A small Queensland (Australia) town with a population of 900 has had it's free to air transmission tower turned off
Eidsvold, 430 kms - 270 miles, north of the capital - Brisbane, will lose access to all commercial television stations and SBS, but will continue to receive ABC services through a separate tower.
Saddened me so I wrote to the North Burnett Regional Council to express my disappointment.
The decision of the North Burnett Regional Council to turn off the free to air Transmission Tower is rather mean spirited.
What are the senior citizens to do? Television is their link to the outside world, television allows some pleasure into their lives.
Changes to Television services over time? I can not imagine 80 year olds streaming tv from their nonexistent laptops/computers.
The expense of "necessary infrastructure" would be beyond many residents.
Please show some compassion and restore this service so the citizens of Eidsvold will not feel rejected and forgotten by Australia.
I received a reply from them today.
Thank you for your enquiry. A Notice of Motion was received by Mayor Leslie Hotz on behalf of Cr Michael Dingle to Amend Resolution 2021/42 resolved at Councils Ordinary General Meeting held on 28 April 2021, Item 7.1 Digital TV Retransmission.
Following this notice, a Special Meeting of Council has been called for Monday 6 February 2023. This meeting is scheduled to commence at 3.00pm in the Gayndah Boardroom. No further comment can be made at this time.
I am hoping enough people expressed their disappointment and the service will be restored.
Saddened me so I wrote to the North Burnett Regional Council to express my disappointment.
The decision of the North Burnett Regional Council to turn off the free to air Transmission Tower is rather mean spirited.
What are the senior citizens to do? Television is their link to the outside world, television allows some pleasure into their lives.
Changes to Television services over time? I can not imagine 80 year olds streaming tv from their nonexistent laptops/computers.
The expense of "necessary infrastructure" would be beyond many residents.
Please show some compassion and restore this service so the citizens of Eidsvold will not feel rejected and forgotten by Australia.
I received a reply from them today.
Thank you for your enquiry. A Notice of Motion was received by Mayor Leslie Hotz on behalf of Cr Michael Dingle to Amend Resolution 2021/42 resolved at Councils Ordinary General Meeting held on 28 April 2021, Item 7.1 Digital TV Retransmission.
Following this notice, a Special Meeting of Council has been called for Monday 6 February 2023. This meeting is scheduled to commence at 3.00pm in the Gayndah Boardroom. No further comment can be made at this time.
I am hoping enough people expressed their disappointment and the service will be restored.
