"Give me iaTV!" Community support needed to save Asian American media voice

[rorobot]

Give me iaTV!

On October 31, ImaginAsian TV, the first 24/7 Asian American TV network,
is going off the air in San Francisco.

The numbers speak for themselves…

• Asians are the largest minority group in San Francisco (over 31% of the city’s population*)

•The size of the SF Asian population is 2x the Latino and 4x the African American populations

•Yet there are only 2 Asian American TV networks (KTSF & AZN), compared to 6 Latino networks!

*Source: U.S. Census 2000.

Don’t We Deserve a Choice?

We think so. Asian Americans are an important part of San Francisco, and we should have the same options and representation as everyone else. It’s time for the media industry to recognize the voice and the needs of the Asian American community!

Since iaTV’s inception, we’ve provided Asians in the U.S. with a much-needed voice, and we hope to continue to do so in San Francisco, a city with one of the largest Asian populations.

But despite viewer demand, Comcast has declined to carry iaTV in San Francisco—even at no cost to them. The SF community has the power to change this. Asian Americans deserve a choice of media, but we need to take action. You can help in these ways:

1. Call Comcast SF toll free at 1-800-945-2288 to request ImaginAsian TV as part of their channel lineup.

2. Write a letter of support for iaTV and send it to Comcast: http://www.comcast.com/ContactUs/CustomerService.asp. You can use our sample letter (http://www.iatv.tv/getiatv/sample_letter.php) or write your own.

3. Send us a copy of your letter with our online form: http://www.iatv.tv/getiatv/form_letter.php. We will present all amassed letters to Comcast.

4. Spread the word and pass this email on - http://www.iatv.tv/getiatv/tellafriend.php

For more info about the campaign and how you can help, visit http://www.iatv.tv/getiatv/inthebay.php.

[doe-sun]

I've never seen IATV. Has anybody watched it, and is it any good? Or is it just garbage shows trying to sell products to AA's, like stupid AZNTV?

If it's good and going off the air, I'd say it's racism. Even one positive portrayal of AM's is too much for these racist bastards.

[uhhden]

Yeah, I'm kinda wondering what kinda programming will be on iaTV...KTSF and AzN show good Asian dramas ...but there's always a bunch of weird ads especially on AzN and the programming is sometimes a bit...yeah. By the way, you forgot all about the Jade Channel...hah.

[Teymour]

Does anyone know if this "ImaginAsianTV" is a publically traded company?

I am jusy DYING to read it's SEC filing, if it is...