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   >> And every country has them. And they are funded by the taxpayers in   
   >> every country that has them.   
   >> Get it now?   
      
   On 5/30/2014 5:26 PM, Greg Carr wrote:   
   > The USA doesn't have a public broadcaster although PBS does function   
   > with the help of viewers support during telethons. With multiple private   
   > broadcasters in Canada and the internet there is simply no need for a   
   > subsidized CBC.   
      
   The United States does indeed have a public broadcaster.  You need to   
   look up 'CPB'.   
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   CPB promotes the growth and development of public media in communities   
   throughout America.   
      
   When Congress created CPB, it declared that developing public media is   
   an important objective not only for private and local initiatives, but   
   also “of appropriate and important concern” to the federal government.   
   Congress also decided that establishing CPB as a private, not-for-profit   
   corporation would facilitate the development of public media.   
      
   CPB funds ITVS (the Independent Television Service) and five minority   
   program consortia, which represent African American, Latino, Asian   
   American, Native American, and Pacific Islander television producers.   
      
   Since 1968, CPB has been the steward of the federal government’s   
   investment in public broadcasting and the largest single source of   
   funding for public radio, television, and related online and mobile   
   services. For approximately $1.35 per American per year, CPB provides   
   essential operational support for the nearly 1,400 locally-owned and   
   -operated public television and radio stations, which reach virtually   
   every household in the country.   
      
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