Comment 59139

By DanJelly (registered) | Posted February 02, 2011 at 18:50:13 in reply to Comment 59130

The CBC is more than just radio. They have embraced all aspects of social and alternative forms of media. While I may not listen to traditional radio as much as I once did, the podcasts produced by the CBC are top quality and regularly find their way onto my iPhone for listening on the way to work, etc.

A CBC presence in Hamilton will also force other local media outlets out of their complacency. It's easy for CHCH, CHML and the Spec to stay in a rut when they have no significant direct competition in their respective forms of media. To be fair, they have all made improvements over the past year or two in order to keep up with the times, but not to the same degree as the CBC has done.

The CBC also presents an opportunity for our local stories to be elevated to a national level. Sure CHCH has a wide broadcast area, but is still essentially a regional influence in terms of news.

Lastly, it would be nice to have an 'outside' media presence that may be more willing to shine the light on local corruption. There are some stories that local media just won't touch.

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