unn ▁Ian ▁Han om ans ing ▁( now ▁host ▁of ▁The ▁National ) ▁L inden ▁Mac Int y re ▁( l ater ▁with ▁the ▁fifth ▁estate , ▁now ▁retired ) ▁Kal in ▁Mitchell ▁( now ▁at ▁C TV ▁Atlantic ) ▁ ▁Trans mit ters ▁C B HT ▁had ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁analog ▁television ▁re bro ad c aster s ▁in ▁several ▁Nova ▁Scot ian ▁communities ▁such ▁as ▁Sydney ▁and ▁Tru ro . ▁Due ▁to ▁federal ▁fund ing ▁redu ctions ▁to ▁the ▁C BC , ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁C BC ▁respond ed ▁with ▁substantial ▁budget ▁cut s , ▁which ▁included ▁shut ting ▁down ▁C BC ' s ▁and ▁Radio - Can ada ' s ▁remaining ▁analog ▁transmit ters ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁None ▁of ▁C BC ▁or ▁Radio - Can ada ' s ▁television ▁re bro ad c aster s ▁were ▁converted ▁to ▁digital . ▁ ▁Post - sh ut down ▁coverage ▁in ▁New found land ▁and ▁Lab r ador ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁closed own ▁of ▁the ▁repe ater ▁network , ▁some ▁cable ▁systems ▁in ▁New found land ▁and ▁Lab r ador ▁owned ▁by ▁East link ▁replaced ▁the ▁province ' s ▁regional ▁C BC ▁out let , ▁C B NT - DT , ▁with ▁C B HT , ▁due ▁to ▁what ▁East link ▁claimed ▁were ▁" techn ical ▁issues " ▁involving ▁C B NT . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Cover age ▁Map ▁ ▁C BC