DTV Canada

How does this effect me in Canada?

The digital television (DTV) transition refers to the switch from analog to digital broadcast television. The US Congress had mandated that after February 17, 2009, full-power television stations in the United States will stop broadcasting in analog, and will continue broadcasting in digital only. That has been changed to June 12, 2009. If the full broadcasting stations want to, they may still shut off analog Feb. 17, 11:59pm but must tell you. As of Feb. 18, 2009, Channel 29 is the only channel that has discontinued broadcasting analog signal. If you have a converter, now, who cares. The digital signal is not only crystal clear, but more colourful. So, even though Canadian TV stations will transition from analog to digital broadcasting August of 2011, once you've seen the new picture on your old tv, you'll wish Canada had followed it. Therefore, some consumers living along the U.S. borders currently watching free analog television programming by antenna or rabbit ears, from US, Mexican and Canadian stations will not be able to see both. We can tell you, the digital broadcasts are quite superior when you do get them. To look at your Canadian choices, look below.

The most comprehensive site to understand this is Canada’s Office of Consumer Affairs. This site will help you understand the terms.

(Due to the massive demand on Digital equipment because of the change-over, the availability of product varies from day - day.)

Here are some of your choices.