The Australian country music community has been dealt a blow this week with Foxtel's axing of CMT - the last remaining music TV channel supporting Aussie artists. 

Already cut to the bone, the channel came in to save the day with the earlier closure of CMC and found the amazing programmer San Man who has not just ensured Australian artists are front and centre on our TV screens that are more and more devoid of local content, but he has supported the artists, been front and centre at their shows and put his heart and soul into ensuring a platform for our industry. 

The platform was deserted by a music industry who decided their ad dollars would be better spent on Facebook and this is the result, but the viewers will be voting with their feet and Foxtel will soon see how valuable country music fans were to their subscriptions. 

Now is the time to share your voice. While it may be leaving Foxtel, the channel is still be shown on Fetch and has an obvious new home over at Paramount Plus if MTV decide to place it there. NOW is the time to tell them how important their small investment in keeping San Man in the chair will be for our industry... AND their potential new subscribers. 

Artists-- Tell Foxtel, Paramount Plus and Fetch how important CMT is to you. 

Fans-- Tell Foxtel, Paramount Plus and Fetch that AUSTRALIAN CMT is what you want and help save Australian content and keep San Man fighting for us on TV. 

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