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Post by viewer on Sept 20, 2005 5:56:33 GMT -5
From my outsiders position...the aspect of CKRD becoming CHCA and calling it a "new television station" is a mixed bag...new programs, new newscasts, new identity, combined with the same channel (except in Coronation) and familar local faces. That's a good mix... I believe CHCA still has a transmitter in Coronation, IIRC. |
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Post by TRENT310 on Sept 20, 2005 22:31:09 GMT -5
No, it's CBC Edmonton's signal. CHCA isn't CBC anymore.
That's why I edited the Wiki article about it.
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Post by BCTVforever on Sept 25, 2005 21:23:03 GMT -5
I think it's meaning that it's not new, as in, it's not, hey, we just built a new TV station and a new antenna and a new building and new equipment and new people. That was what I meant. The uninformed may be wondering what happened to CKRD. |
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Post by viewer on Sept 26, 2005 5:35:03 GMT -5
I believe a new CHCA transmitter will be installed in Coronation.
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Post by TRENT310 on Sept 26, 2005 21:04:06 GMT -5
Yes, but CHCA's signal reaches from Hobbema to halfway between Red Deer and Airdrie. There's TV all along Highway 2, (so I had something to do on car trips)
Speaking of Hobbema, they have low power '(CH####)' stations there, it's carrying channels which you usually need tier 1 cable to watch!
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Post by BCTVforever on Sept 28, 2005 19:50:17 GMT -5
Speaking of Hobbema, they have low power '(CH####)' stations there, it's carrying channels which you usually need tier 1 cable to watch! Those transmitters are everywhere in remote regions across the country, usually distributing CANCOM signals. For example CHCH is available over-the-air in Alberta, and CITV in Nova Scotia. The Detroit stations, as well as stations like TSN, A&E, and Spike are often found on these transmitters too. |
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Post by BCTVforever on Sept 28, 2005 19:51:06 GMT -5
Speaking of Hobbema, they have low power '(CH####)' stations there, it's carrying channels which you usually need tier 1 cable to watch! Those transmitters are everywhere in remote regions across the country, usually distributing CANCOM signals. For example CHCH is available over-the-air in Alberta, and CITV in Nova Scotia. The original four Detroit stations (WJBK, WDIV, WXYZ, WTVS) as well as stations like TSN, A&E, and Spike are often found on these transmitters too. These have probably been operating since the mid or late 1980s, bringing satellite signals to people in remote areas without their own dishes, and likely won't be around much longer as DTH satellite penetration increases in remote areas. Also, I believe the OTA signals for these transmitters are scrambled, and you need a decoder box to watch these channels. |
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Post by TRENT310 on Sept 29, 2005 21:32:52 GMT -5
Well they're not scrambled because I was able to watch them while we were driving by the town.
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