When do you think OTA DTV is coming to Canada? - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

Jake · 2003-05-07, 04:04 PM

I am just wondering when everyone thinks OTA DTV is coming to Canada?

John

Maybe this should be a poll?

57 · 2003-05-07, 04:22 PM

Canada is so "well cabled" and covered by satellite, also these are both carrying "available" HD stations, that I don't expect much demand for OTA, like there is in the US, where the cable infrastructure is behind (upgrades to 750 MHz+ are progressing, but slowly and the cable companies are slow to carry the local stations.... (Cable has about 70% market share in North America.)

As stations do go digital, there will be OTA signals to be had, but that may take a while.

Specialty channels are more likely to be HD, and they would be carried on Cable/satellite and not OTA at all.

See the following post for the subscriber levels...

http://www.digitalhomecanada.com/for...pic.php?t=6961

JohnnyG · 2003-05-07, 05:14 PM

When the broadcasters need to enforce their simultaneous substitution rights, that's when they'll fire up digital transmitters.

Wayne · 2003-05-07, 11:02 PM

Jan.16, 2003 - isn't this when CITY started CITY-HD. And they have had all of about 10 hours in HD since then.

57 · 2003-05-08, 12:35 AM

City actually had more HD programming with their various test loops, before the formal launch, than they have had since...

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57 Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto, Rogers, 8300HD, eHDD, Panasonic TCP65S1, Denon AVR4310Ci; 8300HD, eHDD & Sony KDL40W3000 Posts: 50,299	Canada is so "well cabled" and covered by satellite, also these are both carrying "available" HD stations, that I don't expect much demand for OTA, like there is in the US, where the cable infrastructure is behind (upgrades to 750 MHz+ are progressing, but slowly and the cable companies are slow to carry the local stations.... (Cable has about 70% market share in North America.) As stations do go digital, there will be OTA signals to be had, but that may take a while. Specialty channels are more likely to be HD, and they would be carried on Cable/satellite and not OTA at all. See the following post for the subscriber levels... http://www.digitalhomecanada.com/for...pic.php?t=6961 __________________ 57's Home Theatre (Latest equipment & photos) 57's Optimization Services (Home Theatre Optimization)

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2003-05-07, 05:14 PM	#3
JohnnyG Veteran Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: North York, Ontario Posts: 10,405	When the broadcasters need to enforce their simultaneous substitution rights, that's when they'll fire up digital transmitters.

2003-05-07, 11:02 PM	#4
Wayne Veteran Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Scarboro Posts: 5,568	Jan.16, 2003 - isn't this when CITY started CITY-HD. And they have had all of about 10 hours in HD since then.