CHWO's program director takes questions from the NRC audience. In particular, he explains how CRTC regulations make it impossible to do a true "standards" format, because there are so few standards recordings that meet Canadian Content regulations. So although they include a lot of standards in their playlist, they also include a great deal of what we in the States would call "gold AC" to meet their 35% CanCon requirement. The station's target demographic is women and men 45+; it was by arguing that this audience was significantly underserved in Toronto that CHWO was able to win the competitive proceeding for the 740 license.
Copyright 2004, Garrett Wollman. All rights reserved. Photograph taken 2004-09-02.