# Trash radio

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{{Short description|Type of radio station}}In the [Canadian](/source/Canada) province of [Quebec](/source/Quebec), '''trash radio''' ({{Langx|fr|radio poubelle}}) refers to a type of [shock jock](/source/shock_jock) radio stations that have existed since the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dougherty |first=Kevin |date=2017-02-14 |title=Is Quebec ready to put a lid on ‘trash radio’? |url=https://www.ipolitics.ca//news/is-quebec-ready-to-put-a-lid-on-trash-radio |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=iPolitics |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gagnon |first=Simon-Olivier |date=2021-12-01 |title=Archiving Trash Radio in Québec CityThe Soundwork of the Coalition Sortons les radios-poubelles |url=https://online.ucpress.edu/res/article/2/4/636/119566/Archiving-Trash-Radio-in-Quebec-CityThe-Soundwork |journal=Resonance |language=en |volume=2 |issue=4 |pages=636–649 |doi=10.1525/res.2021.2.4.636|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Originally stemming from [Québec City](/source/Qu%C3%A9bec_City), trash radio stations are known to espouse [conservative](/source/Conservatism_in_Canada) views on topics including [immigration](/source/immigration_to_Canada) and [multiculturalism](/source/multiculturalism_in_Canada).

== History ==
In 2012, the ''sortons les radios-poubelles'' ('take out the trash radio') coalition formed in opposition to trash radio.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Terry |first=Stephan |date=2023-02-23 |title="Let's Take Out the Junk Radios": New Attack by RNC Media and Radio X Against Facebook Group |url=https://www.moviesonline.ca/lets-take-out-the-junk-radios-new-attack-by-rnc-media-and-radio-x-against-facebook-group/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=MoviesOnline |language=en-US}}</ref> Public scrutiny of trash radio intensified in 2017 following the [Quebec City mosque shooting](/source/Quebec_City_mosque_shooting). Following the attack, which resulted in the deaths of six worshippers at the [Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City](/source/Islamic_Cultural_Centre_of_Quebec_City), trash radio was accused of promoting a "culture of intolerance in Quebec".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Woods |first=Allan |date=2017-02-03 |title=‘Trash radio’ creates culture of intolerance in Quebec |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/02/03/trash-radio-creates-culture-of-intolerance-in-quebec.html |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=The Star |language=en}}</ref> A Quebec City school board's effort to prohibit drivers from listening to talk radio stations in the aftermath of the attacks was ultimately cancelled.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Riga |first=Andy |date=2017-02-09 |title=Quebec City's 'trash radio' under microscope following mosque shooting |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/quebec-citys-trash-radio-under-microscope-following-mosque-shooting |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Montreal Gazette}}</ref>

Nevertheless, it was reported in 2018 by the ''[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)'' that trash radio's popularity and political impact was as strong as ever a year after the attacks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Solyom |first=Catherine |date=2018-01-27 |title=Mosque shooting anniversary: Quebec City trash radio is stronger than ever |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/mosque-shooting-anniversary-quebec-city-trash-radio-is-stronger-than-ever |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Montreal Gazette}}</ref> During the [COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Quebec), ''radio poubelle'' broadcasters were critical of mitigation measures undertaken prime minister [Justin Trudeau](/source/Justin_Trudeau) and premier [François Legault](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois_Legault).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Curtis |first=Christopher |date=2022-02-18 |title=Radio poubelle: Quebec City’s merchants of hostility |url=https://ricochet.media/en/3838 |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Ricochet}}</ref>
== Personalities ==
Radio host [André Arthur](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Arthur) (1943 – 2022) has been credited as the "godfather" of ''radio poubelle''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Freeman |first=Alan |date=2022-05-15 |title=Shock jock was godfather of Quebec City’s Radio Poubelle |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-shock-jock-was-godfather-of-quebec-citys-radio-poubelle/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref> Beginning in 1970, Arthur emerged as a popular radio host in Québec City, where derogatory comments about [Arab](/source/Arab_Canadians) drivers and [Creole languages](/source/Creole_language) led him to face legal scrutiny in the 1990s. During the 1990s, Arthur was noted for having "a particular venom about [Quebec separatists](/source/Quebec_sovereignty_movement)", including [Bloc Québécois](/source/Bloc_Qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9cois)' then-leader [Lucien Bouchard](/source/Lucien_Bouchard).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trueheart |first=Charles |date=1995-07-27 |title=Canadian: No Separatism In His Home |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/07/27/canadian-no-separatism-in-his-home/d0037515-ab81-4920-89d9-d2cd9f87fd81/ |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=Washington Post}}</ref> In the [2006 federal election](/source/2006_Canadian_federal_election), Arthur leveraged his on-air popularity to win a seat in the [House of Commons](/source/House_of_Commons_of_Canada), becoming an independent MP for [Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier](/source/Portneuf%E2%80%94Jacques-Cartier).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Montpetit |first=Jonathan |date=2016-05-02 |title=With Jeff Fillion and André Arthur gone, is this the end of radio poubelle? |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/the-end-of-radio-poubelle-1.3561392 |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=CBC News}}</ref> Arthur was ultimately dropped from the airwaves following public outcry over homophobic comments in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamilton |first=Graeme |date=2018-01-30 |title=No regrets from King of Quebec trash radio after he loses microphone over anti-gay remark |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/no-regrets-from-king-of-quebec-trash-radio-after-he-loses-microphone-over-anti-gay-remark |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=National Post}}</ref> 

[Jeff Fillon](/source/Jeff_Fillion), who has credited American radio personalities [Rush Limbaugh](/source/Rush_Limbaugh) and [Howard Stern](/source/Howard_Stern) as influences, has been described as one of the leading ''radio poubelle'' personalities.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bilefsky |first=Dan |date=2018-08-18 |title=Quebec’s ‘Trash Radio’ Host Fires Up Outrage, and Big Ratings |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/18/world/canada/quebec-trash-radio-jeff-fillion.html |access-date=2023-07-01 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Fillon was described as "the king of trash radio in Quebec" by ''[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)'' in 2005.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Séguin |first=Rhéal |date=2005-03-18 |title=Controversial CHOI-FM shock jock signs off early |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/controversial-choi-fm-shock-jock-signs-off-early/article977608/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref>

[Éric Duhaime](/source/%C3%89ric_Duhaime), a radio commentator associated with the ''radio poubelle'' genre, was elected leader of the [Conservative Party of Quebec](/source/Conservative_Party_of_Quebec) in the [2021 leadership election](/source/2021_Conservative_Party_of_Quebec_leadership_election).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Andrew-Gee |first=Eric |date=2022-09-24 |title=Quebec election: Éric Duhaime emerges as breakout political star |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-quebec-election-conservative-party/ |access-date=2023-07-02 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Holcroft |first=Christopher |date=2022-09-26 |title=Opinion: Anglophones should reject Éric Duhaime's overtures |url=https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/opinion-anglophones-should-reject-eric-duhaimes-overtures |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=Montreal Gazette}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gherman |first=Stefan |date=2022-09-07 |title=The rise of Éric Duhaime’s shock-jock conservatism ⋆ The Breach |url=https://breachmedia.ca/eric-duhaimes-shock-jock-conservatism-owes-rapid-rise-to-decades-of-austerity/ |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=The Breach |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hackett |first=Alexander |date=2022-02-18 |title=Opinion {{!}} Support for the Conservatives in Quebec has risen sharply during the last months of pandemic lockdown |url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2022/02/18/support-for-the-conservatives-in-quebec-has-risen-sharply-during-the-last-months-of-pandemic-lockdown.html |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=The Star |language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [Conservative talk radio](/source/Conservative_talk_radio)
* [Conservatism in Canada](/source/Conservatism_in_Canada)
* [Shock jock](/source/Shock_jock)

== References ==
<references />
Category:Conservative media in Canada
Category:French-language radio in Canada
Category:Politics of Canada
Category:Politics of Quebec

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