Copy of a Letter from CBC/Radio-Canada to Mayor
AUGUST 16, 2011 OfficePage of the 1 of 23 Cabinet 11.du C. 14 - CW CanadianINFO Broadcasting President & CEO président-directeur général Corporat¡on 1400 René-Lévesque Blvd. E 1400, boul. René-Lévesque E 5oc¡été Radio-Canada Montreal QC H2L 2M2 Montréal QC H2L 2M2 cBc ,i3i' nuuio-canada i.',:': ': vi ''i l: . .. rt, , JUL I 2 20n iï!.5,i.i _..1._¡ÍI His Worship the Honourable Joe Fontana Mayor, City of London IrBsì,Eq JUL19?011 300 Dufferin Avenue Refenedto , , -' -'' P.O. Box 5035 o'nars ÈHïoiüål g6;ç6-- London, Ontario N6A 4Lg EiFõiintorma¡on EForfilc :þü'aW6ffi,^^, "Eear f-Ontana, you for your letter in which you express your concerns about CBC/Radio- Canada's transition away from analogue service to digital over-the-air transmission of our television (TV) programm¡ng. We understand your concerns and share them. As you know, the Government of Canada and the CRTC have mandated that over- the-air televisíon transmission must switch from analogue to digital in many parts of Canad,a:startihg August 31, 2ß11 . [n light of this, ÇBC/Radio-Canada is installing a digital tr:ansntitter for every one of its tetevis,íonistations, for a,.total of 27 transmitters ac!'oss the country. All will'b,e operational'by August 31,2011. Without a CBC/Radio-Canada television station, London does not fit the críteria we have used to implement the Government's directive. We understand that our choice not to install a digitaltransmitter in London where residents are facing the prospect of no longer having access to over-the-air.- is concerning to local area residents.
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