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CBC/Radio Canada upgrades Mount Royal antenna

MONTREAL - CBC/Radio-Canada is updating its 50 year-old antenna located at the top of Mount Royal in Montreal.The overhaul will allow the city’s radio stations to improve their technical parameters, and TV stations to install the antennas they need to move into the digital age, according to the announcement. The upgrade will also ensure compliance with the new Health Canada and Industry Canada standards relating to Safety Code 6 for the 3 kHz to 300 GHz frequency range.The work, scheduled for June through August, will require occasional temporary interruptions in radio and television signals, but these interruptions will be timed...