Night-shift workers complain over cutbacks in TV hours<\/p>\n
Yuli Tri Suwarni and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Bandung\/Medan<\/p>\n
The recent government directive requiring TV stations to close
\nbetween 1 a.m and 5 a.m, except for soccer games and Ramadhan
\nprograms, has drawn complaints from a number of quarters,
\nparticularly night-shift workers.<\/p>\n
Sutrisno, 46, a railway-crossing guard in Bandung said that
\nthe ruling had adversely affected his routine.<\/p>\n
\"TV has been my friend for years. The TV can do away with fear
\nand loneliness. If there is a TV set, I have somebody to listen
\nto,\" said Sutrisno, who watches over the railway crossing at Jl.
\nBraga, Bandung.<\/p>\n
Watching TV on a 14-inch set on the traffic control desk kept
\nhim entertained while he monitored the train signals, said
\nSutrisno, a great fan of soccer matches and films.<\/p>\n
As the new ruling took effect two days ago and all TV stations
\nhave complied with it, he has started listening to the radio
\ninstead.<\/p>\n
\"But, that makes me sleepy as most of the songs played in
\nearly morning are slow songs that basically make you want to go
\nto sleep. In order to shake of the sleepiness, I keep chatting to
\na cigarette seller whose stall is next to my office,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Like Sutrisno, car showroom security guard Ramdani in Medan,
\nNorth Sumatra, complained that he missed the early morning TV
\nprograms.<\/p>\n
\"In the absence of TV, you can easily fall asleep as the
\neverything is very quite at night. There's nothing to look at or
\nlisten to,\" said the 49-year-old father of one child.<\/p>\n
He said he hoped the government would revoke the ruling, which
\nis aimed at reducing energy consumption. \"There are many other
\nways of saving energy,\" said Ramdani.<\/p>\n
Insomniacs are also complaining about the compulsory TV
\nshutdown.<\/p>\n
Since he started suffering from insomnia two years ago, Sugeng
\nSumaryadi has become an avid nighttime TV viewer.<\/p>\n
\"I understand that energy conservation measures are important,
\nbut they're a problem for me. It's really boring waiting to fall
\nasleep,\" said Sugeng, who often lies awake until 4 a.m.<\/p>\n
However, he has finally found something to send him off into a
\ndeep slumber. As there is no more TV between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.,
\nhe has taken up reading the long neglected encyclopedias lining
\nhis living room wall.<\/p>\n
\"Ah well, every cloud have a silver lining, I suppose,\" he
\nsighed.<\/p>",
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