152...Local TV

I am in Ottawa, Ontario and, according to Wikipedia, we have 15, soon to be 16, local signals. Here, though, is the problem. Even though this market is pretty big, top 50 North America, most of the stations are mere repeaters out of Toronto.

This is insane.

The CRTC should do what the FCC does in America and require stations available over air in a market to actually serve the market that they are licensed to. In addenum they should also not allow out of market stations, i.e. CITY, CHCH, TVO, CTS, SUN TV on cable systems outside their catchment areas.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

TV in Canada is soooooooo broke.

Fix it.

WFDS

129...One Less Radio Station

Seems like AM1150 in Ottawa, CJRC AM is no longer. For those of you that follow such things, the station transitioned to FM at 104.7 about a year ago and was simulcasting AM/FM.

What I fail to understand is why the AM has to die; the same thing has happened repeatedly in this market with 540, 630, 970, 1150 and 1440. The more voices the better one would think.

But I suppose it doesn't make the leather tied bureaucrats at the CRTC happy so, c'est la vie.

WFDS