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SOWNY » CFOS Owen Sound FM Application Information On Website » February 27, 2024 8:18 am

rk12
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The new service area on the CRTC application  is about have the size of the current red area..

SOWNY » CFOS Owen Sound FM Application Information On Website » February 26, 2024 1:43 pm

rk12
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They will need more power to cover the area.People on the support list are outside the new FM station range.

SOWNY » Phones, Radios & TVs To Be Interrupted For Alert Ready Test Nov. 15th » November 10, 2023 4:42 pm

rk12
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The receiving of alerts via my cellphone has always been hit or miss.Still not reliable.

SOWNY » Could A Buffalo HD At 99.5 Be Interfered With By One From Kitchener? » October 24, 2023 10:25 pm

rk12
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HD equipment should have an HD off button.Just like the old mono button.

SOWNY » New CHCH tower... » October 12, 2023 3:06 pm

rk12
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If WBNF is on air you will likely have more trouble with CHCH now.

SOWNY » Would A 500,000 AM Watt Signal From Ohio Come In Here During The Day? » July 16, 2023 5:25 pm

rk12
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Yes a 500KW WLW would be receivable in GTA during the daytime with an omni pattern.Current Toronto AMs reach 280 miles 400km to north in the daytime.

SOWNY » K-LOVE 102.5 Toronto coming soon... » June 25, 2023 7:12 pm

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Star 96.1  WSMX has applied for call sign change to WTSS

SOWNY » When Buffalo Broadcasters Worried About Toronto Radio & TV Signals » June 21, 2023 1:48 pm

rk12
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CFTO went from 300KW to 13KW with switch to digital.CFTO range is much smaller.CBLT and CHCH have co channel interference from low power Buffalo stations.

SOWNY » The CBC Deflects Complaints About Too Many Betting Ads During Playoffs » May 12, 2023 12:00 pm

rk12
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Sorry just read the article saying CRTC gave Rogers permission and CBC paid 20 million to Rogers.Wow giving away taxpaper money for what ? Does Rogers not have more transmitters now ? Whats the point of CBC carrying the broadcast ?

SOWNY » The CBC Deflects Complaints About Too Many Betting Ads During Playoffs » May 12, 2023 11:52 am

rk12
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Is the CBC/Rogers deal against the rules as it really is giving Rogers a 2nd English broadcast station during hockey games since they control content and revenue from commercials ?

SOWNY » Questions about car radio (SiriusXM & HD) » May 9, 2023 5:51 pm

rk12
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SXM channels differ between internet and satelite reception.

SOWNY » Ford To Drop AM Radio From Iconic Car - & This One's Not Electric » April 2, 2023 3:36 pm

rk12
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 This would be a deal breaker for me.No AM radio No sale Ford.

SOWNY » Could There Be Interference For Cdn. Stns. If This Happens Down South? » January 18, 2023 1:50 pm

rk12
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HD radio already causes massive amounts of interference to analog FM stations outside of their primary market.In Mississauga: Hamilton 94.7 HD signal destroys Oshawa 94.9 analog signal and WNED 94.5. WTSS has Country on HD2.and Dance on HD3.

SOWNY » Could This Be The Future Of North American Television? » December 8, 2022 4:08 pm

rk12
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Canada is already way ahead and already shutdown OTA for most areas.CBC has gone from 654 TV transmitters to just 14.CTV and Global have closed 100s  of repeaters .

SOWNY » Technical Question: Signal Strength Vs. Signal Quality » October 24, 2022 1:41 pm

rk12
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Last night all the Buffalo stations were exceptionally strong and many from Rochester were coming in in North Mississauga.Without knowing where you are located I could only speculate.Perhaps its overload of the preamp or tuner causing the issue?This distorts the signal so  quality shows 0.My Tablo/PVR used to the same thing until split signal before PVR reducing signal 4.5 db.

SOWNY » Amber alerts on Global » September 28, 2022 4:21 pm

rk12
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Quote ;=12px CIII Bancroft transmitter is slated to shutdown very soon, and the main Global feed will be multiplexed onto the CKWS signal in order to continue the Toronto/regional signal to the area.End quote.As if CKWS or CHEX signal very little can reach into Bancroft transmitter service area.

SOWNY » CHCH Moving To New Studios Monday » April 11, 2022 11:13 am

rk12
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The new tower/antenna will be directional with the 455KW toward GTA.Niagara area will only get about 50KW and now be 20km further.Kitchener looks better.
 

SOWNY » WBLK Toronto Reception » February 1, 2022 9:57 pm

rk12
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WBLK is likely using their back-up transmitter which is very directional towards southeast and is only 4.5KW.The main transmitter is 47KW omni.So backup sends nothing to northwest.

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