ST. JOHN’S, NL – Canada’s most easterly over-the-air station is going digital.
Newfoundland Broadcasting Corporation, more commonly known as CJON-DT or NTV, has installed a digital television transmission antenna from Jampro designed for the harsh environment surrounding its location on the easternmost tip of North America.
The recently installed antenna is one of Jampro's Prostar Series, a model JA/MS-32/21 Broadband UHF Slot unit set to transmit on channel 21 in a side-mounted, elliptically polarized cardioid pattern.
"We delivered the antenna with elliptical polarization especially configured for CJON's tower location, environment and transmission frequency," said Jampro president Alex Perchevitch, in a statement. "While its extreme eastern Canada location may not qualify for a Guinness record, we're nonetheless proud to help this pioneering broadcaster advance into the digital era."
NTV is privately owned and operated by Stirling Communications International, and was the first television station in North America to broadcast 24 hours per day.
