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CBLT CHANNEL 5.1 STILL ON-AIR
CBC’s CBLT is still broadcasting OTA on ch. 5.1. I had read here a few weeks ago that CBC planned and succeeded in ripping out their antenna from the CN Tower. Have they relocated their broadcast tower?
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Re: CBLT CHANNEL 5.1 STILL ON-AIR
I believe channel 20 is the virtual channel whereas channel 5.1 is the channel that shows on the screen.
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Re: CBLT CHANNEL 5.1 STILL ON-AIR
djwildbill wrote:
I believe channel 20 is the virtual channel whereas channel 5.1 is the channel that shows on the screen.
Correct.
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Where else would they put their transmitter?
Perhaps their back up site?
(Never looked that one up)
Hope I still get CBC CBLT ota in Hamilton
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CBLT is still on the CN Tower. They moved from VHF (5) to UHF with the transition to digital.
They operate on UHF channel 20 (actual RF channel) but still use the "virtual channel" channel designation of 5.1
Their channel 5 VHF antenna was located immediately above the original FM broadcast antenna on the CN Tower mast
Since they were no longer using the channel 5 VHF antenna, it was removed, which in turn created space to install a new FM antenna used by the FM radio stations
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Re: CBLT CHANNEL 5.1 STILL ON-AIR
CBLT is still on the CN Tower. They moved from VHF (5) to UHF with the transition to digital.
They operate on UHF channel 20 (actual RF channel) but still use the "virtual channel" channel designation of 5.1
Their channel 5 VHF antenna was located immediately above the original FM broadcast antenna on the CN Tower mast
Since they were no longer using the channel 5 VHF antenna, it was removed, which in turn created space to install a new FM antenna used by the FM radio stations
Im guessing upon removal it goes all down the skypod, thru the restaurant and down the main elevator to the scrap?