Local Broadcasters May Be Able to Help

Your local broadcasters may be able to help, either by sharing space on their transmission towers or transmitters (if they continue to transmit over the air in your community), or by leasing or selling their equipment to your community if they decide to cease analog broadcasting.

In particular, as a condition of Shaw Media's purchase of Global Television in September of 2010, Shaw committed to upgrade to digital all of Global's transmitters across Canada, even outside major cities. Shaw was also asked to consider sharing these digital transmitters and towers with community and other local broadcasters.

This means that if you live in a community that has a Global transmission tower (i.e. you can get Global over the air with an antenna), but your community loses CTV, CBC, or other over-the-air signals over the coming months or years, you may be able to use Global's existing facilities to rebroadcast these signals, including a community channel.

CACTUS can assist communities to explore such opportunities on a case-by-case basis.

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