>> Well, I don't *think* there's a gov't-funded one - but PBS is
>non-commercial
>> isn't it? (Crystal? Kevin?).
>
>PBS is non-commercial. I just took a class which explained all about
>PBS but I don't remember how it is funded. We don't have any
>government-funded channels over here. Everything is owned by the
>big-bad corporations :=DE
>
PBS is funded by donations from the Public (i.e. Canadians and USians). They
run pledge breaks, for instance my PBS station (WCFE-57-Mountain Lake)
recently showed 2 hrs of Mounty Python's Flying Circus broken up with pleas
from the station to the Public to become "Members" of the station by sending
$40 (US) or more with gifts to encourage higher donations (e.g. when RD VII
was playing it was a Red Dwarf T-shirt for the $100 membership level).=20
Actually I think it is classed as a charity (tax credits are available in
both the USA and Canada), though I would considered it more of a=
Co-operative.
The PBS station that beams into Qu=E9bec City shows Chef!, Yes Minister,=
MPFC,
Red Dwarf, Eastenders, Faith in the Future but not (despite my begging, I
should probably send them money with a begging letter) Press Gang or Second
Thoughts.
In theory PBS is owned by the Public (thus Public Broadcasting Station).
Oliver
P.S. CBC [1] and RC [2] (are the Canadian equivalent of ABC and BBC) funded
by the government directly like in Australia (and being cut as brutally).
[1] Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (I think, Ruth probably knows)
[2] Radio Canada - French language station, broadcasts in all parts of=
Canada.
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