I found myself thoroughly amused with a message board post today on DigitalHome.ca, this post here:

There is no particular reason to think that CBC is going to be up and running at the end of the month. Here [link is in the original post. -Ed.] is their current statement on the matter. As you can see, they are still waiting on the availability of a material called "steel". I think it can be assumed that they require this "steel" to be made into a particular shape. It seems reasonable to think that it would take at least 2 months to find someone to work with this exotic substance even in the case where they could somehow acquire it.

To give context, CBC was supposed to go digital in Winnipeg at the transition date of August 31. However, a week before, they went to the CRTC claiming the tower couldn't support the antennas. Of course, they should have known that MONTHS before the transition, not days before. But the CRTC has allowed them to retain their analog transmission while awaiting tower strengthening.

In unrelated news, I have accepted a job. More on that in another post.