampshire, "The First Cut is the Deepest"
Copperpenny, "Sitting on a Poor Man's Throne"
Dr. Music, "One More Mountain to Climb"
The Band, "Up on Cripple Creek"
Pagliaro, "Lovin' You Ain't Easy"
Anne Murray, "Danny's Song"
Nick Gilder, "Hot Child in the City"
Platinum Blonde, "Crying Over You"
Max Webster, "A Million Vacations"
Klaatu, "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft"
Gowan, "A Criminal Mind"
Burton Cummings, "Break It to Them Gently"
Doug and the Slugs, "Too Bad"
Men Without Hats, "The Safety Dance"
Crash Test Dummies, "Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm"
Kim Mitchell, "Go For Soda"
The Northern Pikes, "She Ain't Pretty"
The Kings, "Switchin' to Glide / This Beat Goes On"
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Disc 4
Neil Young, "Heart of Gold"
Joni Mitchell, "Help Me"
Gordon Lightfoot, "Carefree Highway"
Bruce Cockburn, "Wondering Where the Lions Are"
Murray McLauchlan, "On the Boulevard"
Leonard Cohen, "Bird on the Wire"
Susan Aglukark, "O' Siem"
Spoons, "Nova Heart"
Jane Siberry, "Mimi on the Beach"
Rheostatics, "Claire"
Blue Rodeo, "5 Days in May"
Holly Cole, "I Can See Clearly Now"
Diana Krall, "Peel Me a Grape"
Loreena McKennitt, "The Mummer's Dance"
Daniel Lanois, "Still Water"
Ashley MacIsaac, "Sleepy Maggie"
Great Big Sea, "Ordinary Day"
Moxy Fruvous, "King of Spain"
Barenaked Ladies, "One Week" |
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| Tom from T.O. |
| A guy I know who sells Sirius equipment told me Howard will be on. I'll believe it when I see it but I think they need his programming, I am not buying it unless he is on. If they censor him, fine, I will still buy it. |
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| I dont feel comfortable with you spending my taxes on satellite equipment |
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| econoheat |
| i think i am going to save myself some headaches and buy a US version of Sirius. i dont want to worry about howard being taken off the Canadian version. and yes, i agree that the Canadian stations will be absolute garbage. |
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| TLD |
| econoheat, that will work out fine. I subscribe through the US and I live in Canada. Funny on cable here in canada we probably have some of the filthiest porn in the world (nobody comes close to Japan and Germany) but Howard is censored. |
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