KMP (Kamloops Multiplexing Project) is a grass-roots volunteer initiated project. Pam Astbury works as a civil engineer and project manager. David Charbonneau is a retired electronics instructor. We have been working with the CRTC, CACTUS, and the CMG to bring a new era of television viewing to Kamloops.













The Kamloops Multiplex Project (KMP) was initiated in 2008 by volunteer group Save Our CBC Kamloops (SOCK). The project goal is to broadcast up to six digital channels across Kamloops with no cost to the viewer. Broadcasters such as Global and CBC have agreed to share their signal for the project. Other groups that may participate are CFJC and the Knowledge Network.

Thanks to our partners in Toronto (Canadian Media Guild & Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations), telephone surveys have been carried out to confirm that there is a significant market for this type of television service in Kamloops. It's simple, very cost effective, and would be one of the first small market broadcasts in the country.

Our volunteers have presented at federal hearings three times to raise awareness of eroding television service in small markets such as Kamloops. Numerous groups, including federal regulator CRTC, have supported the project, however, no one group has made it happen. As media concentration continues (Global to Shaw Media and CTV to Rogers Media), methods of broadcast diversification are critical for balance. Multiplexing has been named as an effective means to mitigate media concentration by the CRTC (Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission).