I like PBS and I even listen to a little NPR now and then. In Cincinnati I have cable, and cable is subsidized for the poor for educational purposes. I think we have access to 4 public television stations (Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Dayton and Oxford). I think that we have access to at least 3 public radio stations (UC, XU, NKU).
I think that the federal funding that these stations receive is around 10% or less of their budget. I am not really sure on those figures, but these stations are largely self supporting without federal funds.
I don't like the thought of either party hijacking public television on a federal level. The threat that conservatives could do that should make democrats more receptive to killing federal funding. These stations can and will survive without federal funding. I would like our politicians in Washington to concentrate on bigger and better things.
Like I said, I like PBS. I have two young boys and they love the programs. I enjoy some of the news and documentaries. PBS does lean left, I wouldn't claim otherwise, but cut the funds and let it take care of itself.
Somehow, I don't see the History Channel and Discovery Channel being frequented by this population. BET, MTV, and anything else brainless...oh yeah.
Here's a message to the "poor": Instead of paying a lower price for cable, how's about getting off your hind ends, quit watching television, and go get a better paying job! Take some classes, why dontcha??!!! They're subsizidized too. Once you get a better job, you can afford your own cable!!!
Nothing makes me madder...