Music quota

Music quota refers to policy that enforces minimum airtime of domestic songs for a certain period to protect the local music industry.

Australia

The Australian music quota imposed on domestic radio stations depends on how it its classified by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

Canada

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission requires at least 35% of music played on domestic radio stations to have been written and/or recorded/performed by a Canadian. The requirement was introduced in 1971 at 25%, and was then increased over the years.

France

A 1994 law in France requires a minimum of four in ten songs broadcast by domestic radio stations to be in the French language.

Germany

There is no legislation in Germany mandating a radio quota but there has been efforts to introduced one since the mid-1990s.

Ireland

There is no radio quota in place in Ireland where music created in Ireland is played once to every six plays for international artists as of 2020. A bill filed in the Dáil Éireann proposing to impose 40% radio quota for Irish music was defeated in 2016.

Philippines

Under Executive Order No. 255 issued by President Corazon Aquino in 1987, radio stations with musical format programs in the Philippines are required to broadcast a minimum of four Original Pilipino Music compositions every clockhour.