ABSTRACT

This article examines the rationale behind the introduction of the CRTC’s Canadian Content rules for radio broadcasting. It argues that CanCon was the result of a convergence of two separate campaigns to achieve national economic and cultural objectives. The former was RPM magazine’s campaign to cultivate a domestic music industry through radio exposure for Canadian artists. The latter was an attempt by the Liberal Party to strengthen Confederation through the celebration of Canadian productions. The success of CanCon suggests that a national music industry could have only emerged through the efforts of this joint public-private initiative.

中文翻译：

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北部曝光：加拿大的内容，文化身份和民族音乐产业的创造

摘要

本文研究了引入CRTC的加拿大广播内容规则的背后原因。它认为CanCon是两个单独的运动融合在一起以实现国家经济和文化目标的结果。前者是RPM杂志的活动，目的是通过无线电广播为加拿大艺术家培养国内音乐产业。后者是自由党通过庆祝加拿大生产来加强联邦的尝试。CanCon的成功表明，只有通过这项联合的公私合作计划的努力，国家音乐产业才能出现。