MISSION:
To Bring Royalties, Music Publishing, and Recording Monies into the Hands of Louisiana Musicians, Composers, Songwriters, Music Producers and Recorders by reserving a percentage of the airwaves in Louisiana for “Louisiana Content”.

MEANS:
Since all American airwaves are under Federal jurisdiction, Federal legislation needs to be enacted to require that a percentage of the airwaves in each of the United States be reserved for music produced, written, and/recorded in that state.

MODEL:
The Canadian Content laws. Canada has nurtured its musicians, composers, producers, and performers for years by this simple mandate - 35% of Canada’s airplay is reserved for music that has an identifiable “Canadian Content”. Plus 6% of their radio station profits are plowed back into institutions that develop their artists. For the official Canadian government website covering all aspects of this issue copy and paste this into your browser:

http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Notices/1998/PB98-41.HTM

Every day somebody somewhere is profiting from the music that is being played to you from the radio.

Why can’t the profit be more for our own people here in Louisiana?

Radio airplay is the most effective way to sell music products. If our musicians, composers, and producers can gain a fair share of the airplay, they will gain a fair share of the royalty money that flows from airplay and sales.

These profits are going somewhere else right now. If they are brought to Louisiana, the lives of all the members of our music community would be improved, and would create a flow of environmentally friendly dollars into the economy of Louisiana.

Contact: Patty Lee or Armand St. Martin, Founders of Access In Radio (AIR) pattyandarmand@mindspring.com
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