Assemblywoman wants N.J. lottery drawings back on TV

Comment #9

haymaker — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:45:49 GMT

thanks, i thought it was something like that,did'nt follow story that closly,but that must be why i was thinking broadcasting the drawing could be made a condition of the deal. and surely theres ppl. ny. that watch.

Comment #8

oknazevad — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:11:14 GMT

They are being used for NJTV. The way the deal was structured, the four stations that used to be NJN are now being run by PBS flagship WNET (Channel 13, which is licensed to Newark but operates out of New York City) under an operating agreement, instead of being directly run by the state, but the state still owns the stations and their licenses. Essentially, the state contracted the operations to a new division within Thirteen's non-profit foundation. (They also run Long Island's WLIW, channel 2... [ More ]

Comment #7

haymaker — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:07:51 GMT

what will it be used for

Comment #6

Raven62 — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:56:10 GMT

FYI: The NJN License was retained by the State of New Jersey

Comment #5

Raven62 — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:50:00 GMT

And those that do own and know how to use a computer:

Don't want to use it to Watch TV

Comment #4

dallascowboyfan — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:19:21 GMT

Comment #3

sully16 — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:00:14 GMT

Yep. let the people who play decide.

Comment #2

maringoman — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:58:58 GMT

I have to agree with the politician. I know tonnes of people who still cant even work a computer, leave alone owning one and having internet access.

What can I say, progress is a slow thing

Comment #1

haymaker — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:36:08 GMT

carrying the lottery broadcast should have be a condition of sale of njn lic. to njtv.

Assemblywoman wants N.J. lottery drawings back on TV

Lottery Post — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:18:55 GMT

New Jersey Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Mercer) announced today she will introduce a bill requiring NJTV to broadcast the New Jersey lottery drawings.

Since July 1, the New Jersey Lottery has been streaming its daily lottery drawings only on its Web site and on its Facebook page.

Watson Coleman wants the drawing to be available on the state's public television network. NJTV is the private nonprofit that replaced New Jersey Network earlier this month.

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