Sad news for Canadian nerds, as of March 16, 2026 environment Canada is pulling the plug on their VHF weather radio service on 162 MHz.
My weather radio will soon be an antique paperweight
I will be sure to listen to the last transmission
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weatheradio_Canada
It was very similar to USA's NOAA Weather radio
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAA_Weather_Radio
So long XMJ330, enjoyed your weather broadcasts. Local station details from ISED Canada:
| hannel Type | Frequency [MHz] | Frequency record identifier | Regulatory service | Communication type | Conformity to frequency plan | Frequency allocation name | Channel | International coordination number | Station Function | Analog/digital | Occupied bandwidth [kHz] | Designation of emission | Modulation type | Filtration installed | Tx effective radiated power (ERP) [dBW] | Tx transmitter power [W] | Total losses [dB] | Analog capacity [channels] | Digital capacity [Mbit/s] | Rx unfaded received signal level [dBW] | Rx threshold level for BER 10E-3 [dBW] | Manufacturer | Model number | Antenna gain [dBi] | Antenna pattern | Half-power (3 dB) beamwidth [deg.] | Front-to-back ratio [dB] | Polarization | Height above ground level [m] | Azimuth of main lobe [deg.] | Vertical elevation angle [deg.] | Station location | Licensee station reference | Call sign | Type of station | ITU class of station | Station cost category | Number of identical stations | Reference identifier | Province(s) | Latitude (WGS84) | Longitude (WGS84) | Ground elevation above mean sea level [m] | Antenna structure height above ground level [m] | Congestion zone | Radius of operation [km] | Satellite name | Station Fee Zone | Authorization number | Service | Subservice | Licence type | Authorization status | In-service date | Account number | Licensee name | Licensee address | Operational status | Station classification | Horizontal power [W] | Vertical power [W] | Standby transmitter information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX_RES : null | 162.55 | 0000367827 | Public Information service | Tx-only/Rx-only | Non-standard | -- | -- | -- | TX | Analog | 16.0 | 16K0F3EJN | Analog - Land Mobile Radio | Medium isolation (e.g., band pass) | 20.199998 | 70 | 6.3 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | Industry Canada - Industrie Canada | SRL 210C4 | 10.1484 | Directional | 80.0 | 0.0 | Vertical | 120.0 | 90 | -- | ST. AGATHA, (CBC TOWER) | -- | XMJ330 | Fixed base station | FB - Base station | -- | 0 | -- | Ontario | 43.45 | -80.60194444 | 408.0 | 120.0 | Medium congestion | 0.0 | -- | -- | 010361483-001 | Land Mobile | Base-Mobile Systems | Non-Developmental | Granted | 2007-07-23T00:00:00-04:00 | 044080006884 | Environment Canada | 351 boulevard St-Joseph, 7th Floor K1A 0H3 Gatineau QC | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
