Aaron wrote:Take "format" promises out of the process. They're not regulated, therefore irrelevant.
Yeah. Like I can apply for a building permit to construct a garage and install a swimming pool instead.
The process is a joke when you promise a commitment to being part of a cultural community and then fail to live up to it, foresaking your pledge for the plucking of the current-most lucrative demo.
"And what do you promise to do with the privilege of operating a frequency," the CRTC asks.
"Anything we damn well please," the applicant responds.
"Okay. Done. See us in five years and we'll rubber stamp your continued mis-representation."
Insert [voice-tracking, syndication, automation, remote operation, Kraft Dinner wages, concentrated ownership] here and radio continues its death spiral.