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My remote is the one for the Zenith converter, which of course allows changing
ATSC channels, and has volume and mute functions. My TV is not a remote
controlled type, that's why I still have to switch it manually. However, the Zenith
converter remote control does have capability to turn most modern TVs ON or
OFF (works fine on a 1989 Toshiba).
The switchover went smoothly here in Quebec City. One of the stations (CIVQ),
which had already been simulcasting for some time, even managed to change
its ATSC RF channel as planned (going from temporary 25 back to 15 that was
previously used for analog) overnight. Also, CBC-English (having a 1-year
extra delay to go digital) was moved from VHF 5 to VHF 11 (previously used by
CBC-French).
This means that one of the most interesting transmitter setups in this city
is now obsolete. We had stations on channels 4 and 5, sharing a common
antenna, a system originally built in 1954 for channel 4 and having added
channel 5 in 1957. I used to live across the street to that site, with studios
on the same location (studios remain in use), and even visited the whole
thing in the early nineties.
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