Media Release
For Immediate Release
March 2, 2010
RADIO ECMA HAS EAST COAST MUSIC'S BIGGEST WEEKEND COVERED!
Wall-to-wall coverage with the Coast 89.7 FM will include
Music Awards Gala Simulcast
(SYDNEY, NS) - Radio ECMA - brought to listeners through the Coast 89.7 FM - is now on the air, and will broadcast live throughout the 2010 East Coast Music Awards, Festival and Conference.
Radio ECMA celebrates the music of Atlantic Canada and will include live performances and interviews throughout its' broadcast. The Radio ECMA programming began today, with a warm-up to the event (March 4 -7). Starting Thursday, March 4, Radio ECMA will broadcast live from the Delta Sydney lobby from 7 a.m. to midnight. During these hours, listeners will have a chance to get acquainted with artists from the East Coast music scene through their songs and stories. This coverage will culminate with the simulcast of the 2010 Bell Aliant ECMA Music Awards Gala from Centre 200 in Sydney on March 7th, a project that is presented through a partnership with Bell Aliant. That broadcast begins at 7:30 p.m.
"Radio ECMA is an opportunity for people to learn more about the music of our region and the incredibly talented artists who make the music," said Bill MacNeil, Radio ECMA chair. "Usually Radio ECMA is a very small wattage, temporary station heard within a small radius of the downtown core. To deliver this content via 6000 watts and online is outstanding".
MacNeil added that The Coast's mandate is to play and promote East Coast Music all year long, and applauded Bell Aliant's hard work in supporting ECMA 2010.
"Radio ECMA is excited to be simulcasting the music awards gala from Centre 200," MacNeil added. "Bell Aliant has demonstrated incredible support for Atlantic music and we're honoured to partner with them on this unique venture."
The East Coast Music Awards, Festival and Conference is an annual event organized by the East Coast Music Association as a critical part of its mission statement. The 2010 event will take place in Sydney, NS from March 4-7, 2010.
The East Coast Music Association would like to acknowledge the financial support of FACTOR and the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Music Fund) and of Canada's private radio broadcasters.
Media Contact:
B.J. Grechuk
The Joseph Scott Entertainment Agency
902.577.5115
bj@josephscott.ca