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fredr123 · 05-25-2009, 09:44 PM

I'm sure many of you have seen the advertisements by now. Local TV is on the brink of extinction because the cable companies are allowed to carry the local TV stations' signals without compensation. The time has come to change the way Canadian TV is run and save your local TV stations!

http://savelocal.ctv.ca/

But then again... http://savelocal.ca

Many are now complaining that CTV's campaign is disingenuous and in violation of the Broadcast Act: http://www.financialpost.com/scripts...tml?id=1622160

On the flip side of the coin, it looks like if the local stations had their way the fee for carriage would be directly passed on to the consumer. For the privilege of getting to watch the same newscast three times at dinner time or for watching early morning anchors read the local papers you may be charged more by the cable company to compensate the local stations.

What say you?

05-25-2009, 09:44 PM	#1
fredr123 Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Exp:	Save Local TV? I'm sure many of you have seen the advertisements by now. Local TV is on the brink of extinction because the cable companies are allowed to carry the local TV stations' signals without compensation. The time has come to change the way Canadian TV is run and save your local TV stations! http://savelocal.ctv.ca/ But then again... http://savelocal.ca Many are now complaining that CTV's campaign is disingenuous and in violation of the Broadcast Act: http://www.financialpost.com/scripts...tml?id=1622160 On the flip side of the coin, it looks like if the local stations had their way the fee for carriage would be directly passed on to the consumer. For the privilege of getting to watch the same newscast three times at dinner time or for watching early morning anchors read the local papers you may be charged more by the cable company to compensate the local stations. What say you?