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>> Not a function of the Govt. If truly a pittance then let it support itself, corporations and individuals are carrying most of the load anyway.
@ET:
With all the money raising telethons they do, they should be self supporting! On top of that, shows like This Old House sell advertising before, after and during (product placement) the shows! PBS changed some about 2 years ago... They no longer use PBS, but I don't remember the new name!
The programming during the telethons are old and been repeated many, many times. I'm sure they are free to them now... Some as old as the 90s!
@TexasOma: Now that DOWNTON ABBEY is gone, I don't watch it nearly as often. They set the bar high with that show and need more of them.
@donnatella:
I do watch the shows the OP mentioned! If you haven't seen Ms Fisher's Mysteries, give it a look see! I find it entertaining, but I've been watching since the beginning and have watched the characters develop. It's made in Australia and, unlike American made programming, it's extremely well made. But it can also be seen on OVATION channel.
Another good one on OVATION is Murdoch Mysteries! That one is out of Canada...again, better made than the crap being produced here in America!
But PBS is more a business now & asking to be propped up by the taxpayers money. 4951