Trent Radio's Aims and Objectives
as a Broadcast Licensee

Trent Radio Aims To:

• Maximise diversity of programming.
• Inspire creative contributions to radio programming.
• Increase awareness of the power and potential of radio.
• Encourage and inspire a positive use of radio.
• Encourage empowerment and the politics of liberation and discourage protectionism and the politics of resentment.
• Formalise its operations so as to promote fairness, clarity and efficiency in its decisions.
• Encourage access to the facilities by both the Peterborough area and Trent communities.
• Encourage the production of programming which reflects both of these communities.
• Encourage co-operation, interaction, communication and understanding within and between these communities and fully reflect this radio community to the world beyond.

The two other main forms of radio in Canada are public radio and commercial radio. Public radio is represented by the CBC, which exists to promote "high" culture and a national identity. Commercial radio exists to create an audience to be sold to advertisers.

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