tranquileye free media papers

September 2004 submission to CRTC concerning subscription radio applications.

Introduction: We believe that satellite radio may represent the single greatest threat to the relevance and vitality of campus and community radio since the creation of the sector some thirty years ago. Not only will the proposed services, if accepted, have a negative economic impact on campus and community radio in Canada, they fail to incorporate any aspect of community media, and their approach to Canadian Content runs contrary to thirty years of Canadian radio policy.