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Originally Posted by Azure
Time to sell off the TV portion. Keep the radio part, as I'm pretty sure they could make money with it.
There is no reason a taxpayer funded organization should be bidding for the right to show the taxpayers the NHL playoffs when private organizations are also involved.
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The point of a public broadcaster is not to make money it's to provide consistent, quality programming on a national basis. I think Radio in its current format does that well and hopefully can stay commercial free. I hate to think of what a dumb place the airwaves would be without it.
I have less sympathy for TV. I also have less sympathy for those who simply say it's not essential, therefore privatize - it's not that simple. It' similar to the arguments for cutting off arts funding.