Buzzy Krumhunger wrote:

So you’re going to trust the New York Slimes over what PBS claimed on their very own website?  Somebody’s lying.  Or maybe both the Slimes and CPB are guilty of a little nose stretching.
Ah well, enjoy your little foot stamping histrionics.  What’s next on your Dial Twister Tantrum-A-Palooza?  I’m guessing you also have a fiercely heterosexual dislike of Sylvia Sidney Sweeney Todd.
 

re: .. the New York Slimes ..

*sigh*  and there's the tell; childish juvenile nicknames.  Emulation of their 'cult hero'.  The bar continues to lower.  (◔_◔) 

RadioActive wrote:

RadioActive wrote:

To answer the original question of this thread, I guess we're going to find out on Monday. That's the night members of Buffalo Toronto Public Media hold a meeting discussing exactly what the effects of the huge budget cuts in Washington will have on the TV station and its radio outlets. 

The slashing means they'll lose access to at least $2.2 million in annual funding, and according to the Buffalo News could "limit the ability to broadcast the wide variety of music available on BTPM stations, reduce opportunities for educational events for local educators and caregivers, and more."

The confab will be aired live on WNED and WBFO, as well as online, and will welcome questions from the public, including Toronto viewers. You can submit yours here. 

State of the Stations

Just a reminder to anyone interested that this airs Monday night on Channel 17. It's unusual that a TV or radio station will do a show on its own future and talk about how it my be affected by misguided government policies. That in itself makes this something fascinating to watch. Add in viewer input from both sides of the border and it's especially rare. 

While I doubt it will be riveting TV, it's strange enough that for those into publicly funded broadcasting services, it could be an historic show for the market. I'll give it a look.  

I know some here missed the show but here's a pretty good summary of what happened, with those hosting not holding back on their own bosses.

BTPM staffers ask boss tough questions with few answers about planned cuts

RadioActive wrote:

Can we keep the name calling to a minimum (aka zero) please?

The rules are clear for this forum:

It's OK to disagree. It's not OK to be disagreeable. 

Thanks. 

Hear hear.

Tangentially I've discovered a fascinating distraction from the frustrations with the way the current political climate is messing with the media and the public.

It's the Instagram account michaelwolffnyc

He's a journalist doing what we count on journalists to do.

His frequent posts are pretty compelling as is the info he shares.

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I'm not sure about the angle on this story. They really don't do much to justify the headline. 

Why the end of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting matters to Canadians

For those in Windsor and surrounding areas, this is a more thoughtful piece that looks at every aspect of the educational cuts. It's from the Detroit Free Press.

'Nothing left to cut': Michigan public TV and radio stations ponder the rocky road ahead

With WNED now branded as Buffalo Toronto Public Media, KCTS9 in Seattle has done something similar. They now are branded as Cascade/PBS since Cascade Public Media owns the station. KCTS was originally owned and operated by the University of Washington.

I would expect some NPR stations in smaller markets would merge with stations in larger markets that may have more resources. Looking at CBC Radio, they don’t have originating stations in every city; for example in Ontario, cities like North Bay, Kingston, and Sarnia have a transmitter but not an originating station, they get programming originating in other cities.

One of the NPR stations that serves a small population is Marfa Public Radio in west Texas. A station like that may need the resources of a larger station in, say, San Antonio to survive.