08-03-2015, 11:24 AM
@TomK, Re: Ch.14: I don't know or have any evidence that Channel 14 does this, but I've learned over the past 2 years or so that religious broadcasting is a very lucrative business model. One of the big religious networks offers stations 50% of the donation as a finders fee. So, a $1000 donation is really sending $500 to the owners of the station, often a for-profit corporation. It's easy money for stations (zero effort), but I could never do it. My grandmother gave all her money to a religious broadcaster back in the 1990's-- leaving no money for her healthcare or living expenses. Her final years were not very comfortable or pleasant.