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End of local TV fund may cause ‘huge’ losses for small market stations: CHEK

News | 07/18/2012 8:53 pm EDT

A CRTC decision to phase out the Local Programming Improvement Fund (LPIF) could lead to “huge” financial losses at small- and medium-market local television stations, said John Pollard, president of independent broadcaster CHEK Media Group.

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