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Bark64 · 2012-12-03, 10:21 AM

Now that the Oil Springs transition to digital is complete does anyone know what DTV project Global is planning to do next? Are they breaking for the winter or are they already working on something, anybody heard anything? I couldn't find anything new on their website.

roger1818 · 2012-12-03, 01:37 PM

Well they do have the move to UHF in both Ottawa and Paris. ADAIK, the timelines for both of those are not clear yet however.

rimor · 2012-12-07, 08:30 PM

Owen Sound: Dec 20 (there's an error, approved application to CRTC says channel 26, not channel 4)
Peterborough: Jan 9

http://www.shaw.ca/dtv

Bark64 · 2012-12-07, 08:52 PM

Thanks for the update Rimor. I was also under the impression that Owen Sound was going to move to channel 26 but the Shaw pdf says digital ch 4. Not sure what to make of that. They are making good progress on their convertions so far, hopefully Paris and Ottawa will be not long after.

Bark64 · 2012-12-21, 07:33 PM

Does anyone know if the Owen Sound digital conversion went ahead as scheduled on December 20th? I haven't seen any postings and the Rabbit Ears website still lists it as analogue.

El Gran Chico · 2013-01-03, 02:40 PM

A few more cities added (Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie, North Bay, Timmins)

https://community.shaw.ca/servlet/Ji...Transition.pdf

micah · 2013-01-03, 04:29 PM

sweet! I wonder why Paris isn't in there anywhere - maybe because they've already applied (has it been approved?).

Interesting to see that they're staying on 2 despite the problems they had in Paris/Ottawa. Incremental upgrades I guess.

El Gran Chico · 2013-01-03, 04:47 PM

Micah, Paris RF 17 is still in the CRTC's hands. I estimate it will be decided in the next few weeks given the pattern of how quickly CRTC works through the applications.

Bark64 · 2013-01-03, 06:08 PM

North Bay is scheduled to move from channel 2 to digital channel 15. Global made the same mistake in the pdf for owen sound indicating digital channel 4 when they in fact moved to channel 26 (A few nights ago it came in tropo here in London). I noticed they are planning to have all 4 up and running before the end of February. That's pretty quick, one every two weeks. Hopefully we will see Paris, ont on the next list of upgrades!

roger1818 · 2013-01-04, 10:27 AM

Regarding Paris and Ottawa, they probably aren't on the list for 2 reasons:

They are already broadcasting in digital and only changing channel numbers, so don't quite fit the mold (though they could put them in a separate table).
The transition dates aren't known yet. For Paris, as others said it is still in the CRTC's hands, and for Ottawa, they are waiting for the CBC (who own the tower) to complete an engineering analysis of it before the old VHF antennas can be removed from the top of the tower to make room for new UHF ones.

mr.eous · 2013-01-04, 11:38 AM

^^^ slight clarification/correction to the above post: Shaw/Global owns the Paris (Ayr), ON site, not CBC, although CBC does lease space for FM radio on the tower

tvlurker · 2013-01-04, 12:18 PM

roger was only speaking about ownership of the Camp Fortune Tower serving Ottawa.
He didn't say anything about who owns the Paris(Ayr) Tower.

mr.eous · 2013-01-04, 01:21 PM

Arg, I think I misinterpreted the Camp Fortune vs. Paris thing once before; my apologies!
I think this time I misread "and for Ottawa," to mean the CRTC/government since they're mostly in Ottawa...

roger1818 · 2013-01-04, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr.eous

I think this time I misread "and for Ottawa," to mean the CRTC/government since they're mostly in Ottawa...

Yes, the city of Ottawa and its residents often gets blamed for the actions of the federal government (who mostly are not from Ottawa BTW).

Jase88 · 2013-01-04, 07:40 PM

Just a friendly reminder to please discuss individual station status in the appropriate thread for the region covering that station. Thank you in advance.

2012-12-03, 10:21 AM	#211
Bark64 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London, On Posts: 170	What's Next Now that the Oil Springs transition to digital is complete does anyone know what DTV project Global is planning to do next? Are they breaking for the winter or are they already working on something, anybody heard anything? I couldn't find anything new on their website. __________________ CM 4221hd, CM 7777, CM 9521A, 30 foot tower

2012-12-03, 01:37 PM	#212
roger1818 Veteran Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ottawa (Stittsville), ON, OTA (Radio Shack Omnidirectional Antenna and 5Y6S in Attic), MythTV HTPC Posts: 5,680	Well they do have the move to UHF in both Ottawa and Paris. ADAIK, the timelines for both of those are not clear yet however. __________________ Link to my TVFool results is in my profile Homepage URL. I suggest others do the same. Last edited by Jase88; 2012-12-03 at 11:26 PM. Reason: Removed quote

2012-12-07, 08:30 PM	#213
rimor Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 48	Owen Sound and Peterborough to Convert to Digital Owen Sound: Dec 20 (there's an error, approved application to CRTC says channel 26, not channel 4) Peterborough: Jan 9 http://www.shaw.ca/dtv

2012-12-07, 08:52 PM	#214
Bark64 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London, On Posts: 170	Thanks for the update Rimor. I was also under the impression that Owen Sound was going to move to channel 26 but the Shaw pdf says digital ch 4. Not sure what to make of that. They are making good progress on their convertions so far, hopefully Paris and Ottawa will be not long after. __________________ CM 4221hd, CM 7777, CM 9521A, 30 foot tower

2012-12-21, 07:33 PM	#215
Bark64 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London, On Posts: 170	Owen Sound Does anyone know if the Owen Sound digital conversion went ahead as scheduled on December 20th? I haven't seen any postings and the Rabbit Ears website still lists it as analogue. __________________ CM 4221hd, CM 7777, CM 9521A, 30 foot tower

2013-01-03, 02:40 PM	#216
El Gran Chico Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toronto/Etobicoke - Bloor/Royal York/Queensway/Islington Posts: 1,386	More digital conversions upcoming A few more cities added (Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie, North Bay, Timmins) https://community.shaw.ca/servlet/Ji...Transition.pdf __________________ Orig 4221, A-D C5, CM 7778, Aquos LC37D62U, TiVo Premiere, DTVpal DVR

2013-01-03, 04:29 PM	#217
micah Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: London,Ontario Posts: 422	sweet! I wonder why Paris isn't in there anywhere - maybe because they've already applied (has it been approved?). Interesting to see that they're staying on 2 despite the problems they had in Paris/Ottawa. Incremental upgrades I guess. __________________ Winegard HD 7084P pointed at Paris and a CM7777

2013-01-03, 04:47 PM	#218
El Gran Chico Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toronto/Etobicoke - Bloor/Royal York/Queensway/Islington Posts: 1,386	Micah, Paris RF 17 is still in the CRTC's hands. I estimate it will be decided in the next few weeks given the pattern of how quickly CRTC works through the applications. __________________ Orig 4221, A-D C5, CM 7778, Aquos LC37D62U, TiVo Premiere, DTVpal DVR

2013-01-03, 06:08 PM	#219
Bark64 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London, On Posts: 170	North Bay North Bay is scheduled to move from channel 2 to digital channel 15. Global made the same mistake in the pdf for owen sound indicating digital channel 4 when they in fact moved to channel 26 (A few nights ago it came in tropo here in London). I noticed they are planning to have all 4 up and running before the end of February. That's pretty quick, one every two weeks. Hopefully we will see Paris, ont on the next list of upgrades! __________________ CM 4221hd, CM 7777, CM 9521A, 30 foot tower

2013-01-04, 10:27 AM	#220
roger1818 Veteran Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ottawa (Stittsville), ON, OTA (Radio Shack Omnidirectional Antenna and 5Y6S in Attic), MythTV HTPC Posts: 5,680	Regarding Paris and Ottawa, they probably aren't on the list for 2 reasons: They are already broadcasting in digital and only changing channel numbers, so don't quite fit the mold (though they could put them in a separate table). The transition dates aren't known yet. For Paris, as others said it is still in the CRTC's hands, and for Ottawa, they are waiting for the CBC (who own the tower) to complete an engineering analysis of it before the old VHF antennas can be removed from the top of the tower to make room for new UHF ones. __________________ Link to my TVFool results is in my profile Homepage URL. I suggest others do the same.

2013-01-04, 11:38 AM	#221
mr.eous Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Kitchener, ON Posts: 123	^^^ slight clarification/correction to the above post: Shaw/Global owns the Paris (Ayr), ON site, not CBC, although CBC does lease space for FM radio on the tower

2013-01-04, 12:18 PM	#222
tvlurker Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Craig Henry (Greenbank/Hunt Club), Nepean, ON Posts: 2,751	roger was only speaking about ownership of the Camp Fortune Tower serving Ottawa. He didn't say anything about who owns the Paris(Ayr) Tower.

2013-01-04, 01:21 PM	#223
mr.eous Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Kitchener, ON Posts: 123	Arg, I think I misinterpreted the Camp Fortune vs. Paris thing once before; my apologies! I think this time I misread "and for Ottawa," to mean the CRTC/government since they're mostly in Ottawa...

2013-01-04, 07:40 PM	#225
Jase88 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kitchener, ON Posts: 4,110	Network Status vs. Station Station Status Just a friendly reminder to please discuss individual station status in the appropriate thread for the region covering that station. Thank you in advance. __________________ DMX 68' tower, HyGain HAM 5 rotator, Antennas Direct 91-XG & C5, Channel Master 7777 preamp, Siemens surge protection

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