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EXCLUSIVE: The communicative of a plucky Canadian position successful nan aureate era of replacement power is headed to PBS.
CFNY: The Spirit of Radio will broadcast connected PBS successful September and beryllium disposable to watercourse done PBS Passport and connected BPTM+. That follows a PBS Docs woody struck pinch Canadian producer-distributor HighballTV.
The doc, from head Matt Schichter, will rotation retired successful nan U.S. pinch a community-based screening circuit anterior to its PBS debut. In Canada, it launched earlier this twelvemonth via TVO Docs pursuing an acquisition deal.
CFNY: The Spirit of Radio chronicles really CFNY, besides known arsenic 102.1 The Edge, went from a mini position launched retired of a humble suburban location northbound of Toronto successful 1976 to becoming 1 of nan astir influential destinations for punk, caller activity and replacement music. The position still exists coming and is owned by Canadian elephantine Corus.
Musical acts who characteristic done interviews see Geddy Lee and Jim Kerr from Rush, Steven Page from Barenaked Ladies, Emily Haines from Metric, Ben Kowalewicz from Billy Talent, Peter Hook from New Order/Joy Division, Lol Tolhurst from The Cure, Andy McCluskey from OMD and Deryck Whibley from Sum 41.
The movie features an original people by Broken Social Scene’s Brendan Canning and Ohad Benchetrit that was recorded astatine nan likes of Abbey Road Studios, EastWest Studios, Grant Avenue Studio and Toronto’s El Mocambo.
Matthew Campagna is nan shaper for HighballTV, pinch Alan Cross, Barbara Hall, Chantal Jackson, Ivar Hamilton and Scot Turner nan executive producers. Campagna negotiated nan woody pinch Kathryn Larsen connected behalf of TBS.
