From: steven@spxtech.qc.ca (Steven C. Potter)
Newsgroups: can.politics
Subject: Re: Radio stations in Quebec: Data
Date: 13 Aug 92 03:10:21 GMT
Organization: Securiplex Technologies Inc., Montreal, Canada
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From article <BsstLv.9G6@ireq.hydro.qc.ca>, by beaurega@ireq.hydro.qc.ca
 Denis Beauregard wrote, following my posting of QC radio station data:-

>>
>>  Somebody, I think it was Denis, but I can't find it, wrote something
>>  about the predominance of English radio stations in Quebec.
>>
>>  I looked it up:-
>>
>>    Number and percentage of radio stations in Quebec
>>    by language of transmission :-
>>
>>
>>                 1970        1975        1980        1985        1990
>>
>>       French  55 = 81%    64 = 83%    83 = 85%    98 = 86%    118 = 87%
>>
>>      English  11 = 16%    11 = 14%    13 = 13%    14 = 12%     15 = 11%
>>
>>( Multilingual  2           2           2           2            2        )
>>
>>        Total  68 = 100%   77 = 100%   98 = 100%  114 = 100%  135 = 100%
>>
>>
>>    Source: "Indicateurs de la situation linguistique au Quebec; Conseil 
>>             de la langue francaise (April, 1991); Table 6.3.1, pg. 77
>>
>>
>>     More then 80% of the radio stations in Quebec are transmitting in
>>     French - NOT ENGLISH!
>>
> 
> Where are the inuits?  Many Natives readio stations have been added.
> Where are they?   In other words, why not using some first hand source?
> Like CRTC lists.

  I am sorry that I don't have the CRTC lists.

  I am quoting from the 1991 information provided by the conseil de la
  langue francaise.

> 
> While your posting is probably accurate, you missed the point on 2 parts:
> 1- I talked about the Montreal area, not the full Quebec
> 2- You don't take into account the power of the radio station, nor when they
> are clear channel (a clear channel is a frequency on AM band that is almost
> alone in a large area like east coast of continent.  Let's see the scene
> in Montreal:
> 
> [list of some stations in MTL deleted]
> 
> Total on AM : 
> Anglos = 5 stations, 2 clear channel
> Francos = 5 stations, 2 clear channel
> Multi-lingual = 1 station
> 
> So, on AM band, even if Anglos are only 30-40% of area population, they 
> have half the station and half the clear channels (which cover a very
> large area).
> 
> Since the FM band is more recent and because of pressure on CRTC, there
> is less anglo on FM, but the scene is not proportional to population.
> ANd FM has a smaller coverage.  Moreover, with syndicated shows and networks,
> the number of outlets is not meaning full at all.
> THe French overnight show is the same for stations over all the Quebec,
> but it is one program over many stations.  CBC and SRC have a lot of relay,
> many in remote area.
> 
> I think the coverage of FM stations and the availability of Anglos AM
> signals almost every where should be taken into account.  In western
> provinces, SRC has a few clear channels, but is it enough for a complete
> coverage?
> 

  OK - I am also sorry that I don't have Montreal specific data either.

  I do have AM versus FM data (from the same source as before) :-

                 1970         1975         1980         1985         1990
 AM (Fr.)      49 = 72%     54 = 70%     61 = 62%     63 = 55%     62 = 46%
 AM (Eng.)      6 =  9%      6 =  8%      7 =  7%      7 =  6%      7 =  5%
 AM (Multi.)    1 =  1%      1 =  1%      1 =  1%      1 =  1%      1 =  1%

 FM (Fr.)       6 =  9%     10 = 13%     22 = 22%     35 = 31%     56 = 41%
 FM (Eng.)      5 =  7%      5 =  6%      6 =  6%      7 =  6%      8 =  6%
 FM (Multi.)    1 =  1%      1 =  1%      1 =  1%      1 =  1%      1 =  1%



 Now, radio stations depend a lot on their financial support. That financial
 support depends on their advertising revenue. That advertising revenue
 depends a lot on the size and demograhic character of their audience.

 How many francophones in Quebec listen to English FM radio stations?

  I also have figures for the "Part de l'ecoute radiophonique MF des
  francophones accordee aux stations anglophones" which translates, if
  I have translated correctly, to "Portion of FM radio listening time
  of francophones given to anglophone stations" :-

       (I only have figures for 1989 quoted in same source as
        before, pages 80 & 81)

     In Quebec as a whole : 10.4% of francophone FM listening time
                                  was to anglophone FM radio

     In Montreal region   : 13.7% of francophone .....

     In Quebec outside MTL:  7.7% of francophone .....


  I don't have figures on the percentage of immigrant FM listening
  time given to anglophone radio stations in Quebec.

  Perhaps people who think the same way as Denis should consider having
  legislation introduced to prevent francophones and immigrants from
  listening to English radio!???

  Why not? - They have legislation banning English commercial signs
  already and there is legislation in place to prevent francophones
  and immigrants from sending their children to English schools 
  (even if they are English!) >:-( !!!!!!!


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