And to be clear on this? I'm referring to both <smile>.
On 01/12/2011, at 3:12 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: > Hello Dane > > Just to be clear on this; I'm referring to TV content, not radio. > > Lynne > > > On 30 Nov 2011, at 16:01, Dane Trethowan wrote: > > Found myself nodding my head as I read the below post. > > In Australia all our radio and TV services are available to the masses > without restrictions. > > The tax payer in Australia pays for our national - and at the moment > International - broadcaster the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. > > Some calculations were done some time ago which worked out that each and > every Australian paid 10 cents per day to keep the ABC going and even though > I'm not a huge fan of the ABC I think I certainly get my money's worth given > that I only pay 10 cents a day. > > As the below poster mentions, services such as Radio Australia has made a > huge difference to people in developing countries and if Radio Australia can > educate and inform then I don't mind so much. Of course! the ABC at times > does run its own agenda these days but let's leave that out of the discussion > for the time being <smile>. > > So my view is simple, whether or not I like the ABC I value my 10 cents per > day not only for what it gives me but for what others can be given to listen > to or to watch as well, unrestricted. > > > > On 1/12/2011 1:21 AM, Martin McCormick wrote: >> "Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith" writes: >>> In the case of the BBC, I am very strongly in favour of this ban to be >>> honest because we have to pay a license fee; why should others be able to >>> get in through the back door so to speak? >> I am a believer of the statement that information wants >> to be free. Most countries have put their best faces forward >> over short wave radio for almost 90 years at great expense to >> their tax-paying citizens. In the overall scheme of things, the >> expense is miniscule compared with defense, health care in those >> countries smart enough to realize that this is the best way to >> do things, but it is still a large sum of money for staff >> and transmitting facilities to just fling a signal in to the air >> in hopes somebody over seas finds it interesting and useful. >> >> The ability to listen to another country's broadcasts is >> a tremendous educational resource and here is something else. >> >> OSU, where I work, has had an international outreach >> program since 1951 in which we encouraged students from abroad, >> many from countries we don't necessarily get along with, to >> obtain a student visa and study here. A number of them say that >> they used to listen to the Voice of America, BBC Radio >> Netherlands and many other Western countries and were curious >> about democracy which is why they came here. >> >> The same holds true for the UK, Germany, Australia and >> others. >> >> If you live in the US, you can certainly listen to the >> Voice of America (VOA) on short wave, but American citizens do >> not get VOA on their local radios or televisions because the >> charter of the VOA which is run by the US Information Agency >> specifically forbids American citizens from taking any part in >> VOA contests or other activities. This was done many decades ago >> to prevent "the government" from broadcasting to the American >> people. In other words, our tax Dollars go to fund something we >> can't even use which I am sure makes lots of people here angry, >> but it is a very cheap form of defense. >> >> For every terrorist out there foaming at the mouth and >> piecing his bomb together, there are probably a hundred people >> listening to and now watching VOA or BBC programs and saying to >> themselves or even others, "Hey! This is pretty nice. Why isn't >> our country more like that instead of like it is?" It's >> education and outreach. >> >> Sure, we can slap locks on everything and put a coin >> slot on everything else, but what kind of world does this build? >> >> Canada has a duel broadcasting system much like the UK >> in which there is the CBC (Exactly along the same lines as BBC >> (except for a letter)) and privately-owned broadcast stations >> with all the screaming ads. There is no television or radio >> license fee in Canada. The government gets the money from >> general taxes. >> >> I don't resent people out in the world listening to VOA >> for free, because I listen to the BBC and many others for free. >> It all kind of comes out in the wash. >> >> There are a lot of things our government does with my >> money that really stick in my craw, but broadcasting to the >> world and showing us, warts and all, is a cheap way to forestall >> hatred and misunderstanding. >> >> ======================================= >> >> The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free >> >> To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web >> pages located at >> http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at >> either of the following websites: >> >> http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html >> >> Or: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> >> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. 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