HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1974-10-31, Page 41PAGE 23
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CFPL-TM's 980 foot transmission tower is to get
a new look!
Within the next few weeks workmen will start
assembling a 70 foot fibreglass Radome, or
"shroud", for the antenna which sits atop the tower.
Six feet in diameter, the $75,000.00 Radome will
completely encase the antenna. '
Television transmission antennae are subject to
the elements, especially ice. The CFPL-TV antenna
has built-in heaters to ward off ice accumulation.
However, from time to time, in the past, problems
have developed. The Radome will ensure that in the
future the antenna will be ice-free.
Ice on the antenna has a tendency to create
problems with transmission of the TV signal, which
manifest themselves by creating a poor quality pic-
ture on the home receiver. VieWers in London and
Western Ontario can now be assured that this will
not be the case in the future.
• The, station recently installed a new color tran-
smitter which also is resulting in better picture
quality.