The Southern Ontario/WNY Radio-TV Forum / CBLT CHANNEL 5.1 STILL ON-AIR

**Posted by djwildbill** September 23, 2024 8:38 pm

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?

**Posted by mace** September 23, 2024 8:51 pm

Actually CBLT transmits on ch 20.

**Posted by djwildbill** September 23, 2024 9:20 pm

I believe channel 20 is the virtual channel whereas channel 5.1 is the channel that shows on the screen.

**Posted by mace** September 23, 2024 9:43 pm

djwildbill wrote:
I believe channel 20 is the virtual channel whereas channel 5.1 is the channel that shows on the screen.

Correct.

**Posted by DOPEfm** September 24, 2024 3:05 am

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

**Posted by In Phase** September 24, 2024 7:29 am

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

**Posted by markow202** September 24, 2024 11:00 am

In Phase wrote:
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?