For almost 20 year Chic-A-Go-Go has had a loving home on
CAN-TV (Chicago’s cable access network), alongside some of the greatest public
affairs, community, opinion, political, instructional, arts and religious
programming in the country. Comcast is now negotiating a new contract with the
city and this week they asked for an extension after over half a year of
negotiations. As far as we can tell THE
ONLY THING THEY ARE NEGOTIATING IS A WAY TO STOP FULFILLING THEIR OBLIGATIONS
TO THE PUBLIC BY CUTTING FUNDING FOR CAN-TV. If this happens public access
television in Chicago will go the way of public access television in Los
Angeles and many other places…it will disappear! Comcast is throwing hundreds
of millions of dollars around to become a media monolith, and instead of
partnering with the channels doing the most diverse, interesting programming,
they want to get out of inexpensive obligations. PLEASE WRITE, CALL OR EMAIL YOUR ALDERMAN AND ASK THEM TO URGE COMCAST TO
FULFILL THEIR OBLIGATION TO THE PUBLIC AND CAN-TV AND KEEP CABLE ACCESS ALIVE
IN CHICAGO! Telling them how important it is to you will go a long way
towards helping us dance with you and your kids and your kids’ kids for the
next 20 years. Find your Alderman’s contact info at:
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