This small rural town will lose its free-to-air TV signal today when the local transmission tower is switched off. Local residents say the closure will 'cut them off from the world'.
The small rural town of Eidsvold will lose free-to-air commercial TV and SBS todayLocal residents say TV plays a crucial role in keeping the community connected to the outside world"Seven o'clock is for Home and Away.But after today, Ms Johnson will no longer be able to access her favourite shows.
North Burnett Regional Council CEO Margot Stork said the decision to close the tower was made in April 2021 after the council had maintained the infrastructure for more than a decade. The organisation said the last time it happened "at any scale" was in 2010 to 2012 when viewers converted from analogue to digital television.Eidsvold, a small rural town about 400 kilometres north-west of Brisbane, has one of the highest proportions of Indigenous residents in Queensland.
"For better or worse,TV is their kind of social interaction for a lot of the time and how they feel connected to the outside world."Wakka Wakka elder Max Chapman said the removal of free-to-air TV would leave residents in limbo."I'm an old-age pensioner. I can't be going around to parties or down to the pub. We don't even have a pub.Max Chapman says TV is the only entertainment there is in Eidsvold.
"I just spoke to one of our local sparkies and he said the new set-up is $800 straight up and for any additional TVs it's $350 on top of that," she said.She said limited internet and telephone service made the loss of TV reception more devastating.
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