NPR & IPTV

**hort4cy** · 02-21-2008, 08:44 AM

Amen ISUCyclones!!! I am with you 100%. Okay, maybe 95% I did like Arthur when my kids would still watch it with me.

**cyismydog** · 02-21-2008, 08:50 AM

Arthur was the greatest. I would watch that show everyday at 4:30

**alaskaguy** · 02-21-2008, 08:57 AM

Even if they were impartial why do I have to pay some of the bill?

With all the radio and television stations and the government deficit, why should the taxpayers be footing any of the cost?

**DaddyMac** · 02-21-2008, 08:58 AM

I've noticed that for most people, these types of programs are only un-objective when you don't agree with them.

Strange how that works....

**dosry5** · 02-21-2008, 08:59 AM

I have a headache

**superdorf** · 02-21-2008, 08:59 AM

I guess if you are so adamant about it then you should get involved. Also, I'm not sure, but I wonder what percentage of the operating budget comes from public funds?

**jbhtexas** · 02-21-2008, 09:01 AM

I love Chef...now there's a guy who can deliver a Grade A meltdown...

Here's a link to a good example on YouTube...

Hmmm...user has disabled embedding so you have to go to YouTube to watch it...

link: YouTube - Chef! - England Expects

**HILLCYD** · 02-21-2008, 09:02 AM

The Red Green Show is a hoot! And don't forget Austin City Limits.

PS....Valium helps

**bandit** · 02-21-2008, 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by superdorf

I guess if you are so adamant about it then you should get involved. Also, I'm not sure, but I wonder what percentage of the operating budget comes from public funds?

As I understand it, Iowa Public Radio and Iowa Public TV are non-profits and have the same tax exemption as any other nonprofit-churches, hospitals, etc. I don't think much if any of their funding comes from the government. That's why they always have their fund drives-they depend mainly on donations from listeners and corporate underwriting.

**cyismydog** · 02-21-2008, 09:12 AM

Originally Posted by cys_av8r

The Red Green Show is a hoot! And don't forget Austin City Limits.

PS....Valium helps

What does duct tape and the force have in common?
They both have a light side and a dark side and hold the world together.

**Cutlass** · 02-21-2008, 09:13 AM

I watch PBS as much as any channel. Clifford, Curious George, nature shows, Nova. But then again, I don't have cable or satalite so my viewing choices are puroposely limited.

This American Life on NPR is great radio.

**frontrangeclone** · 02-21-2008, 09:55 AM

what about whattya' know? great show on NPR....

DaddyMac said it best regarding objectiveness.... there is bias everywhere in all media outlets, from what I've observed, some people don't like because NPR and shows like Frontline on PTV because they dig into issues that take longer to tell than the average American's attention span that is used to the 30 second soundbyte on Fox or CNN. Maybe there are still some folks out there who enjoy something educational like Nova or The War as opposed to 90% of the crap on the other channels these days. From what I can gather, many posters in this thread and on CF in general are right-leaning conservatives who hate big government spending... what % of NPR and PTV operational costs come from the government? I'm guessing most of you don't listen to NPR enough to know they have quarterly fund raising drives, the listeners support the stations. And if it really bothers you that a penny or two of your tax dollar supports public radio/tv, I'm guessing you have no problem with the billions in tax subsidies that go to oil companies?

**cyismydog** · 02-21-2008, 09:57 AM

The War is pretty good, and so are some Nova's. The only thing I listen to on NPR besides wait wait don't tell me, is sometimes KCCK jazz. That's a pretty good station, even though Jazz isn't my favorite.

**alaskaguy** · 02-21-2008, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by superdorf

I guess if you are so adamant about it then you should get involved. Also, I'm not sure, but I wonder what percentage of the operating budget comes from public funds?

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting budget is funded almost entirely by federal appropriations. In 2005 Congress allocated $386.8 million to the corporation's general fund.

The amount that the CPB invests in NPR and PBS is not a significant portion of their operating budgets. However, indirectly the CPB provides very substantial funding to both PBS and NPR, as public radio and television stations feed a significant portion of their budgets back to PBS and NPR through their purchase of network programming.

I don't believe that the government should be funding NPR or PBS. Both NPR and PBS were originally created and funded by the government to provide diversity in programing. With the advent of satellite and cable I consider that justification to be outdated.

I don't dispute that their are programs of value on NPR and PBS. If the government funding was pulled, either NPR and PBS would "adjust" or the programs of value would be picked up by other broadcasting services.

Link:
Corporation for Public Broadcasting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

**Cy Heavy** · 02-21-2008, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by alaskaguy

Even if they were impartial why do I have to pay some of the bill?

With all the radio and television stations and the government deficit, why should the taxpayers be footing any of the cost?

I could spend half a day listing the receipients of federal tax dollars I don't agree with