In February 2005, I came across reference for CBC Radio to expand into the Kingston market at some point. There still seems to be interest in this as the Corporate Plan 2006-2007 indicates at page 32 - warning .pdf!
I think this would be good as the south-east Ontario region, aka north Easklakia, has little really to do with Ottawa or Toronto, our normal sources of "local" public radio content, and has a population of, frankly, quite a bit - like 1/2 to 3/4s of a Nova Scotia...not to mention the population of west central Easlakia that listens in when it is not listening to the excellent and actually local NCPR.
If I were king I would think reductions in CBC TV are inevitable and might as well be brought in now. I say leave the stations that are the only source of local services in a market and sell off the rest. Put that money in radio and the web, the cheap and cheery media. And place real content providers - both paid and amateur - everywhere.
But I might merge CBC Peterborough and Kingston as well as CBC Hamilton and Kitchener - or maybe connect them as regional hub and spokes.
Comments
Flea - December 3, 2006 11:52 AM
<i>One of the huge failures of the web with any number attached is the rise of the false authority figure.</i>
How totally unlike all pre-internet forms of communication!
Alan - December 3, 2006 12:23 PM
I think you meant to post elsewhere but I will leave it here, too, as you are apparently twice confused.<p>In this version of your error, you confuse local with large scale communications and treat them the same. Introduction of another professional news service at a local level would be a boon to a small market like Kingston just as the introduction of a second newspaper to Halifax in the 1980s was a boon. I admit that local public service in Toronto is likely a waste of time as Toronto has localities. What you may need there is public community news services within the distinct areas of Toronto. Do you really need to hear about the traffic on the 401 and Don Valley Parkway as you travel on the red rocket?
Gordo - December 3, 2006 1:00 PM
As long as that boob, Dave Stephens, stays in absentia, the CBC is welcome.
Flea - December 3, 2006 1:23 PM
It's these posts... It's like I know I have seen that cactus going by in the background somewhere before but I can't quite put my finger on it!
cm - December 3, 2006 2:17 PM
beep-beep
Alan - December 3, 2006 2:49 PM
You might find, Flea, that putting your other leg down to the good firm earth might help with your balance.
Alan - December 3, 2006 2:59 PM
Then we should get copies of the same DYI blog self-help book <i><b>and start using bold and italics</b></i> when you really mean something.
Flea - December 3, 2006 4:30 PM
What, and send back this ACME-Disambiguator without taking it for a spin? I think not.