Hay River, N.W.T., gets analog television signal back
Hay River Community Service Society negotiated with CBC to get control of the equipment
CBC News
Posted: Sep 9, 2012 10:08 AM CT
Last Updated: Sep 9, 2012 12:39 PM CT
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At the beginning of August, TV antennas and rabbit ears in people's houses stopped working all over the country.
It was all part of a CRTC ruling that all broadcasters begin broadcasting only digitally instead of using analog television signals.
But in Hay River, N.W.T., the signal came back thanks to efforts by the Hay River Community Service Society.
Gary Hoffman, the society’s president, said he got more than 100 phone calls after the signal went dark.
He spent the past month negotiating a way to take over the equipment from the CBC and other channels.
“It's basically just a change of ownership of the equipment, and the bill of sale is being put together as we speak and that will formalize everything.”
There are 12 channels available over the air in Hay River.
The society is made up of volunteers and pays for the service through the town's taxes. It costs each user $36 per year.
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