jon wrote: I'm going from memory here, but the CKWX's shortwave simulcast transmitter went off the air in the late '90s in a "death due to natural causes", i.e. - old age. When it became clear that there was no plans by Rogers to put it back on the air, a group of local enthusiasts offered to pay all the expenses. But Rogers still refused.
Dan Sys wrote:Vancouver does have another Shortwave station though, which is still on the air according to the CBC website:
http://www.cbc.ca/frequency/shortwave.html
CKZU 6160 (the CBU-690 repeater) was also heard world-wide back then, but with 500 watts it was a much easier catch.
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