Depending on what our federal government will do, the CBC subsidy this year might be in the $1.1 to1.5 billion range.  Using a Canadian population of 36 million, and a subsidy of $1.1 billion, that is about $30.50 per Canadian. The population served by our local newspaper is about 30,000. This means this population contributes $915,000 per year to CBC. The TOTAL revenue of local newspaper and radio stations in this region is probably just over $2.25 million per year and they are bravely operating, giving us lots of local news, opinion, and entertainment. For the money given to CBC, we get a few news stories about big city accidents and some events, weather, no news or opinions about our own local governments and events, but some news and opinions nationally. Which is the better deal?