2008-1 Notice of Consultation. Call for comments. Policy regarding the broadcast of hits by FM radio stations. Deadline for submission of comments: 4 March 2008.
The Commission calls for comments on its policy regarding the broadcast of hits by commercial FM radio stations. It further seeks comments on the charts used to determine hits for both commercial FM stations and campus stations. The deadline for the receipt of comments is 4 March 2008.
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9. Following a review of the campus radio policy in 2000 that resulted in Public Notice 2000-12, the Commission decided to retain the stringent hits definition for English-language campus stations in order to support their mandate to provide programming that is an alternative to that provided by commercial stations. All restrictions on the use of hits by community stations were lifted in 2000 following a review of the community radio policy that resulted in Public Notice 2000-13.
13. As well, Public Notice 1997-42 makes reference to several charts to be used to determine hits. The Canadian charts no longer exist. Since it will be necessary for the Commission to continue to use charts to define a hit, at least for campus stations, it proposes to add two new charts to the list of charts used for this purpose. The first is the Nielsen BDS Country Spins chart, a chart compiled by monitoring the selections aired by Canada’s largest country music stations. It is published weekly by Radio & Records magazine.
14. The second is the Canadian Hot 100 chart published weekly by Billboard magazine. This chart is compiled using data relating to Canadian radio airplay and to sales of downloaded tracks