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41. Hold on... is UNC-TV required to air any documentary anyone wants to show?

Sun Jan 5, 2014, 10:31 PM

Jan 2014

It's public television. They take money from people who watch and use that to produce or buy programs those people want to watch. If you want to start saying local PBS affiliates should be forced to run this or that program, that gets problematic too.

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UPDATED: Bill Moyers Documentary Blacked Out in NC [View all] G_j Jan 2014 OP

I get three UNC channels, but not MX. WorseBeforeBetter Jan 2014 #1

When the government feels safe enough to censor media (or try to censor it), LuvNewcastle Jan 2014 #2

most people will never know they missed it G_j Jan 2014 #3

NC is a beautiful state with a lot of good people. I'm sorry that y'all are having to LuvNewcastle Jan 2014 #9

The proof that NC has a lot of good people, will be... nikto Jan 2014 #43

Caught up in other things.... abelenkpe Jan 2014 #24

This is what happens when media is consolidated. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2014 #4

So true, so true Jack Rabbit Jan 2014 #7

UNC-TV is public television Recursion Jan 2014 #40

PBS and NPR used to to be public telelvision, dixiegrrrrl Jan 2014 #44

PBS doesn't make programming decisions for its affiliates Recursion Jan 2014 #45

Sponsored programming? SCVDem Jan 2014 #52

I'm not convinced you understand what PBS is Recursion Jan 2014 #53

And as far as I remember, we own the airwaves. Go figure. YOHABLO Jan 2014 #51

Thanks for being a citizen broadcaster. NC is an example for us all. marble falls Jan 2014 #5

thanks for posting the video! 2naSalit Jan 2014 #6

Where are the Duck Dynasty free speech people at now? santroy79 Jan 2014 #8

Still stupid as ever. merrily Jan 2014 #11

quacking off TeamPooka Jan 2014 #47

Everyone ought to watch this program - Ron Green Jan 2014 #10

I wonder what's is still left to take over. merrily Jan 2014 #12

k and r and bookmarking for later viewing niyad Jan 2014 #13

It was on zentrum Jan 2014 #14

NC Dem and Progressive orgs can/should distribute the link to the program online Triana Jan 2014 #15

... Mira Jan 2014 #16

right on G_j Jan 2014 #18

Republicans are a threat to freedom perdita9 Jan 2014 #17

tweet a link to the article/show to every NC biz and individual you can find on twitter ZRT2209 Jan 2014 #19

Wow, makes them like China and other EC Jan 2014 #20

Hold on... is UNC-TV required to air any documentary anyone wants to show? Recursion Jan 2014 #41

I watched it in Chapel Hill on our Time Warner Cable UNC-MX channel. mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #21

I think saying it's "blacked out" is a little extreme George II Jan 2014 #22

The documentary is also available on YouTube: Bryce Butler Jan 2014 #23

Fuck this pisses me off. progressoid Jan 2014 #25

Thanks...I didn't even know there was UNC MAX KoKo Jan 2014 #26

We've lived in Asheville for 16 years and are now angry and sad young_at_heart Jan 2014 #27

Post removed Post removed Jan 2014 #28

the majority of conservative lawmakers in the state Lex Jan 2014 #31

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2014 #38

Oh boo hoo, I guess it bothers you that a black man Lex Jan 2014 #39

What the hell are you doing here? Aren't there some other sites where this crap will resonate? Ron Green Jan 2014 #32

cons get more like Nazis every day Doctor_J Jan 2014 #29

There is nothing wrong with a majority, but leanforward Jan 2014 #30

I dunno. Do you think if UNC-TV had wanted to broadcast it somebody would have stopped them? Recursion Jan 2014 #42

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jan 2014 #33

you are welcome G_j Jan 2014 #56

Oh my YES-- gotta keep that crazed radical Moyers and his lefty views away from folks ailsagirl Jan 2014 #34

K & R !!! WillyT Jan 2014 #35

Just watched it, made me ill Lifelong Protester Jan 2014 #36

thank you! a few photos from Mountain Moral Monday, G_j Jan 2014 #37

It does my heart good to see this Lifelong Protester Jan 2014 #49

Terrific show locks Jan 2014 #46

That is the finest reporting that I've ever seen, and I'm in my 60's. delrem Jan 2014 #48

Koch brothers bought that state in 2010. lindysalsagal Jan 2014 #50

it's on the web page in its entirety barbtries Jan 2014 #54

Thanks for that. Being on DirecTV in NC, I guess it won't be available. Hmm, my donation to UNC-tv.. dmosh42 Jan 2014 #55

K & R ctsnowman Jan 2014 #57

We had hoped to watch it, but it was not carried by TW Cable here in Charlotte. NorthCarolina Jan 2014 #58

Propaganda is now ubiquitous and legal. woo me with science Jan 2014 #59

K&R woo me with science Jan 2014 #60

kick woo me with science Jan 2014 #61