Areas switching to digital signals on August 31, 2011
Local over-the-air television stations that fit the following criteria will be required to make the switch on August 31, 2011:
- national, provincial and territorial capital cities
- areas with a population over 300,000
- other areas where there is more than one local television station broadcasting over-the-air signals
Specifically, the following areas will be switching to digital TV by August 31, 2011:
- British Columbia: Vancouver and Victoria
- Alberta: Calgary, Edmonton, Lloydminster and Lethbridge
- Saskatchewan: Regina and Saskatoon
- Manitoba: Winnipeg
- Ontario: Toronto (including Barrie and Hamilton), London, Windsor, Kitchener and Thunder Bay
- Quebec: Montreal, Quebec, Trois-Rivières, Sherbrooke, Rivière-du-Loup, Saguenay and Rouyn-Noranda/Val d’Or
- New Brunswick: Saint John, Moncton and Fredericton
- Nova Scotia: Halifax
- Prince Edward Island: Charlottetown
- Newfoundland and Labrador: St. John's
- National Capital Region (Ottawa-Gatineau)
Over-the-air television stations in other areas may also be switching to digital by August 31, 2011, even if they don’t have to. |