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November 19, 2009
Please take swift action to save our community’s access to local
television programming.
On December 1st, Charter Communication plans to push our community’s
PEG TV channels off their current locations and onto unused transmission
bandwidth that is plagued with interference. Charter also plans to set
up new PEG TV channels in the digital 990s where casual viewers and
channels surfers won't find them, effectively cutting our viewership.
Charter’s sole business purpose for these changes is to make room for
new high definition channels – more national programming.
The people of this community deserve better. We have allowed Charter to
use publicly owned lands to string their cable and Charter enjoys a
monopoly in our area. Rather than dictate a plan to the community, we
are asking Charter to talk things over with the local PEG TV station
operators and local governments that make community television possible.
We need your help to find a fair and equitable solution. Please take a
moment to express your support of PEG TV in a letter, e-mail or
telephone call. Sample letters and telephone scripts are attached. We
urge you to:
1. Ask Charter to join us in finding a better way to serve the Grand
Traverse Community;
2. Ask your Member of Congress to co-sponsor the Community Access
Preservation Act (HR 3745);
3. Ask your fellow community members to take action as well.
Our PEG TV community is thriving in Northwest Lower Michigan. Let’s do
what we can to save it.
Sincerely,
Joe VanderMeulen, Executive Director
Northwest Michigan Community Media Center/LIAA
*For more information visit www.savePEGTV.org*
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