So 42.1 is back but now for channel 8.1 CHAN-DT my TV displays an error message "Signal cannot be decoded".

8.1 signal cannot be decoded

Well I am recording it on my cpu unit and am watching it on my samsung both are OTA and are fine.
At the time about 1246pm I called BCTV about no OTA they said it was ligthening related.

Have you tried a rescan, dbarron? I just checked the signal and error rates and everything seems great on Global's readings.

I guess the problem with 8.1 was just temporary or my TV was acting up, because it is working fine now.

Still experiencing drop-outs. Signal 65-73 will drop to 41 for a couple of seconds. Haven't noticed a problem with any of the other stations. Sent an email to cbut newsroom since their webpage doesn't have a contact for engineering or technical support...they must not care, cause I never heard back.

Here are a few other public numbers listed on their website (http://www.cbc.ca/bc/contact/).

General Information — TEL: (604) 662-6000
CBC Television Administration — TEL: (604) 662-6417

Has anybody noticed that the CTV Vancouver news is not being broadcast in 16:9 anymore?

I had not noticed but I will have a look and record some tonight.

5:18pm
I recorded it ctv 33.1 and here is the info

File Name: C:\Users\Dan\Videos\2010-08-24 Manual Record.dvr-ms
File Size: 1369563826 ( 1.28 GB )
Program Duration: 00:10:18.24
File Type: DVR-MS
Encoding: MPEG2
Video stream Id: xE0
Encoding Dimensions: 1920 x 1080
Display Size: 1920 x 1080
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Frame Rate: 29.97 FPS
Bit Rate: 17.192 Mbps
VBV_Buffer: 698 KB
Profile: Main/High
Progressive: Prog or Int
Chroma: 4:2:0
Audio Format: 5.1
Audio Stream Id: Raw PS1
Audio Bit Rate: 384 Kbps
Audio Sampling Rate: 48000 Hz
TS Mux Rate (bps): -1
Est. video bit rate: 16.651 (Mbps)

Has anybody noticed that the CTV Vancouver news is not being broadcast in 16:9 anymore?

I'm watching it in 16x9 1080i right now.

what you probably saw was some of their footage was not in HD but SD 4:3

Anyone else having troubles with CBUT-HD this morning? I've got signal strength but just a black screen being transmitted.

Ya it 58.1 cbc is black on three of my tuners and tslite shows signal but no image

Black screen too!

Has anyone called CBC to tell them?

I called and it is the national feed not getting to Vancouver eta when it returns :)
So mystery solved this time.
1:25pm it returned for me CBC 58.1
At 557pm it is gone again
At 629pm I see it back

Anyone have a contact # and name for CBUT engineering for future reference?

As part of keeping these station status threads focused on the current situation of stations, I've moved the posts on CHEK's future DTV plans to this thread:

CHCH, CHEK, Corus, Independents: DTV Transition Status (http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=129678)

Other Canadian Broadcasters:

There are also these other threads discussing the future transition plans of Canada's broadcasters, so please use the appropriate one to discuss or inquire about what our members might have heard or found out so far:

CBC/SRC DTV Transition Status (http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=123571)

Global Network DTV Transition Status (http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=128235)

CTV & /A\ Channel DTV Transition Status (http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=128234)

Citytv & Rogers OMNI DTV Transition Status (http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=111403)

Transitioning To A VHF-LO DTV Channel - Unwise and uncaring! (http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=129719)

Looks like CKVU is down as of 845 PM PST. Hope it gets running soon.:(

906pm It is down for me to CKVU 47.1 remap 10 CKVU-DT
908pm got a black screen with citytv logo
912pm back up again :)
On Shaw it is the same video but no audio on 13 (opps)
But audio and video on 214 HD
926pm audio is back for me on 47.1

At 9:10pm their signal is strong, their lock is solid, but their programming is dark with just the white Citytv bug in the lower right corner.

At 9:12 the programming just came back up, but it is 4:3 programming stretched to 16:9. My guess is they quickly patched the analogue NTSC feed into the ATSC exciter, but that might not be true because the guide says Hell's Kitchen should be on and this is a tabloid show of some sort.