{"id":3791,"date":"2012-06-22T10:56:28","date_gmt":"2012-06-22T14:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=3791"},"modified":"2021-09-13T09:37:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T13:37:17","slug":"a-glimpse-of-radio-canada-internationals-sackville-new-brunswick-transmission-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/a-glimpse-of-radio-canada-internationals-sackville-new-brunswick-transmission-site\/","title":{"rendered":"A glimpse of Radio Canada International’s Sackville, New Brunswick transmission site"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The large RCI sign that has long stood beside the Trans-Canada Highway in Sackville, New Brunswick. (Click to enlarge.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Last Friday, I was fortunate enough to receive an extensive tour of the Radio Canada International transmitter site in Sackville, New Brunswick.<\/p>\n

Of course, in light of the\u00a0extensive cuts<\/a>\u00a0looming over this facility, the visit was bittersweet. It was an honor to see the transmitters and\u00a0antennae\u00a0I’ve listened to since I was eight years old, when I began listening to shortwave. But more impressive, still, are the people behind the scenes: despite a gloomy outlook, the site is busy and even humming due to their dedicated professionalism. The staff actively maintains the transmitters,\u00a0antennae, and grounds, and it shows–the equipment, building and even floors are immaculate, demonstrating a palpable pride in a remarkable and still very useful site. \u00a0I thank them all, and wish them well…<\/p>\n

Soon to come: \u00a0I’m writing a much more extensive post, outlining the tour and all that I learned. \u00a0I took hundreds of photos in an effort to photo-document the site.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned! \u00a0Until then, here are a few teaser images:<\/p>\n

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The Sackville offices and transmitter building. I enjoyed a complete photo tour of this building, covering every hallway and office.\u00a0(Click to enlarge.)<\/p><\/div>\n

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The new control station–completed only recently–allows for full remote operation of the site via the internet.\u00a0(Click to enlarge.)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Shown above: the Harris transmitter, which almost exclusively carries the North Quebec service on 9,625 kHz. One of their oldest transmitters.\u00a0(Click to enlarge.)<\/p><\/div>\n

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The right side of this double curtain antenna is used for transmissions to North Quebec on 9,625 kHz.\u00a0(Click to enlarge.)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Yes, they use their RCI 4×4 truck all the time. The Sackville site is located on a marsh and experiences various challenging weather conditions.\u00a0(Click to enlarge.)<\/p><\/div>\n

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The main floor, gleaming as ever.\u00a0(Click to enlarge.)<\/p><\/div>\n

When I post an article with the full tour and photos, search for the tag: Sackville<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last Friday, I was fortunate enough to receive an extensive tour of the Radio Canada International transmitter site in Sackville, New Brunswick. Of course, in light of the\u00a0extensive cuts\u00a0looming over this facility, the visit was bittersweet. It was an honor to see the transmitters and\u00a0antennae\u00a0I’ve listened to since I was eight years old, when I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8,56,3],"tags":[1195,1039,1194,1193,1158,1043],"class_list":["post-3791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","category-broadcasters","category-news","tag-radio-canada-international-sackville-new-brunswick","tag-rci-cuts","tag-rci-sackville-tour","tag-rci-tour","tag-sackville","tag-sackville-new-brunswick"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-Z9","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3202,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/radio-canada-international-to-end-shortwave-broadcasts-sackville-to-be-closed\/","url_meta":{"origin":3791,"position":0},"title":"Oh, Canada: Radio Canada International to end shortwave broadcasts, Sackville to be closed","author":"Thomas","date":"April 4, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"This is another sad day for international broadcasting. 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