----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Neuman >Are US residents served by their closest available PBS station? Obviously >yes when it comes to over the air broadcast, but do cable companies provide >the most local as well?
Not exactly. Several months back, Comcast and WV PBS made arrangements to add digital and HD subchannels from its Morgantown affiliate -- which, via translators, also serves both northern and eastern panhandles. Comcast unveiled its new line-up, moving all of WNPB's offerings to a cable box-level tier while either WQED/Pittsburgh or WETA/Washington (based on location) remained on a box-less tier. The situation was resolved when Comcast announced that it would provide cable boxes free throughout the region for two years, up from one after pressure from the governor and Sen Rockefeller. >When pledge drive rolls around, are donations pooled and shared out to each >station, or does the local station keep a portion of the local money? There are several statewide and regional public-radio networks (e.g. WV, MN, High Plains Public Radio) that would pool their resources to its member stations, but otherwise, as previously mentioned, it's pretty much every station for itself. _ _ |_>|_> Brad Beam- Belle WV |_>|_> http://74bmw.livejournal.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
