As someone who personally enjoys numerous programs produced by PBS network stations as well as national network ones such as Nova, I seriously hope this trade relations disaster doesn't inflict them any significant consequences.

Besides my personal concerns with fad-exploiting people just taking advantage of Canadian patriotism and "buying Canadian" as "the current thing", there's also the issue of possible collateral damage inflicted against entities that are not at all involved in the politics behind the initial tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, and they could be commercial, non-commercial in the case of local PBS and NPR network stations and possibly even charitable.

These are very unfortunate things to think about. Staying more strictly within the topic of broadcasting, particularly at the local level, WNED provides those who are able to pick up its over-the-air signal with a total of three channels multiplexed on to its single transmitter. There's the main PBS network station WNED itself on 17.1, Create; a 24/7 arts & crafts channel on 17.2, and PBS Kids; a 24/7 young children's channel on 17.3. Many other PBS stations have a similar arrangement. There's also a full simulcast of WNED 94.5 FM as an audio-only channel that for some reason is mapped as 31.10. WNED provides all of that with a much smaller proportion of public (taxpayer) funding than CBC, CBC Radio-Canada (French), TVO, or any of the other provincial public service networks.

Each of our public broadcasters provide only a single program service or "channel" and over-the-air coverage is much more limited than those of many PBS network stations boasting decent networks of re-transmitters. Thus, PBS is entirely morally worthy of continued viewer donations and I would support the sponsors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and local PBS stations. I hope others agree.

Last edited by tdotwriter (March 6, 2025 4:41 pm)

I can't see much in the way of a boycott concern if they adhere to their current standards. With the other major networks tripping over themselves to grovel at Trump's feet for fear of legal and physical retaliation, PBS/NPR will be the only independent voice available. On the other hand, if they do stick to their guns they could well be outlawed the way things are headed.

The main PBS station in Ottawa is WNPI, a rebroadcaster of WPBS from Watertown, New York.  The numbers I have always heard is that 60 percent of its' money comes from Canadians, with 40 percent from Ottawa.

tdotwriter wrote:

As someone who personally enjoys numerous programs produced by PBS network stations as well as national network ones such as Nova, I seriously hope this trade relations disaster doesn't inflict them any significant consequences.

Besides my personal concerns with fad-exploiting people just taking advantage of Canadian patriotism and "buying Canadian" as "the current thing", there's also the issue of possible collateral damage inflicted against entities that are not at all involved in the politics behind the initial tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, and they could be commercial, non-commercial in the case of local PBS and NPR network stations and possibly even charitable.

These are very unfortunate things to think about. Staying more strictly within the topic of broadcasting, particularly at the local level, WNED provides those who are able to pick up its over-the-air signal with a total of three channels multiplexed on to its single transmitter. There's the main PBS network station WNED itself on 17.1, Create; a 24/7 arts & crafts channel on 17.2, and PBS Kids; a 24/7 young children's channel on 17.3. Many other PBS stations have a similar arrangement. There's also a full simulcast of WNED 94.5 FM as an audio-only channel that for some reason is mapped as 31.10. WNED provides all of that with a much smaller proportion of public (taxpayer) funding than CBC, CBC Radio-Canada (French), TVO, or any of the other provincial public service networks.

Each of our public broadcasters provide only a single program service or "channel" and over-the-air coverage is much more limited than those of many PBS network stations boasting decent networks of re-transmitters. Thus, PBS is entirely morally worthy of continued viewer donations and I would support the sponsors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and local PBS stations. I hope others agree.

Can’t figure out why WNED doesn’t carry World sub-channel. PBS outlets in Erie and Rochester do, why not Buffalo?

mace wrote:

Ale Ont wrote:

The main PBS station in Ottawa is WNPI, a rebroadcaster of WPBS from Watertown, New York.  The numbers I have always heard is that 60 percent of its' money comes from Canadians, with 40 percent from Ottawa.

KSPS Spokane gets many of its donations from Alberta residents as its signal is carried by cable companies in Calgary and Edmonton.

Ditto for WNED Buffalo, WTVS Detroit and WGBH Boston.

Last edited by Dial Twister (March 8, 2025 10:50 am)

https://www.detroitpbs.org/about/canada/

paterson1 wrote:

That's interesting, I had no idea WTVS was on cable basically across the country.  Wonder why they never acknowledge their Canadian viewers on air?  Maybe they do and I just haven't seen them.  I remember Buffalo's WNED was always talking about their Canadian viewers. To play devil's advocate, 1.2 million weekly viewers isn't really that high, considering how extensive their coverage is with cable.  

Here in Toronto, I get WNED as part of my regular Rogers Ignite package. For an extra $3 I subscribe to the American time shifting bundle which includes KING/KIRO/KOMO/KCPQ/KCTS/WTVS.