CTV/CTV2 OTA channels announce frequency switches

TORONTO, BARRIE, OTTAWA and HALIFAX — Four channels in Bell Media’s CTV/CTV2 family of networks are changing frequencies as of midnight on August 5, requiring over-the-air viewers in the affected areas to rescan their televisions to continue receiving the channels’ signals. The government-mandated transmitter updates (the old frequencies are about to be used by wireless companies) affect the following channels: CTV Ottawa’s Channel 13 CTV2 Ottawa’s Channel 43 CTV Halifax’s Channel 5 CTV2 Toronto/Barrie (Fonthill) Channel 42 Subscribers accessing these channels through direct-to-home satellite, cable, Bell Fibe or other distribution platforms will not be impacted. Mandated by ISED in Canada...