I think it was earlier this year that the broadcasters patitioned the CRTC for they could remove their antennas and go to cable/satellite only. That way they could get revenue for each subscriber. Another option mentioned was to tax cable/satellite for they could be compensated. I do not know if any decision was made about this. As it is now, the stations that have digital antennas (mostly in Toronto area) are broadcasting with very weak signals. I'm lucky enough to be on the north shore of Lake Ontario, (about 35 miles south of CHEX) and find that the Canadian channels are very hard to receive, but the American channels come in strong. No wounder when the Canadian channels broadcast their digital signal at 2-35kw, and the American channels are up to 1000kw. Just speculation, but we just might see the end of those repeater stations, as satellite is just more easier to get the signal to the people, at a cost though.