CBC_Television

qas: question: Was CBC one of the first or last stations to adopt a 24 hour schedule?
answers: text: last

question: When did stations previously sign off the air?
answers: text: early morning hours (typically from 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.)

question: What did private stations air when programming was not ticketed?
answers: text: infomercials

question: What does CBC use unallotted airtime for?
answers: text: local news, primetime series, movies and other programming from the CBC library

question: Which French station has refused to adopt a 24 hour schedule?
answers: text: Ici Radio-Canada Télé

question: When did the CBC begin to air programming on their network?

question: What time period did the FCC once require broadcasters to sign off the air?

question: Polls show that viewers prefer when 24 hour stations air what type of content?

question: What popular news network was CBC News Network inspired by?

question: Which French news station is CBC News greatest competitor?
context: On October 9, 2006 at 6:00 a.m., the network switched to a 24-hour schedule, becoming one of the last major English-language broadcasters to transition to such a schedule. Most CBC-owned stations previously signed off the air during the early morning hours (typically from 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.). Instead of the infomercials aired by most private stations, or a simulcast of CBC News Network in the style of BBC One's nightly simulcast of BBC News Channel, the CBC uses the time to air repeats, including local news, primetime series, movies and other programming from the CBC library. Its French counterpart, Ici Radio-Canada Télé, still signs off every night.

qas: question: In what year did the network end American programming?
answers: text: 1998

question: Which recent (2007-2008) shows helped the network regain popularity?
answers: text: Little Mosque on the Prairie and The Border

question: What foreign programming is shown on the CBC after 1998?
answers: text: a handful of British programs, and a few American movies and off-network repeats

question: What two private Canadian broadcasters did the CBC merge with?

question: What were two controversial shows that lowered the ratings of the CBC?

question: What type of programming is permitted to be broadcast in Canada?

question: For how long has the CBC maintained its lead over other broadcast networks?
context: Until 1998, the network carried a variety of American programs in addition to its core Canadian programming, directly competing with private Canadian broadcasters such as CTV and Global. Since then, it has restricted itself to Canadian programs, a handful of British programs, and a few American movies and off-network repeats. Since this change, the CBC has sometimes struggled to maintain ratings comparable to those it achieved before 1995, although it has seen somewhat of a ratings resurgence in recent years. In the 2007-08 season, hit series such as Little Mosque on the Prairie and The Border helped the network achieve its strongest ratings performance in over half a decade.

qas: question: Which company owns the rights to National Hockey League broadcasts?
answers: text: Rogers Communications

question: Where are affiliates of HNIC aired?
answers: text: a separate CRTC-licensed part-time network operated by Rogers

question: Where are HNIC broadcasts aired?
answers: text: on CBC-owned stations

question: What company was purchased by the CBC in order to air the National Hockey League?

question: What is the most popular program that is aired by CBC-television networks?

question: Why was it necessary to the CBC to purchase Rogers Communication?

question: The CRTC has limited The CBC promos and other CBC television programs that can appear during which broadcast?
context: Under the CBC's current arrangement with Rogers Communications for National Hockey League broadcast rights, Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts on CBC-owned stations and affiliates are not technically aired over the CBC Television network, but over a separate CRTC-licensed part-time network operated by Rogers. This was required by the CRTC as Rogers exercises editorial control and sells all advertising time during the HNIC broadcasts, even though the CBC bug and promos for other CBC Television programs appear throughout HNIC.

qas: question: What did the 11pm broadcast of The National omit?
answers: text: analysis and documentary segment

question: Which title is CBC's flagship newscast?
answers: text: The National

question: When did CBC discontinue its late-night broadcast of The National?
answers: text: October 2006

question: During hockey season, when does the late night news update occur?
answers: text: during the first intermission of the second game of the doubleheader on Hockey Night in Canada

question: Why did the CBC cancel the 11pm broadcast of The National?

question: When did the first episode of The National air?

question: During what television season did the CBC start broadcasting Hockey Night In Canada?

question: The CBC has found that newscasts should not take up more time than this event?
context: The CBC's flagship newscast, The National, airs Sunday through Fridays at 10:00 p.m. EST and Saturdays at 6:00 p.m. EST. Until October 2006, CBC owned-and-operated stations aired a second broadcast of the program at 11:00 p.m.; this later broadcast included only the main news portion of the program, and excluded the analysis and documentary segment. This second airing was later replaced with other programming, and as of the 2012-13 television season, was replaced on CBC's major market stations by a half-hour late newscast. There is also a short news update, at most, on late Saturday evenings. During hockey season, this update is usually found during the first intermission of the second game of the doubleheader on Hockey Night in Canada.

qas: question: What times are generally reserved for local newscasts?
answers: text: from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

question: When do most other stations view their local newscasts?
answers: text: weekend evenings

question: When does CBC News Now air?
answers: text: weekday at 6:00 a.m. and noon

question: Consumers have complained that CBC stations tend to fill early evenings with what type of programming?

question: What popular CBC news program has won awards for their newscasts?

question: What documentary series did the CBC recently gain rights to in order to increase their ratings?

question: What weekly newsmagizine has played since the inception of the CBC station?
context: In addition to the mentioned late local newscasts, CBC stations in most markets fill early evenings with local news programs, generally from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., while most stations also air a single local newscast on weekend evenings (comprising a supper hour broadcast on Saturdays and a late evening newscast on Sundays). Other newscasts include parts of CBC News Now airing weekday at 6:00 a.m. and noon. Weekly newsmagazine the fifth estate is also a CBC mainstay, as are documentary series such as Doc Zone.

qas: question: What year did HNIC begin being broadcasted on CBC?
answers: text: 1952

question: What did CBC air during the NHL lockout?
answers: text: various recent and classic movies

question: What did CBC call it's movie showings during the NHL Lockout?
answers: text: Movie Night in Canada

question: On what nights does CBC generally reserve broadcasting for hockey?
answers: text: Saturday

question: what popular show has aired on the CBC since its inception in 1952?

question: The NHL refused the CBC access to hockey games during which season?

question: The CBC lost sponsorship when they refused to air what games?

question: When movie Night in Canada was not successful, what other sports team rights did the CBC acquire?
context: One of the most popular shows on CBC Television is the weekly Saturday night broadcast of NHL hockey games, Hockey Night in Canada. It has been televised by the network since 1952. During the NHL lockout and subsequent cancellation of the 2004-2005 hockey season, CBC instead aired various recent and classic movies, branded as Movie Night in Canada, on Saturday nights. Many cultural groups criticized this and suggested the CBC air games from minor hockey leagues; the CBC responded that most such broadcast rights were already held by other groups, but it did base each Movie Night broadcast from a different Canadian hockey venue. Other than hockey, CBC Sports properties include Toronto Raptors basketball, Toronto FC Soccer, and various other amateur and professional events.

qas: question: CBC was eclusive carrier of what other sport during the 2004-2005 season?
answers: text: Curling

question: What is CBC Country Canada now called?
answers: text: Cottage Life Television

question: Who became the new exclusive carrier of curling broadcasts during the 2008-2009 season?
answers: text: TSN

question: On what day was it announced CBC had lost exclusve rights to curling broadcasting?
answers: text: June 15, 2006

question: What popular Canadian sport event overtook hockey viewership in 2004-2005?

question: The CBC created which network in hopes of retaining their contract with the curling association?

question: After numerous court battles, the CBC agreed to transfer exclusive rights to curling events to what broadcast station?

question: The 2008-2009 curling championship games led to the highest ratings in how many years?
context: It was also the exclusive carrier of Canadian Curling Association events during the 2004–2005 season. Due to disappointing results and fan outrage over many draws being carried on CBC Country Canada (now called Cottage Life Television, the association tried to cancel its multiyear deal with the CBC signed in 2004. After the CBC threatened legal action, both sides eventually came to an agreement under which early-round rights reverted to TSN. On June 15, 2006, the CCA announced that TSN would obtain exclusive rights to curling broadcasts in Canada as of the 2008-09 season, shutting the CBC out of the championship weekend for the first time in 40-plus years.

qas: question: Which American newscast was taken off the air only two weeks after CBC began showing it?
answers: text: The One

question: Why did CBC move The National in some areas?
answers: text: to simulcast the American version of The One over the summer

question: For what purpose did CBC make significant changes to their broadcasting?
answers: text: to attract a younger audience to the network

question: The CDC decided to model their news program after what American show?

question: The National was taken off the air due to what problem?

question: The CCA was concerned that schedule changes would cause what problem?

question: Twice a year, the CBC will retain new talent in order to serve what purpose?
context: Many were surprised by these changes to the CBC schedule, which were apparently intended to attract a younger audience to the network; some suggested they might alienate the core CBC viewership. Another note of criticism was made when the network decided to move The National in some time zones to simulcast the American version of The One over the summer. This later became a moot point, as The One was taken off the air after two weeks after extremely low American and Canadian ratings, and the newscast resumed its regular schedule.

qas: question: What year did the CBC begin contributing funds to the show Doctor Who?
answers: text: 2005

question: When did CBC end its Doctor Who contributions?
answers: text: the end of fourth season, broadcast in 2008

question: Which Doctor Who spinoff did CBC contribute to?
answers: text: Torchwood

question: Which Australian series has CBC taken interest in?
answers: text: Janet King and Love Child, and the comedy-drama series Please Like Me

question: What was the CBC's most popular show in 2005?

question: What Doctor Who spinoff only lasted 2 seasons?

question: The BBC stopped giving the CBC special credit for Doctor Who in what year?

question: Some of the Australian dramas that are currently very popular in Canada, include what shows?
context: Beginning in 2005, the CBC has contributed production funds for the BBC Wales revival of Doctor Who, for which it received a special credit at the end of each episode. This arrangement continued until the end of fourth season, broadcast in 2008. The CBC similarly contributed to the first season of the spin-off series, Torchwood. More recently, the network has also begun picking up Canadian rights to some Australian series, including the drama series Janet King and Love Child, and the comedy-drama series Please Like Me.

qas: question: What stations did CBC broadcast in HD in 2005?
answers: text: Toronto (CBLT-DT) and Montreal (CBMT-DT)

question: Where is CBC available for free?
answers: text: over-the-air

question: What is required to view over-the-air broadcasts?
answers: text: a regular TV antenna and a digital tuner

question: CBC television had to fight the CCA to launch it's station in what 2 cities in 2005?

question: One of the advantages the CBC has over competitors is the ability to broadcast in this British Columbia city?

question: The CCA would not allow the CBC to broadcast unless they allowed this type of viewing?

question: What has helped to make the CBC Canada's most popular station?
context: On March 5, 2005, CBC Television launched a high definition simulcast of its Toronto (CBLT-DT) and Montreal (CBMT-DT) stations. Since that time, the network has also launched HD simulcasts in Vancouver (CBUT-DT), Ottawa (CBOT-DT), Edmonton (CBXT-DT), Calgary (CBRT-DT), Halifax (CBHT-DT), Windsor, (CBET-DT), Winnipeg (CBWT-DT) and St. John's (CBNT-DT). CBC HD is available nationally via satellite and on digital cable as well as for free over-the-air using a regular TV antenna and a digital tuner (included in most new television sets) on the following channels:

qas: question: What station does not identify itself by its call letters?
answers: text: Toronto's CBLT

question: Who owns and operates most of the CBC television stations?
answers: text: CBC itself

question: What are the first two letters of nearly all CBC stations?
answers: text: "CB"

question: What is the last letter of nearly all CBC stations?
answers: text: "T"

question: Which stations break convention and begin with "CF" instead of "CB"?
answers: text: CBC North

question: The CBC does not allow on air call letter identification with which of their stations?

question: The CBC receives most of its funding from this entity?

question: The CBC only offered radio broadcasting in its northern regions before the advent of what?

question: In order to join the CBC broadcasting network, owners and operators change their call letters to conform to this rule?
context: Most CBC television stations, including those in the major cities, are owned and operated by the CBC itself. CBC O&O stations operate as a mostly seamless national service with few deviations from the main network schedule, although there are some regional differences from time to time. For on-air identification, most CBC stations use the CBC brand rather than their call letters, not identifying themselves specifically until sign-on or sign-off (though some, like Toronto's CBLT, do not ID themselves at all except through PSIP). All CBC O&O stations have a standard call letter naming convention, in that the first two letters are "CB" (an ITU prefix allocated not to Canada, but to Chile) and the last letter is "T". Only the third letter varies from market to market; however, that letter is typically the same as the third letter of the CBC Radio One and CBC Radio 2 stations in the same market. An exception to this rule are the CBC North stations in Yellowknife, Whitehorse and Iqaluit, whose call signs begin with "CF" due to their historic association with the CBC's Frontier Coverage Package prior to the advent of microwave and satellite broadcasting.

qas: question: What are private affiliates?
answers: text: stations which are owned by commercial broadcasters but predominantly incorporate CBC programming within their schedules

question: Minimally, how many hours are devoted weekly to network programming in CBC's private affiliates?
answers: text: 40

question: Which broadcast do affiliates generally carry?
answers: text: 10 p.m

question: Much of the CBC's income is generated not from advertisements, but other stations known as what?

question: The CBC tries to dedicate how many hours a week to public broadcasting programs?

question: CBC will terminate contracts when private affiliates opt to air what programs?

question: The CBC Private news usually will air at what time?

question: CBC's contract states all affiliates must broadcast how many hours a day?
context: Some stations that broadcast from smaller cities are private affiliates of the CBC, that is, stations which are owned by commercial broadcasters but predominantly incorporate CBC programming within their schedules. Such stations generally follow the CBC schedule, airing a minimum 40 hours per week of network programming. However, they may opt out of some CBC programming in order to air locally produced programs, syndicated series or programs purchased from other broadcasters, such as CTV Two, which do not have a broadcast outlet in the same market. In these cases, the CBC programming being displaced may be broadcast at a different time than the network, or may not be broadcast on the station at all. Most private affiliates generally opt out of CBC's afternoon schedule and Thursday night arts programming. Private affiliates carry the 10 p.m. broadcast of The National as a core part of the CBC schedule, but generally omitted the 11 p.m. repeat (which is no longer broadcast). Most private affiliates produce their own local newscasts for a duration of at least 35 minutes. Some of the private affiliates have begun adding CBC's overnight programming to their schedules since the network began broadcasting 24 hours a day.

qas: question: Which CBC affiliate joined E! in February 2006?
answers: text: CHBC-TV in Kelowna

question: Which affiliate left CBC due to an agreement with CHBC?
answers: text: CFJC-TV in Kamloops

question: What two affiliates joined E! in late August, 2008 after which transmitters were not replaced?
answers: text: CKPG-TV Prince George and CHAT-TV Medicine Hat

question: CJFC, CHAT, and CKPG are owned by whom?
answers: text: Jim Pattison Group

question: The CBC is losing influence to what to broadcasting groups?

question: On what day in 2006, did the CBC lose a large percentage of their private affiliates due to the CHBC?

question: CHBC is the only broadcaster licensed in British Columbia after the CBC experienced a CRTC disagreement with what station?

question: What independent media company has attempted to merge with the CBC?

question: What is the CBC's largest challenge with retaining viewers?
context: Private CBC affiliates are not as common as they were in the past, as many such stations have been purchased either by the CBC itself or by Canwest Global or CHUM Limited, respectively becoming E! or A-Channel (later A, now CTV Two) stations. One private CBC affiliate, CHBC-TV in Kelowna, joined E! (then known as CH) on February 27, 2006. When a private CBC affiliate reaffiliates with another network, the CBC has normally added a retransmitter of its nearest O&O station to ensure that CBC service is continued. However, due to an agreement between CHBC and CFJC-TV in Kamloops, CFJC also disaffiliated from the CBC on February 27, 2006, but no retransmitters were installed in the licence area. Former private CBC affiliates CKPG-TV Prince George and CHAT-TV Medicine Hat disaffiliated on August 31, 2008 and joined E!, but the CBC announced it will not add new retransmitters to these areas. Incidentally, CFJC, CKPG and CHAT are all owned by an independent media company, Jim Pattison Group. With the closure of E! and other changes in the media landscape, several former CBC affiliates have since joined City or Global, or closed altogether.

qas: question: What was Canada's date for the switch between analog and digital transmission?
answers: text: August 31, 2011

question: What did CBC announce on August 31, 2011?
answers: text: it will not extend its association with any of its private affiliates

question: In March 2011, CBC and CKPR agreed to continue working together for how many additional years?
answers: text: five

question: Who purchased CFTK and CJDC in March 2012?
answers: text: Bell Media

question: The CBC cited not wanting to pay for the transition from analog to digital as it's reason for doing this?

question: The CBC's refusal meant that hundreds of thousands would not have television access after what date?

question: The CRTC requested that the CBC negotiate with this station in order to extend their contract?

question: CTV and CTV2 purchased Bell Media in 2012 for what sum?
context: According to filings to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) by Thunder Bay Electronics (owner of CBC's Thunder Bay affiliate CKPR-DT) and Bell Media (owner of CBC affiliates CFTK-TV in Terrace and CJDC-TV in Dawson Creek),[citation needed] the CBC informed them that it will not extend its association with any of its private affiliates beyond August 31, 2011. Incidentally, that was also the date for analogue to digital transition in Canada. Given recent practice and the CBC's decision not to convert any retransmitters to digital, even in markets with populations in the hundreds in thousands, it is not expected that the CBC will open new transmitters to replace its affiliates, and indeed may pare back its existing transmitter network. However, in March 2011, CKPR announced that it had come to a programming agreement with the CBC, in which the station will continue to provide CBC programming in Thunder Bay for a period of five years. On March 16, 2012, Astral Media announced the sale of its assets to Bell Media, owners of CTV and CTV Two, for $3.38 billion with CFTK and CJDC included in the acquisition. Whether the stations will remain CBC affiliates or become owned-and-operated stations of CTV or CTV Two following the completion of the merger is undetermined.

qas: question: When did CBC shut down its analogue transmitter?
answers: text: September 2010

question: Which CBC location has a lapsed area of coverage after 2010?
answers: text: South-Western Ontario

question: Which US city can receive broadcasts from CBC's London transmitter?
answers: text: Ashtabula, Ohio

question: What location in the United States has the highest viewership of CBC programming?

question: What has caused the ratings of the CBC to lapse since September 2010?

question: Economic conditions and societal inequality has caused the CBC to ignore this problem?

question: What is the maximum distance that a city can be from a transmission antenna?
context: CBC Television stations can be received in many United States communities along the Canadian border over-the-air and have a significant audience in those areas. Such a phenomenon can also take place within Great Lakes communities such as Ashtabula, Ohio, which received programming from the CBC's London, Ontario, transmitter, based upon prevailing atmospheric conditions over Lake Erie. As of September 2010 CBC shut down its analogue transmitter and decided not to replace it with a digital transmitter. As a result, there is now a giant hole in the coverage of CBC in South-Western Ontario. Both CBC - Toronto and CBC - Windsor are both over 100 miles from London, ON and out of range for even the largest antennas[citation needed].

qas: question: Why is CBC's coverage preferable to other networks in the US?
answers: text: more complete and consistent

question: Did CBC air more or less live Olympic events than NBC?
answers: text: more

question: Why was NBC criticized over its Olympic coverage?
answers: text: tape delaying events to air in primetime

question: People prefer CBS's coverage of sports for this reason?

question: The CBC's has a great deal of competition with what American network?

question: It is difficult to find a broadcast network that does not engage in this practice?

question: NBC allowed border cities in Canada to watch these games?
context: CBC's sports coverage has also attained high viewership in border markets, including its coverage of the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs, which was generally considered to be more complete and consistent than coverage by other networks such as NBC. Its coverage of the Olympic Games also found a significant audience in border regions, primarily due to the fact that CBC aired more events live than NBC's coverage, which had been criticized in recent years for tape delaying events to air in primetime, even if the event is being held in a market in the Pacific Time Zone during primetime hours on the East (where it would still be delayed for West coast primetime).

qas: question: What was the deadline for converstion to digital transmission from analogue?
answers: text: August 31, 2011

question: How many of CBC's mandatory transmitters were updated before the deadline?
answers: text: only about half

question: Which two large metropolitan areas lost CBC and Radio-Canada broadcasts?
answers: text: London, Ontario (metropolitan area population 457,000) and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (metro area population 257,000)

question: The CBC petitioned to change what original deadline for converting transmission from digital to analog?

question: The CBC held elaborate fundraisers when it realized that it lacked the funds to transmit what percent of their transmitters?

question: The CRTC reported that the population in what two cities were no longer profitable for their operations and recommended terminating broadcasts?

question: Other Canadian broadcasters accounted for how many of the rebroadcast transmitters?
context: While its fellow Canadian broadcasters converted most of their transmitters to digital by the Canadian digital television transition deadline of August 31, 2011, CBC converted only about half of the analogue transmitters in mandatory areas to digital (15 of 28 markets with CBC Television stations, and 14 of 28 markets with Télévision de Radio-Canada stations). Due to financial difficulties reported by the corporation, the corporation published digital transition plans for none of its analogue retransmitters in mandatory markets to be converted to digital by the deadline. Under this plan, communities that receive analogue signals by rebroadcast transmitters in mandatory markets would lose their over-the-air signals as of the deadline. Rebroadcast transmitters account for 23 of the 48 CBC and Radio-Canada transmitters in mandatory markets. Mandatory markets losing both CBC and Radio-Canada over-the-air signals include London, Ontario (metropolitan area population 457,000) and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (metro area population 257,000). In both of those markets, the corporation's television transmitters are the only ones that were not planned to be converted to digital by the deadline.

qas: question: When was CBC's anologue upgrade extension set to expire?
answers: text: August 31, 2012

question: At the deadline, which area lost broadcast entirely?
answers: text: Barrie, Ontario

question: Did Barrie, Ontario lose signal for CBC, Radio-Canada, or both?
answers: text: both

question: How many of the transmitters were purchased by the CRTC in order to be converted to digial?

question: What did the complete loss of service prompt the CRTC to grant?

question: What city in Canada started a new network after losing all coverage from the CBC and Radio-Canada?

question: The CRTC realized that it needed to break up the CBC's monopoly after it extended the deadline in order to prevent what?
context: Because rebroadcast transmitters were not planned to be converted to digital, many markets stood to lose over-the-air coverage from CBC or Radio-Canada, or both. As a result, only seven of the markets subject to the August 31, 2011 transition deadline were planned to have both CBC and Radio-Canada in digital, and 13 other markets were planned to have either CBC or Radio-Canada in digital. In mid-August 2011, the CRTC granted the CBC an extension, until August 31, 2012, to continue operating its analogue transmitters in markets subject to the August 31, 2011 transition deadline. This CRTC decision prevented many markets subject to the transition deadline from losing signals for CBC or Radio-Canada, or both at the transition deadline. At the transition deadline, Barrie, Ontario lost both CBC and Radio-Canada signals as the CBC did not request that the CRTC allow these transmitters to continue operating.

qas: question: How many people were intended to be served by digital transmitters, according to CBC's application?
answers: text: 113,930 people

question: How many people were previously served by analogue transmitters before the upgrade?
answers: text: 303,465

question: In what area of Victora was CBC and Radio-Canada available?
answers: text: only some northeastern parts

question: The CBC lost customers due to their practice of doing this?

question: The CBC provided false data regarding analog versus digital stating that the coverage would change from what numbers respectively?

question: The CRTC recommended continued analog transmission in what area?

question: CBC was replaced with Radio-Canada in what area of Victoria?
context: In markets where a digital transmitter was installed, existing coverage areas were not necessarily maintained. For instance, the CBC implemented a digital transmitter covering Fredericton, New Brunswick in the place of the existing transmitter covering Saint John, New Brunswick and Fredericton, and decided to maintain analogue service to Saint John. According to CBC's application for this transmitter to the CRTC, the population served by the digital transmitter would be 113,930 people versus 303,465 served by the existing analogue transmitter. In Victoria, the replacement of the Vancouver analogue transmitters with digital ones only allowed only some northeastern parts of the metropolitan area (total population 330,000) to receive either CBC or Radio-Canada.

qas: question: How many transmitters does currently CBC operate after 2012?
answers: text: 27

question: When did the CBC announce service would be discontinued to analogue transmitters?
answers: text: July 31, 2012

question: How much did CBC say they would save by ceasing analogue operation?
answers: text: $10 million

question: The CBC's yearly operating costs were recorded as this amount?

question: The CRTC has limited the CBC to operating how many digital transmitters?

question: Unable to meet the conversion deadline, the CRTC took possession of how many of the CBC's analogue transmitters?

question: The CRTC encouraged the use of there to maintain over-the-air signals?

question: The CBC decided to terminate all digital and analog broadcasts on this date?
context: CBC announced on April 4, 2012, that it will shut down all of its approximately 620 analogue television transmitters on July 31, 2012 with no plans to install digital transmitters in their place, thus reducing the total number of the corporation's television transmitters across the country down to 27. According to the CBC, this would reduce the corporation's yearly costs by $10 million. No plans have been announced to use subchannels to maintain over-the-air signals for both CBC and Radio-Canada in markets where the corporation has one digital transmitter. In fact, in its CRTC application to shut down all of its analogue television transmitters, the CBC communicated its opposition to use of subchannels, citing costs, amongst other reasons.

qas: question: How many transmitters did CBC intend to upgrade before August 2011?
answers: text: 15

question: For what reason did CBC attribute to delayed upgrades?
answers: text: financial reasons

question: How many transmitters did CBC plan to upgrade total?
answers: text: 27

question: The CBC issued a statement to sell off its assets on what day?

question: The CRTC agreed to help the CBC install how many transmitters by August 31, 2011?

question: How many stations did the CBC have broadcasting in analog in 2012?

question: The CRTC assisted the CBC with the transition due to what reason?
context: On August 6, 2010, the CBC issued a press release stating that due to financial reasons, the CBC and Radio-Canada would only transition 27 transmitters total, one in each market where there was an originating station (i.e. a CBC or Radio-Canada television station located in that market). Further, the CBC stated in the release, that only 15 of the transmitters would be in place by August 31, 2011 due to lack of available funds, and that the remainder would not be on the air until as late as August 31, 2012. Additionally, the CBC stated in the release that it was asking the CRTC for permission to continue broadcasting in analogue until the identified transmitters for transition were up and running. At the time of the press release, only eight of the corporation's transmitters (four CBC and four Radio Canada) were broadcasting in digital.

qas: question: On which day did CBC release an updated announcement stating they were striving to update all 27 transmitters?
answers: text: On December 16, 2010

question: On what date did CBC say it was striving to update its analogue transmitters by?
answers: text: August 31, 2011

question: Why did the CTRC send out a bulletin to broadcasters?
answers: text: reminding broadcasters that analog transmitters had to be shut off by the deadline in mandatory markets

question: The senior director of the CRTC issued a letter to address what concern in November of 2010?

question: On what day did the CRTC plan to take over the CBC?

question: The CRTC let broadcasters know the channels would continue to air in a news release in December of what year?

question: How many transmitters existed for the CRTC to regulate?

question: When did the CBC decide to request an extension to convert their transmitters?
context: On November 30, 2010, CBC's senior director of regulatory affairs issued a letter to the CRTC regarding CBC's plans for transitioning to digital. The letter states, "CBC/Radio-Canada will not be converting its analogue retransmitters in mandatory markets to digital after August 31, 2011."  On December 16, 2010, some months after the CRTC issued a bulletin reminding broadcasters that analog transmitters had to be shut off by the deadline in mandatory markets, the CBC revised the documents accompanying its August 6, 2010 news release to state that it had the money for and is striving to transition all 27 transmitters by August 31, 2011.

qas: question: What percent of the previous population would a new digital transmitter have served in Fredicton in comparison to the analogue transmitter?
answers: text: 62.5%

question: Was CBC's application for a digital transitter in Fredricton approved or rejected?
answers: text: rejected

question: What did CBC say would allow broadcasting to continue?
answers: text: if the CRTC were to "allow CBC Television to continue providing the analogue service it offers today

question: The CRTC required that all conversions serve at least what percent of the population?

question: The CRTC stated that it denied the application due to needing what? 

question: The CBC planned to take the CRTC to court citing the superiority of this type of coverage?

question: The extreme wilderness forced the CRTC to make exceptions to the rule in what cities? 
context: On March 23, 2011, the CRTC rejected an application by the CBC to install a digital transmitter serving Fredricton, New Brunswick in place of the analogue transmitter serving Fredericton and Saint John, New Brunswick, which would have served only 62.5% of the population served by the existing analogue transmitter. The CBC issued a press release stating "CBC/Radio-Canada intends to re-file its application with the CRTC to provide more detailed cost estimates that will allow the Commission to better understand the unfeasibility of replicating the Corporation’s current analogue coverage." The press release further added that the CBC suggests coverage could be maintained if the CRTC were to "allow CBC Television to continue providing the analogue service it offers today – much in the same way the Commission permitted recently in the case of Yellowknife, Whitehorse and Iqaluit."

qas: question: On what day did the CRTC agree to allow CBCs broadcasting transmitters to remain active for another year?
answers: text: August 18, 2011

question: Where could CBC's channels need to be relocated in order to continue operating?
answers: text: 2 to 51

question: Which of CBC's channels were required to be relocated or reduced in power?
answers: text: 52 to 69

question: When did the courts hear the case regarding the August 31st deadline?

question: What was agreed upon by the CBC and CRTC as a fair date to extend the deadline to?

question: The CRTC stated that the CBC refused to move their operating channels from what positions?

question: The CRTC stated that the CBC  refused to relocate and reduce in power what channels?
context: On August 18, 2011, the CRTC issued a decision that allows CBC's mandatory market rebroadcasting transmitters in analogue to remain on-air until August 31, 2012. Before that deadline, CBC's licence renewal process would take place and CBC's digital transition plans would be examined as part of that process. The requirement remains for all of CBC's full-power transmitters occupying channels 52 to 69 to either relocate to channels 2 to 51 or become low-power transmitters. In some cases, CBC has opted to reduce the power of existing transmitters to low-power transmitters, which will result in signal loss for some viewers.

qas: question: On what date did the CTRC approve the shut down of CBC's analogue transmitters?
answers: text: July 17, 2012

question: On what date were CBC's remaining analogue transmitters shut down?
answers: text: July 31, 2012

question: How many analogue transmitters were shut down on July 31, 2012?
answers: text: 620

question: When did the CRTC order the shutdown of the analogue transmitters?

question: When did the CRTC shut down the 620 analogue transmitters?

question: How many transmitters did the CRTC think were appropriate to leave operable?

question: What did the director of the CRTC regret not being able to do?
context: On July 17, 2012, the CRTC approved the shut down of CBC's analogue transmitters, noting that "while the Commission has the discretion to refuse to revoke broadcasting licences, even on application from a licensee, it cannot direct the CBC or any other broadcaster to continue to operate its stations and transmitters." On July 31, 2012, at around 11:59 p.m. in each time zone, the remaining 620 analogue transmitters were shut down, leaving the network with 27 digital television transmitters across the country, and some transmitters operated by some affiliated stations.