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Indie pluggers take shots at Capital slots.(News)
A new plugging appointments system implemented by revamped Capital Radio has been criticised for giving the independent sector just two weekly meeting slots in total every week.
Under the newly-drawn-up schedule, the four major record groups have been given two 15-minute meetings every three weeks with the London station's head of music Sheena Mason. However, indie record companies and independent promotions companies will have to fight it out for just two other slots every week.
The way the appointments have been carved up has been described as "unbalanced" by Intermedia Regional Promotions and Gut Records managing director Steve Tandy, who believes it disadvantages indie pluggers trying to get their tracks on air.
"I'm very surprised that, not only independent pluggers, but independent record companies, seem to have been treated differently to the major record companies," says Tandy. "I know plugging time is difficult for radio stations and Sheena has lots of ...
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