Coastal Television started using NewsNet at one of its Alaska stations, KTBY-TV, earlier this year after eliminating its entire local news staff April 1.
Monsignor James O'Neill's idea for the weekly television Mass arose from his own illnesses, and knowing many people were confined at home with sickness.
“Since this company has taken over, the service is just – almost zero,” says Vitale. “People just aren’t getting what they’re paying for and it doesn’t seem to be a concerted effort to expedite doing whatever they have to do to put this stuff in order.”
The Cable Interrupt that uses local cable channels to notify Albany County residents during emergency situations was successfully tested yesterday after over a month of it not working properly.