Why Not a Kankakee County Public Access Channel?
If you live in Kankakee County, the odds are high you are a customer of Comcast Cable. When you are surfing the channels you may have noticed south suburb local programming on Channel 19. Programming includes theater group comedy skits, school board candidate debates, talk shows featuring local places to dine, government meetings, local parades and festivals. etc. Up north they have had public access for several decades and so has most communities across the country. Have you ever wondered why there is no Kankakee County Public Access Channel? Did you know Kankakee County Government has collected over $800,000 in franchise fees from you and me as Comcast Subscribers over the past few years? Franchise fees collected in other communities by local government are used to establish a public access channel but not in Kankakee County. Isn’t it time for area citizens to get the services they are already paying for? Isn’t it time for the Kankakee County government to join the 21st century? This
