[cma-l] Offensive Lyrics - Can of Worms!

[Michael Fryer]

Hi Steve,

 

Great to see the E-petition link.

 

Can I suggest that every community radio station e-mail carries the link until 24 September - we can get to 20,000 yet!!!

 

Cheers,

Michael Fryer

 

 

 


From: Stevensuttie at aol.com
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:43:17 -0400
To: hartland.karl at 209radio.co.uk; lolgellor at yahoo.co.uk
CC: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Offensive Lyrics - Can of Worms!


Hey its great that such a debate has been inspired by this query.
 
I am very keen to give the volunteer a slot on the radio playing the music that he and his contempories enjoy. Its not my cup of tea at all - but if Salford City Radio only broadcast the things that I personally like and understand - it would be a rather dull radio station that did very little to satisfy its key commitments or engage with local people - thus pointless.
 
The slot I have in mind is a pre-record at 11pm on a Sunday night, and not ALL songs will contain lyrics "which some may find offensive" but my initial question was - what do you guys do? Thanks to Tom at Future Radio - interesting advice.
 
The peculiar thing here is that artists such as James Blunt and Pink and Beautiful South put much more offensive words in the album versions of their hit singles. And as we all know - these songs occasionally go on air during day time! 
 
Hey - the Number 10 petition has reached 1,677 people already - fantastic stuff! Heres the link if you're not on that list yet... http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/allthevoices/ 
 
Kindest Regards
Steve Suttie
Station Manager, 94.4FM Salford City Radio
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