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Return Classical Music to the CBC Radio Two Evening Schedule!
Created by James Wooten on 1 May 2007 @ 4:43:30 PM
On March 19 2007 CBC Radio Two began a new evening schedule, replacing "Music for Awhile" with "Tonic" and "In Performance" with "Canada Live". In making these changes, CBC Radio Two has effectively removed Classical Music from the evening schedule of CBC Radio Two without consulting CBC Radio Two listeners. There has been no public forum available to CBC Radio Two listeners to express their opinions on these programming changes. This petition requests that CBC Radio provide public forums where listeners may express their opinions on the new programming, including (but not limited to):
- a web page on the CBC Radio Two web site where all feedback submitted by CBC Radio Two listeners is presented for all to view, whether or not CBC Radio management agrees with the opinions expressed
- public meetings where CBC Radio Two listeners may express their opinions directly to CBC Radio management
- phone-in shows on CBC Radio One and Two where listeners may express their opinions and exchange views with CBC Radio management
We, the undersigned, believe that by neglecting to solicit the opinions of Canadians in making these changes, the management of CBC Radio has violated the Broadcasting Policy for Canada, as described in clause 3.(1) of the Broadcasting Act, 1991, which states:
It is hereby declared as the broadcasting policy for Canada that
(a) the Canadian broadcasting system shall be effectively owned and controlled by Canadians
If, after a reasonable period of full public consultation, the weight of public opinion supports the return of Classical Music to the evening schedule, then it is requested that CBC Radio management listen to the desires of the CBC Radio listening audience and return Classical Music to the evening schedule of CBC Radio Two, as it had existed prior to March 19, 2007.
We respectfully request that CBC Radio management implement the recommendations made above and that the House Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage and CRTC monitor CBC Radio to ensure that such recommendations have in fact been implemented.
- a web page on the CBC Radio Two web site where all feedback submitted by CBC Radio Two listeners is presented for all to view, whether or not CBC Radio management agrees with the opinions expressed
- public meetings where CBC Radio Two listeners may express their opinions directly to CBC Radio management
- phone-in shows on CBC Radio One and Two where listeners may express their opinions and exchange views with CBC Radio management
We, the undersigned, believe that by neglecting to solicit the opinions of Canadians in making these changes, the management of CBC Radio has violated the Broadcasting Policy for Canada, as described in clause 3.(1) of the Broadcasting Act, 1991, which states:
It is hereby declared as the broadcasting policy for Canada that
(a) the Canadian broadcasting system shall be effectively owned and controlled by Canadians
If, after a reasonable period of full public consultation, the weight of public opinion supports the return of Classical Music to the evening schedule, then it is requested that CBC Radio management listen to the desires of the CBC Radio listening audience and return Classical Music to the evening schedule of CBC Radio Two, as it had existed prior to March 19, 2007.
We respectfully request that CBC Radio management implement the recommendations made above and that the House Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage and CRTC monitor CBC Radio to ensure that such recommendations have in fact been implemented.
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Petition Signatures
| 270 | Douglas Campbell | |
| 269 | Gregory Irvine | |
| 268 | Adam Morton | |
| 267 | Roberta Fournier | CBC radio 2 has made a grave error in its new programming schedule. Most people want to relax in the evening, not have to listen to music whaich can be supplied by any commercial station. I\'m very disappointed that us longtime listeners have been pushed aside in hopes of getting younger listeners. It would have been nice to have had some say as to what we want to hear and not just have this new programme fromat foisted upon us. After 6pm the radio is shut off and my evenings are now spent listening to my own collection of classical music but I do miss the hosts of the former programmes. |
| 266 | Brian Hannigan | |
| 265 | Betty Bennett | Funk and salsa are the last things I want to listen to when I get home after work. |
| 264 | Dionne Frost | |
| 263 | john rutland | enough |
| 262 | Larry Beckwith | |
| 261 | Anne Frost | |
| 260 | Stan Frost | |
| 259 | Charles D. Chaudron | |
| 258 | S. Fry | |
| 257 | elizabeth gottman | |
| 256 | charlie inglis | Radio 2 is central to providing classical music to all Canadians. Radio 3 should be expanded if CBC wishes to provide a more popular format. |
| 255 | Jeanette Momot | |
| 254 | R.J. Loblaw | The decent has been on-going for the last two years with the inclusion of |
| 253 | Danielle K.L. Grégoire | I have been listening to both CBC Radio One and Two since I can remember. Both of them have a cemented place in my heart and brain. Radio Two allowed me access to classical music when it seemed no one else was providing it to the youth of Canada. I am now 28 and hope that Radio Two will remain as strong and vibrant as it was. Please don't take away Here's to You. |
| 252 | Ken Johnston | The arbitrary and extensive programming changes made by a tiny number of CBC management staff re. Radio 2 without full (indeed virtually any) public consultation is appalling. It has been an incredible exercise in arrogance towards a significant segment of the Canadian public. |
| 251 | Larrie Schade | |
| 250 | Marty Layne | CBC is a public radio station not a commercial one. Return classical music to the evening schedule! |
| 249 | Claire Momot | Bring back the classical music!!! |
| 248 | A.J. Stevenson | |
| 247 | Isaac Farbiasz | |
| 246 | Janice Payne | The represents the loss of a precious part of our Canadian identity. It is shameful. |
| 245 | Philip Gabriel | We need the alternative of classical and serious music on our Narional radio. Our office listens every day. Please listen to us. PG |
| 244 | Keith Shewbridge | |
| 243 | christine Hanrahan | Why the urge to purge classical music? Why take away the brilliant and replace with the bland. CBC Radio has lost its direction. I am appalled. |
| 242 | Tissaphern Mirfakhrai | |
| 241 | nancy bosomworth |
Petition Details Target: Robert Rabinovitch, Jane Chalmers, Jennifer McGuire, House Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage Category: Entertainment & Media Total Signatures: 270 Signatures Goal: as many as possible |
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