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Music quota

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Music quota refers to policy that enforces minimum airtime of domestic songs for a certain period to protect the local music industry.

Australia

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The Australian music quota imposed on domestic radio stations depends on how it its classified by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).[1]

Canada

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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) requires at least 35% of music played on domestic radio stations to have been written and/or recorded/performed by a Canadian. The requirement was introduced in 1971 at 25%, and was then increased over the years.

France

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A 1994 law in France requires a minimum of four in ten songs broadcast by domestic radio stations to be in the French language.[2][3]

Germany

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There is no legislation in Germany mandating a radio quota but there has been efforts to introduced one since the mid-1990s.[4]

Ireland

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There is no radio quota in place in Ireland where music created in Ireland is played once to every six plays for international artists as of 2020. A bill filed in the Dáil Éireann proposing to impose 40% radio quota for Irish music was defeated in 2016.[5]

Philippines

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Under Executive Order No. 255 issued by President Corazon Aquino in 1987, radio stations with musical format programs in the Philippines are required to broadcast a minimum of four Original Pilipino Music compositions every clockhour.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Commercial radio should play at least 25% Australian music, inquiry told". the Guardian. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. ^ "French radio goes to war with language quotas in fight for musical freedom". France 24. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. ^ "French rebel over music language quotas". BBC News. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. ^ Glotzmann, Thorsten. "The endless debate". Goethe-Institut. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. ^ Moore, Aoife (11 August 2020). "Communications minister rules out quota for Irish music on radio stations". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  6. ^ "NTC orders radio stations to play OPM". The Philippine Star. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.