Mike is correct. CBC is a public corporation, perhaps a little akin to NPR, and virtually all of their funding comes from our Federal Government (I'd say 100% for radio, and most for TV, as there are never any commercial ads on the radio, but some on TV)......Walt
On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 4:21 AM, Mike Hawkins <[email protected]>wrote: > CBC is private? I had always thought they were a government service. > Perhaps my ignorance there. If that's true, then they're abandoning their > users. As most of their revenue would be generated in urban areas, I can > understand it, but it still stinks. > > Mike > > > On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 8:44 PM, Pete Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Kevin S wrote: > > > > > I'm not aware that US broadcasters have that many requirements they > have > > > to meet (minimums on national language and domestic material content, > > > etc.) - am I wrong??? > > > > The Commission seems to be mainly concerned with Promise vs. Performance. > > If they approve what's proposed, they expect the operator to do it. This > > same scrutiny does not seem to apply to technical parameters. I mean, how > > many years now has KRXR-1480 been running 5kw at night? > > > > I may be wrong but I don't sense Canadian government duress to close down > > AM stations. CBC (CBF CBL CBM etc.) is a private corporation. I'm sure > most > > others have left AM as a matter of economics (real estate for expansive > > arrays and AC power for 50kw XRs are expensive). On FM, one stick can do > the > > trick and multiple bays can reduce the power consumption. > > > > Pete Taylor > > Tacoma, WA > > 12225w 4719n > > HQ180 & ICF2010 > > Kiwa aircore & Palomar loops > > DX398, SRF-59 & M37V > > Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > IRCA mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > > > To Post a message: [email protected] > > > > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
