Background on Free TV
Unless things change, Canada will not follow the rest of the
industrial world in making over-the-air free TV available to
all citizens.
In the U.S., small cities benefited from the conversion to
digital TV. In September of 2008, the little city of
Wilmington, North Carolina, pioneered the transition to the
new technology.
Unless something changes, only 29 cities in Canada will have
free TV, only 2 cities in B.C.
(Vancouver and Victoria).
Unless you speak up, Kamloops' transmitter will go dark
in 2011.
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Why Should I care?
I get my my TV from cable/Satellite
Most Kamloopsians receive TV by
cable or satellite but not necessarily by choice. Some viewers
had no option but to purchase other sources when CBC stopped
providing free TV in 2006.
Others purchase cable because of the limited choice of free
stations in Kamloops.
However, a survey of
Kamloopsians conducted by the Canadian Media Guild revealed
that five times the current
number cable viewers would switch to a free six-pack of of
channels offered with superior digital quality if such a
choice were made
available.
Big cities in Canada are now enjoying a selection of
free channels.
Your silence will ensure that Kamloops remains on the other side of the digital divide. |
