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Originally Posted by polak
Yeah agreed.
Back in the day when I delivered pizza I'd hear a core group of songs 4 or 5 times in a 4 hour shift.
I think a lot of it is the Canadian content laws combined with the lack radio friendly, good Canadian musicians.
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I've argued for years that it's not the content laws but radio stations purposely having limited catalogues.
If the content laws weren't there I'd be the same US based artists overplayed. Nothing would change but Carley Rae Jepson songs would now me Jennifer Lopez songs (or someone to that effect).
We're starting to see stations market no repeat songs during the work day (save an all request lunch hour). That's a start, it broadens the playlist and would make it easier for a variety of artists to make it on the airwaves.
The issue is people listen to the radio when driving in their cars, so while they might play a hit song every hour, commuters hear it once. It guarantees they get the hits.