The following newsletters have been emailed to those on our SOCK list.  If you didn't get the last one, email David Charbonneau and you will be added to the list

 

     
  November 2011  Add your support to our new CBC radio transmitter, CBKY-FM, in Kamloops.

You can do so by one of two ways either on-line or in writing (or better yet, both)

POP QUIZ

Which statement is true about the proposed CBC radio station in Kamloops?

  1. The station will be carried by cable, not broadcast
  2. It will also cover Salmon Arm, Lytton,100 Mile House
  3. The station has been postponed due to budget cuts
  4. The station will not have local reporters, only from Kelowna

 

 
     
August 2011

Pop Quiz  Digital TV will be coming to millions of Canadians on August 31. What should Kamloopsians do to prepare for its arrival?

Also
I Can See Clearly Now Digital TV brings clarity for some.
When will Kamloops' CBC Transmitter convert to Digital?
Do It Yourself TV
One hundred communities have taken TV distribution into their own hands.
     
  May 2011  The federal election issue, May 2, 2011. 

Where do the parties stand on the CBC?

Results of a survey of all parties conducted by SOCK's partners at the Canadian Media Guild.

 
     
  November 2010  Money is available for Kamloops' new digital transmitter. A bundle of six free TV channels is a step closer to reality and restoration of over-the-air CBC TV to Kamloops.

SOCK proposes a meeting of the CRTC, CFJC, and Shaw to iron out details of new transmitter.

Quiz:  Who will pay for Kamloops' new transmitter?

We don't want your money - when was the last time you heard that from a group?.  Our minimal costs are covered by existing members.

 

 
     
  November 2009   Our Pam wows them in Gatineau, Quebec at the CRTC hearings.

General manager of CFJC agrees to talk to SOCK about multiplexed transmitter for Kamloops.

Quiz: What project does SOCK propose for Kamloops?  a) Restoration of CBC   b) More free over-the-air TV   c) High quality broadcast digital TV

 

 
     
  October 2009 Cable companies threaten to raise your cable bill again.

Quiz: As a cable subscriber, how much do you pay for The Weather Network?  How much does Shaw cable pay for CFJC (Kamloops)?

 
     
  September 2009 We invite you to help us create a constitution that makes SOCK more effective.  Quiz: How far would you have to drive from Kamloops to receive free CBC TV?  Why SOCK needs to change.  Tell the CRTC what you think.  
     
  August, 2009 General meeting in October.  Quiz: How many Canadians watch TV over-the-air?  Kamloops wants free TV.  What they don't want you to know.  
     
  July, 2009 General meeting this fall.  CBC, now more than ever.  Quiz: how much would FreeStat cost?  Keep the lights on in Kamloops.   
     
  June, 2009 The future of SOCK.  TV Titans seek your support.  
     
  June, 2008 Little Wilmington leads the way.  This small city in North Carolina  is paving the way into the new world of digital TV .  Kamloops could also lead Canada if the Canadian Media Guild's plan is implemented.
 
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  April, 2008 The Canadian Media Guild picks Kamloops for a feasibility study on digital multiplexed TV  
     
  March, 2008  Many Kamloopsians can see CBC reporter Wendy Mesley in person but not on TV, and who watches TV over-the-air?  
     
  February, 2008.  Take the Pop Quiz, and what is Canada's progress in converting old transmitters to digital?