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DTV conversion progress

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mjlarochelle

While Americans are trying to convert their television transmitters to digital as quickly as possible, I cannot understand why even after almost three years since the first DT station signed on in Canada (CITY-DT 53 in Toronto, I think), there has been so little activity with regards to DT applications. As far as I know, neither Global or CTV have made any applications for DT transmitters other than in Toronto and Vancouver. Likewise the private French broadcasters are concentrating on Montreal. CBC, on the other hand, not only has Toronto and Vancouver on the English network, but they've also got Ottawa and Montreal. Additionally they have Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto on the French network. CBC has gone from no DT transmitters to a good small network in only a year, while the private broadcasters are taking forever to just get something in Toronto and Vancouver going. The only private English broadcaster with a DT transmitter I can think of outside Toronto or Vancouver is Rogers, which has DT transmitters for its OMNI stations in Ottawa. There's nothing in Alberta, or most other provinces.

Is the CBC the only network intending to have an over-the-air nationwide English network in Canada after the full conversion to DTV? Because there doesn't seem to be much initiative from the private broadcasters.<P ID="signature">______________
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And that CBC-DT transmitter in Vancouver is set to begin testing today and full service sometime after Boxing Day - just in time for the Olympics. How about that?

Sure would be nice if someone would post a framegrab of the test signal if that's possible.

Meanwhile, the USA has been dragging its Digital TV feet for years now. Canada is no different. Now that a hard date has been set (or is close to being set) here, expect things to pick up on both sides of the border.

The big thing is availability of DTV gear, especially those illusive tuner boxes. Get enough into people's hands, and the stations will all build out.
 
> Meanwhile, the USA has been dragging its Digital TV feet for
> years now. Canada is no different. Now that a hard date has
> been set (or is close to being set) here, expect things to
> pick up on both sides of the border.
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I think part of the thing in Canada is that we talk about HD channels and HD transmitters. We refer to CFTO's digital signal as CTV HD. It's not HD. It's a digital signal that includes HD programming. HD doesn't even have to be digital, I don't think. With a lack of HD programming, there isn't much incentive for broadcasters to get involved with what they think are HD transmitters.<P ID="signature">______________
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