[kwlug-disc] Home made indoor TV Antenna

[Dan Hergott - newsletter email]

I have been following this on the news.
The CRTC is suggesting to the stations to turn the HDTV free 
transmitters off. How is the CRTC this serving the Canadian public with 
such a suggestion?   Are they totally in the pocket of the Cable and 
Satelite providers?

It seems we cord cutters will be without much free OTA station selection 
if the Canadian broadcasters stop free HDTV transmissions in Canada.  
Which will be most likely since a vast majority of the OTA stations are 
owned by Rogers or Bell.  The only independent Canadian stations I am 
aware of are CHCH out of Hamilton and the Christian station, both of 
which will probably be gobbled up by Rogers or Bell if over the air 
transmissions are abandoned.

I guess if this happens I will have to get a rotator and stronger gain 
antenna and chanel master 7777 amplifier to pull in more US stations.
Unfortunately I purchased the 7778 chanel  master amplifier, thinking 
the 7777 would be too strong with CKCO-TV antenna in Baden, I guess I 
made a bad choice.

Dan


On 14-09-16 09:53 AM, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
> It seems that some broadcasters, including CBC, are seriously 
> considering ending over-the-air transmission ...
>
> What the ...
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/crtc-gets-an-earful-at-hearings-on-future-of-tv-1.2764290
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