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Originally Posted by InCoGnEtO
Hmm...I am torn on this. In Calgary it doesn't make much sense, but I grew up in Brandon, Manitoba, and as of the end of August, they are losing their only local TV station.
For some of you that dont know, Brandon is 200 kms west of Wpg, and has a service area of almost 100K people in the SW region of the province. The local CBC station carried local news from the entire region TO the entire region. The city is in a little shock as the dont know how they are going to get local news/advertising out to the public. It is a pretty big hit to the community, and surrounding area.
So I dont think this problem propagates well to Calgary, but in places like Brandon, this really hits home.
....All of this with the Nation coming to town in just 1 short year (Memorial Cup)
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I think it opens the door to new, more efficient forms of media. Portable media that comes in from Winnipeg to cover newsworthy events. Afterall, what do you really need a local TV station for? You're posting on the internet, right?
As someone previously mentioned, who even watches the news, anyway? I guess I do, from time to time. But usually when I do, it's almost a joke that I already know almost everything that they report, except for the heartstring-tugging stories about the poor bum that just can't catch a break in life.
IMO, we live in a very entrepreneural country. If something is no longer profitable, it needs to die. Something else will come along to fill the need. Postponing the death of things like this only inhibits evolution.