A television studies lecturer says the Government is making a big mistake by scrapping TVNZ7 when it is just beginning to hit its straps.
The commercial-free channel is due to go off air in just over a month.
More than 100 people attended a meeting in Christchurch on Monday night organised by the Save TVNZ7 campaign.
Victoria University Television studies lecturer Trisha Dunlevy said nearly 1.5 million viewers had tuned-in in the past month, giving it similar numbers to Maori Television.
She said the sorts of programmes that TVNZ7 screens are unlikely to be seen again if taken off air.
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