At 1500 watts, they are going to lose a lot of coverage area. They should have gone for more. 560 covers all of Georgian Bay and the Bruce peninsula. 

In Phase wrote:

push the CRTC to allow them to multiplex

 

 
The CRTC is not blocking multiplexing. Global is doing it in Kingston and Peterborough

Americans embrace OTA much more than Canadians. I think there are a few reasons for this: 
-in most any given market, there is so much choice
-there is value add to receiving American stations with an antenna. They get all those sub channels and broadcasters have so much material to choose from.

It is not the same in Canada. OTA is treated like a necessary evil. Broadcasters have not embraced sub-channel broadcasting. Heck even with-in the same company, they do not use it to broadcast sister networks.

Broadcast facilities are getting up there in age. If one were to look at CTV, towers in Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury etc are some 60+ years old. To convert these to HD [they are still analog] would mean installing a new antenna to bring them in-band. That would mean replacing the tower. Will it happen. No. But CTV transmitters in Bobcaygeon and Severn Falls are relatively newer so they will stay for the time being.
As time moves on, more an more rural transmitters will close leaving OTA reception only in large centres.
 

The denial of a FM licence for Cabin Radio Yellowknife

Tomas Barlow wrote:

Comedy is another one. They will continue to survive as long as they use programs they have already paid for and don’t employ anyone.

Locked out of my menu as well as those listed above 
 

I think they should have applied for more power. CFOS covers so much area during the day - all of Georgian bay. It comes ok here in Peterborough during the day.
1.5 kW will only cover the town, or as they say, the area they are licensed to serve.

I am watching over my antenna 

mic'em wrote:

The Weather Network never returned to it's original format in my area, they no longer provide local coverage , and is now a waste of time to get any information. 

 
Indeed. Since the hack, the radar map on the HD channel has been missing on the 10s. It was the most useful future especially for those of us who don't live in major centres.

Humph. It was just a 3 min. recording at the end of the show. Nothing about where was, is or where she was going

Saul wrote:

I wonder if the new owner ultimately wants the frequencies and has contingency plans to relocate to new premises with much simpler systems. They already have a site in Windsor, though I have no idea if they own it or if it's feasible to also accommodate an AM.
 

If they want to move the transmitter site, I think that would have to be part of the application

Because of the surrounding dwellings I would think it will be brought down one section at a time using the gin pole, just like they did with the old CHEX tower.

FYI. Global national also goes out over Global Kingston and Peterborough at 5:30

RadioAaron wrote:

Any forced "upgrade" would spell the end of OTA altogether. 
 

If it happens there will be a 50’ tower free for the taking - mine.
 

15245 came on late

https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/10/historic-shortwave-radio-transmitter-site-celebrates-80-years/