The New York Times reports today that, because of the CRTC's
insistence on licensing radio services that include significant doses of
Canadian content, proposed new satellite radio services may do
two things: “…[Canadian] artists may be getting more exposure if
satellite radio, with its hundreds of channels, is approved in Canada, as
many here expect it to be early next year.
And in the process, the more than three million subscribers to XM Satellite
Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio in the United States may find a slightly
more Canadian flavor on the radio: more Canadian music, more Canadian news
and more Canadian comedy . . .”