-=> Roy J. Tellason said to Greg Mayman
 -=> about "{at}%^{at}#$%^ VEROBOARD" on 03-22-04  12:06.....

 RJT> Public tv here means something a little different --
 RJT> "viewer-supported" -- which means that they periodically
have a funding
 RJT> drive for new "members",  or what I refer to as a
"beg-a-thon",  and
 RJT> those get *really* annoying.  I don't watch it much.

We have several radio stations like that. We had one local
"viewer-suported" TV station , but they were closed a couple of
years ago for not complying with their licence requirements.

Our public broadcasters are totally taxpayer funded in the case
of the ABC TV and radio services.

SBS TV and radio services are partially taxpayer funded, with the
balance coming from "corporate sponsorship".

 RJT> I've heard of that being done in other countries,  and really like the
 RJT> idea.  Never had the pleasure of experiencing it directly,  though.  I
 RJT> don't watch that much tv,  though,  overall,  and when I do it's stuff
 RJT> like Science Channel,  History Channel,  and other documentaries.

We don't have such on the "free-to-air" and I don't know what's
on cable so I can't comment.
 
 GM> And many of our commercial radio stations still have good music 
 GM> that is NOT stomped all over.

 RJT> Not too many since I last turned on the radio.

Fortunately in Adelaide we have a wide selection on radio, about
20 FM stations and 6 or 7 AM last time I counted. They have a
very wide range, ethnic, middle-of-the-road, rock, classical,
current affairs and talkback, with several stations varying the
mix during the day.

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  /     \ From Greg Mayman, in beautiful Adelaide, South Australia
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