Toronto & Buffalo Area HDTV Channel Map

[JohnN]

:wave: Good site for HDTV antenna users in the Toronto & Buffalo area.
Yes, we have high definition television! Contrary to what you may have heard, a wide variety of free off-air HDTV programming is available in the Greater Toronto and Buffalo areas. This page contains a list of all current and future Canadian and American channels for the region, their status and power levels, plus a location map of all HDTV transmitters currently broadcasting in the Southern Ontario and Western New York areas.
http://www.remotecentral.com/hdtv/index.html

[Kayaker]

Always wish I lived in a border town when I see the TV options - especially for the Olympics.

[filper]

I get most channels with a powered Philips indoor antenna... in fact the selection of free HD programming was so good, I cancelled ExpressVu and saved $45 per month.

[audiolab1]

Another good source of info is the Digitalhome Canada forums:

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/

[filper]

Another good source of info is the Digitalhome Canada forums:

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/

It is an excellent source. Specifically the thread http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=81

[JohnN]

WCSN channel 7.3 is now on the air - The sound is crappy, and the picture is a bit wonky at the moment - hopefully this will be corrected before long.

http://web.wcsn.com/index.jsp

[JohnN]

Another good source of info is the Digitalhome Canada forums:

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/

:thumbsup: Thank You

[audiolab1]

Anyone out there in Clarington, Ontario?
I'm wondering what sort of covereage will be available.

[Metronome]

Anyone out there in Clarington, Ontario?
I'm wondering what sort of covereage will be available.

That sounds familiar. Is that anywhere near Courtice? My son lives in Courtice and I know he's using an antenna, or at least he used too.

[JohnN]

The latest digital channel line-up that you should expect to receive in the Toronto area:

2.1 -WGRZ-HD NBC
2.2 -WGRZ-US-SD Sports
2.3 -WGRZ-RT-SD - Retro Television Network
4.1 WIVB-HD CBS
5.1 -CBLT-DT CBC
7.1 -WKBW-HD ABC
9.1 -CFTO-HD CTV
17.1 -WNED-HD PBS
17.2 -WNED-SD
17.3 -WNED-TH
23.1 -WNLO-HD CW
25.1 -CBLTF-D (French)
29.1 -WUTV-HD Fox
29.2 - WUTV-SD
41.1 -CIII-DT Global
44.1 -OMNI 2
49.1 -WNYO-HD MyNetworkTV
49.2 -WNYO-SD
51.1 -ION
51.2 -QUBO
51.3 -ION LIFE
51.4 -WORSHIP
57.1 -CITY-HD
64.1 -OMNI
66.1 -CKXT-DT SUN-TV

[Craig]

Always wish I lived in a border town when I see the TV options - especially for the Olympics.

It's always been nice here because CBUT (CBC) in Vancouver is on Comcast and covered the Olympics. We could watch events in real time instead of waiting for NBC's delayed coverage.

Unfortunately starting with the Vancouver games next year the coverage has moved to CTV which is not carried by Comcast here. :sigh:

[Dan]

Always wish I lived in a border town when I see the TV options - especially for the Olympics.

It especially RULES if you like hockey. :righton:

[Obtuse1]

.....Or curling.

Was great in the days before DVR's or VCR's. The Canadian networks would often have different schedules, so if you missed a show, or 2 shows were on at the same time in the US, you could often catch an alternate airing on CBC, CTV or Global. Sadly now duplicate programming is usually blocked by the cable system, but with a decent antenna you are still good to go.


Grew up in Niagara County (Buffalo Area). CFTO (Toronto), CHCH (Hamilton), and CBC (Toronto) were widely watched, and still appear on my folks cable system (CHCH might be on the way out, though..it's all based on viewership). For a time they also carried Global (was 22, now 41).

Of the above, the broadcast signals from CBC (both English and French) and CFTO reach the Buffalo area quite well. Global is a stretch, and City TV is not for the faint of heart.

At least you can still watch "Hockey Night In Canada" on that old analog set without a converter for a little while longer.

[JohnN]

CHCH-TV in Hamilton and CJNT-TV in Montreal - were sold to specialty TV company Channel Zero.
http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?area=1&article=50771
Channel Zero
http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/06/30/channel-zero-offers-to-buy-cjnt-chch/


11-1 E! CHCH-DT (HD) Hamilton *The plan for CHCH is to turn it into an all-news station during the day (5:30 am to 8 pm) with movies in the evening. This capitalizes on CHCH’s unusually high local programming requirement of 36.5 hours per week, which Channel Zero has promised to maintain (it says it wants to keep license terms “substantially similar”, which suggests some changes).

26-1 TCT WNYB-DT Jamestown
26-2 TCT-HD

36-1 Crossroads CITS-DT Hamilton

[torcan]

.....Or curling.

Was great in the days before DVR's or VCR's. The Canadian networks would often have different schedules, so if you missed a show, or 2 shows were on at the same time in the US, you could often catch an alternate airing on CBC, CTV or Global. Sadly now duplicate programming is usually blocked by the cable system, but with a decent antenna you are still good to go.


Grew up in Niagara County (Buffalo Area). CFTO (Toronto), CHCH (Hamilton), and CBC (Toronto) were widely watched, and still appear on my folks cable system (CHCH might be on the way out, though..it's all based on viewership). For a time they also carried Global (was 22, now 41).

Of the above, the broadcast signals from CBC (both English and French) and CFTO reach the Buffalo area quite well. Global is a stretch, and City TV is not for the faint of heart.

At least you can still watch "Hockey Night In Canada" on that old analog set without a converter for a little while longer.


I miss the days of different schedules too. Back in the '70s and early '80s, CBC, CTV or Global would usually air a US series a day or two ahead of the US network airing, which meant Canadians could watch the US signal uninterrupted. Starting around the early '80s, they started "simulcasting", which meant the Canadian signal was popped over the US one for that program. It's a very annoying practice demanded by the CRTC that most Canadians hate. In the old days when shows were longer, it meant Canadians were missing a minute or two of each US show, because at that time Canadian networks had more commercials.

Starting about '92 I had a C-band satellite dish and could pick up the "PrimeTime 24" stations, which meant I could turn up my nose at the CRTC. Unfortunately, PT24 disappeared off C-band several years ago.

Next stop: digital!