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TCTV warns of funding crisis amid subscriber losses; requests short-term hires and town support
Summary
TCTV presented a business plan to the select board and warned of steep cable-subscriber losses over recent years, saying the station risks closure without new funding; TCTV requested approval to fill two part-time positions (10 hours/week each) and for a town meeting article to use retained earnings to cover shortfalls.
TCTV told viewers that the station’s business plan was presented at the Aug. 27 select board meeting and that the station faces a funding crisis driven by declining cable subscribers. A TCTV speaker summarized subscriber losses over six years and said annual losses have been steep — describing an accelerating decline from 2019 onward and stating the station currently loses “more than… at least a 150 a year.” The transcript records the host saying, “If TCTV…
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