Montreal cable and HDTV

[Tim Ripley]

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From: Doug Drown <revdoug1@verizon.net>
To: Matthew Osborne <mattosborne1976@yahoo.com>; Kevin Vahey <kvahey@comcast.net>; (newsgroup) Boston-Radio-Interest <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 12:05:29 AM
Subject: Re: Montreal cable and HDTV

If I'm not mistaken, folks in the Fredericton, N.B., area also get WHDH, WBZ 
and WXYZ as the principal American network stations on their cable. 
Maritimers and Quebecois have long-held sentimental, economic and  familial 
ties with Boston and the rest of New England, so I can see why the Boston 
stations would be desirable there, but like you, I don't understand where 
Detroit fits into the picture.  Must have something to do with some kind of 
inaccessibility vis-a-vis WCVB.  Curiously, many Maritimers have no access 
to Maine television, either, not even WAGM in Presque Isle.

-Doug


WAGM is carried on cable on the Rogers systems in the St. John River Valley (Edmundston through to Nackawic) and can be picked up OTA in Fredericton's western suburbs. Not sure about WMEM's range. WLBZ and WABI have relays in the Calais area (ch 57 and 61 respectively) that can be viewed in parts of Charlotte County, NB. The St, Andrews community channel, CHCT-TV,  makes reference to the Calais relays on their page on how to receive the St. Andrews channel.