A federal proposal to limit cable-TV fees has public-access channels scrambling for survival
For some Coloradans, these community and government channels may offer the only coverage of City Council meetings
“We were getting comments from people who were continually checking it,” said Victor Locke, who oversees the city’s public-access channel. “And we reach county residents as well because it’s over the air.”
That’s important to residents of Durango and La Plata County. Tuning into cable or over-the-air local channels means watching Albuquerque TV news since the region is in the New Mexico TV market. (In November, the city inked a deal to air Denver’s KUSA 9News so residents have some Colorado news on the public-access channel 10.2.)
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