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Post by x on Aug 23, 2005 0:00:49 GMT -5
One thing that cable TV (and video by telco for that matter) can do that satellite simply can't is produce local programming. The cable co's just don't seem to get that this could be a big selling point.
Discuss.
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Post by Sailor on Aug 24, 2005 10:16:44 GMT -5
Actually, that is the 'hook' for the survival of local radio and television stations. I haven't seen any current research, but in the old days (20 years ago) local news and local weather was more important to listeners (viewers) by a two to one margin. I will predict it will be the salvation of local TV stations over cable or Satelite, and the one thing that saves local radio from the internet and Satelite.
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Post by Amanuensis on Aug 24, 2005 11:47:47 GMT -5
I am not sure if localism will "save" local radio and cable programming. Sure, people want and need local news and weather reporting, but I don't perceive that people need RADIO or LOCAL cable programming to be the source of that local news and weather. I can look up local news whenever I want to by going on the Internet to the website of the Deseret News or the Salt Lake Tribune. Both sites are updated whenever important local news occurs. As for local weather, I can get that over the Internet as well, either from the National Weather Service's own site, or from the Weather Channel's web site.
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Post by admin on Aug 24, 2005 12:55:49 GMT -5
I remember when Public access channels on Cable meant PUBLIC not commercials 24/7, I must be showing my age
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Post by JamesAnderson on Aug 24, 2005 14:21:38 GMT -5
I once heard about what happened in NYC once regarding a program on a local access channel there.
They aired a program called 'A Cathouse Full of Dogs'.
They got a barrage of complaints about the program.
The reason, the program was not pornography. The program was really about pets, cats and dogs to be specific. Everyone thought it was going to be pornographic because the term 'cathouse' is often a slang term for a 'house of prostitution'.
That aside, I don't know of anyone airing community access programming anywhere locally right now. Provo Cable and Comcast only have channel 17 which is a City channel. And the only really largely local channel is BYUTV. Especially applies in Provo.
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Post by x on Aug 25, 2005 0:20:45 GMT -5
The commercial local access channels are likely (in theory) "leased access" which is apprently a requirement in some local franchise agreements. Don't ask me why.
The local 17's on Comcast are government access. I would think that CN3 counts as the "public/community access" channel, but I see advertising on there. I do wonder how they do that. Regardless, I do wish that they had more that Park City Television or a simulcast of KUED-HD2 sometimes.
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Post by Amanuensis on Aug 25, 2005 9:31:01 GMT -5
On RARE occassions, CN3 has been used for more than PBS Kids (KUED-DT Channel 7.3) and PCTV. Such as showing local high school football games. Personally, I would like to see PBS Kids get its own full time channel from Comcast.
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Post by x on Aug 26, 2005 0:47:27 GMT -5
Personally, I would like to see PBS Kids get its own full time channel from Comcast. That's a great idea. DirecTV already has it and both Dish and DirecTV have the national PBS satellite service and PBS YOU. Comcast doesn't rebroadcast the KUED digital signal as-is anywhere, right? I know they have the HDTV 7.1 somewhere in the 650's with the other HD signals, but that's it right? |
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Post by wohogoodguy on Oct 3, 2005 20:59:22 GMT -5
It died long ago. Lack of interest, lack of original material, lack of talent. Nobody except family/friends got into it. Too bad--it was a good idea and effort.
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