CACTUS helps 100 Ontario communities buy old TVO transmission towers

OTTAWA – Close to 100 Ontario communities have acquired transmission towers that would have otherwise ended up in landfill, thanks to help from the Canadian Association for Community Television Users and Stations (CACTUS). The towers, formerly used by TVOntario, can be used by the communities to re-establish free over-the-air television services that area residents would otherwise have to obtain via cable or satellite, including TVO and the CBC, as well as high-speed wireless Internet, community TV or radio, or cell phone service. APTN, the CBC and TVO decided to stop over-the-air broadcasting in small cities and rural areas during the transition...