Valencian government closes Canal Nou for 'financial' reasons, but spends 25 million on Castellón's 'empty' airport
Friday, November 8, 2013 @ 6:52 PM
JUST days after announcing the closure of regional television channel Canal Nou citing the cost to the taxpayer of keeping it on air, Valencian government president Alberto Fabra has invested 25 million euros in the ill-fated airport in Castellón – frequently dubbed as one of Spain's main 'white elephants'.
This week, a judge overturned the redundancies of 1,000 employees at the channel, which broadcasts entirely in the regional language valenciano (or valencià in its own tongue).
As a result, the government of the three provinces of Valencia, Alicante and Castellón said it could no longer afford to keep Canal Nou ('Channel Nine') running.
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