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Re: [Swprograms] BBC Newscast Shifts Lineup on U.S. Public TV Stations
- Subject: Re: [Swprograms] BBC Newscast Shifts Lineup on U.S. Public TV Stations
- From: Kevin Anderson <k9iua@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:03:42 -0700 (PDT)
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The replacement program many PBS stations/networks are airing is "World Focus," which is a poor substitute for the BBC. One of the two statewide PBS networks I can receive made that switch, at a premium 5:30 p.m. local time spot no less, which I just complained to them about on their feedback link. (The other PBS network I get carries a much delayed BBC news broadcast at 11:00 p.m., which is after my bedtime, plus really old news.) While I appreciate "world" news, I also want a non-U.S.-centric view, which World Focus is not. I'm guessing the distributors of World Focus gave PBS stations a great introductory carriage rate, cheaper than the BBC news program it is substituting [poorly] for, which they couldn't refuse in the tight financial times of today.
The 24-hour BBC television stream in my area is only on the digital cable coverage, at premioum prices that I can't afford to pay.
Sad.
Kevin Anderson
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--- On Wed, 10/22/08, Sandy Finlayson <sfinlayson@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Sandy Finlayson <sfinlayson@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Swprograms] BBC Newscast Shifts Lineup on U.S. Public TV Stations
> To: "Shortwave programming discussion" <swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 2:32 PM
> I realize this is off topic from shortwave radio but I
> thought the
> following article from the New York Times might be of
> interest to some.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/arts/television/07bbca.html?_r=1&oref=
> slogin
>
> It looks as if my local PBS station WHYY Philadelphia has
> dropped the
> BBC news which used to be on at 11 PM. Frankly I'm
> disappointed with
> this move.
>
> It also remains a matter of distress to me that the 24 hour
> BBC News
> Channel isn't available here. I think the USA is about
> the only place
> on the planet where it is largely unavailable.
>
> Sandy
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Mr. Sandy Finlayson
> Director of Library Services &
> Professor of Theological Bibliography
> Westminster Theological Seminary
> Philadelphia, PA
>
>
> 'Nothing makes a man more reverent than a library'
> Sir Winston Churchill
>
>
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