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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

A Nova Scotia station is in trouble after poking too much fun at local politicians

The contest on CFRQ-FM (104.3) in Halifax, Nova Scotia asks listeners how much a certain fictitious politician by name has absconded with, saying on the air “Now is your chance to be the only Nova Scotia taxpayer to benefit from the slimy douche-baggery of Richard the frugal MLA.” The promotion by CFRQ features a photo of a man in a suit lighting a cigar with a $100 bill, according to the CBC, and offers listeners a chance to win as much as $20,000 and a trip to Cuba. However, not everyone is happy with the promotion. The CBC says at least one advertiser has pulled ads from the station in response to the contest, saying the fictitious character bears the same name as a former area politician. You can view the contest on “Q-104” by clicking here. You can listen to CFRQ here.

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