[kwlug-disc] Home made indoor TV Antenna

Khalid Baheyeldin kb at 2bits.com
Sat Jun 28 13:20:38 EDT 2014


Lucky you in MIssissauga.
Not an option for us here in KW, unless we install tall towers and
large directional yagis.

On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 12:27 PM, William Park <opengeometry at yahoo.ca> wrote:
> Then, I'll just have to point my antenna to Buffalo.  I lose Canadian
> channels, but I get American channels.  It's a wash for me.
> --
> William
>
> On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 09:01:56AM -0400, Dan Hergott's news account wrote:
>> Well after just getting my OTA outdoor antenna  system up and running I just
>> heard on CTV 11pm national news (last night 27,June 2014) that Bell who owns
>> most of the
>> Canadian TV stations is going before the CRTC to stop all free OTA TV
>> transmissions.
>> They want to charge so the local stations can provide enough of their own
>> support.   Funny when everything was free OTA commercials was TV stations
>> revenue source.
>>
>> So what that means is 90% of the channels I receive will be off the air and
>> I won't be able to watch local news or shows unless I purchase a satelite
>> dish and service
>> or go back to Rogers cable.  I loathe Rogers so I can see that happening.
>>
>> Rogers has stated that they don't believe that Bell's proposed model is the
>> way to go.  No kidding for Rogers since they get CTV signals over the air
>> and retransmit them
>> in their cable TV service.
>>
>> This has me feeling really frustrated.
>> Comments?
>>
>> Dan Hergott
>>
>>
>>
>>
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