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Canada's Digital TV Stations Not Carried on Satellite

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In the public service advertising both on television and online to tell Canadians about the transition to digital over the air broadcasting coming up on August 31st the announcements say that subscribers to cable and satellite TV services will not be affected which for cable TV subscribers this is true because cable companies carry all over the air stations that are available in the areas they operate.  On August 31st cable company technicians will make changes needed to cable head ends to change over the recieving equipment used by cable operators that recieve local over the air stations and send out those signals to subscribers.  Satellite TV carriers Bell TV and Shaw Direct will be making similar changes in their uplink centres.  But unlike cable, Satellite TV carriers don't provide all the over the air TV stations that are available in all communities leaving subscribers dependent on antennas to receive those stations.  There are many stations that are in markets that are mandated to make the switch to digital that are not carried on satellite.  Satellite TV subscribers who depend antennas to recieve the stations on the following list will have to take similar action to those who use over the air signals exclusively to keep recieving these stations for local news, weather public safety and community interest programming.  A TV set with a digital tuner or a digital converter box for any older TV set with an analog only tuner will be required to recieve the following stations that are not carried on satellite with antennas after August 31st.
British Columbia
Community Call Sign Network
Vancouver CHNU JoyTV Not Carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Vancouver CHMN Omni Not carried by Shaw Direct
Alberta
Calgary CKCS CTS Not carried by Bell
Calgary CJCO Omni Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Calgary CBRFT Radio Canada Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Edmonton CKES CTS Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Edmonton CJEO Omni Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Edmonton CBXFT Radio Canada Not carried by Shaw Direct
Lethbridge CISA Global Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Saskatchewan
Regina CFRE Global Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Regina CBKFT Radio Canada Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Saskatoon CFQC CTV Not carried by Shaw Direct
Manitoba
Winnipeg CHMI City-TV Not carried by Shaw Direct
Winnipeg CIIT JoyTV Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Winnipeg CBWFT Radio Canada Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Ontario
Kitchener CKCO CTV Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Toronto CITS CTS Not carried by Shaw Direct
Windsor CBET CBC Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Windsor CHWI A Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Quebec
Montreal CJNT Independent Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Gatineau CFGS V Not carried by Bell
Gatineau CHOT TVA Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Gatineau CIVO Tele-Quebec Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Rimouski CIVB Tele-Quebec Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Rimouski CJPC V Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Riviere-du-Loup CFTF V Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Rouyn Noranda CFEM TVA Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Rouyn Noranda CKRN Radio Canada Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Val-d'Or CFVS V Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Val-d'Or CIVA Tele-Quebec Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Val-d'Or CJDG Radio Canada Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Saguenay CJPM TVA Not carried by Shaw Direct
Saguenay CIVV Tele-Quebec Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Saguenay CKTV Radio Canada Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Saguenay CFRS V Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Sept Iles CIVG Tele-Quebec Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Sherbrooke CIVS Tele-Quebec Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Trois-Rivieres CFKM V Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Trois-Rivieres CIVC Tele-Quebec Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Trois-Rivieres CKTM Radio Canada Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Trois-Rivieres CHEM TVA Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
New Brunswick
Moncton CKCW CTV Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Saint John CKLT CTV Not carried by Shaw Direct
Nova Scotia
Halifax CBHFT Radio Canada Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct
Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown CBCT CBC Not carried by Bell and Shaw Direct

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