Battleangel

It’s time for a little public disservice message. Indeed, it’s that time of year again. Just got the usual note slipped in my mailbox. So here we go again …

Just to give the background, once more, the situation is like this. Sweden has got a so called “public service” broadcasting system modelled largely after the BBC template. And enforced by a lovely little company called Radiotjänst.
Since there are no advertisements, the system is supported by an annual fee. So far so good. I like alternatives and freedom of choice. Even if public service isn’t necessarily all good and commercial stations aren’t all evil. It’s up to management, ideals and guidelines.
So, anyway, the quality of the system is questionable and the pledge so supply a broad repertoire gets in the way of quality imo. The format just can’t cope with the ambitions of variety. And you have to buy the whole deal.

Plus you end up paying more for the two scrawny channels that the government controls than you would an entire package of commercial equivalents. On top of this comes the issue of government control and hegemony of course. For example, the political views of those that work with public service have more than once been revealed to be a little skew. Deeply tainted by socialism and a weird respect for those in power, be it domestic or foreign.

So I’m saving my 1872 SEK a year for something more fun. Same as last year. And every year before that.