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Following the shutdown of the [[Ici Radio-Canada Télé|Radio-Canada]] repeater in [[Kitchener, Ontario|Kitchener]] ([[CBLFT-DT|CBLFT-TV-8]]) which had been assigned the UHF channel 17 allocation, Shaw had applied on October 10, 2012 to move its CIII-DT digital transmitter in Paris from VHF channel 6 to UHF channel 17, to vastly improve its coverage to the Kitchener area.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://services.crtc.gc.ca/pub/DocWebBroker/OpenDocument.aspx?AppNo=201212373 | title=The Runtime Service cannot communicate with Entitlements Service }}</ref> Technical parameters included in the change would be a boost in power and slight decrease in height (4&nbsp;kW at 311.3 meters on VHF channel 6, compared to 165&nbsp;kW (average of 97&nbsp;kW) at 272 meters on UHF channel 17). The UHF signal would have a slightly smaller range of broadcast coverage, but Shaw had admitted that areas on the fringes would still be able to receive Global programming via CIII-DT-29, CIII-DT-41 and CIII-TV-4. The application was approved by the CRTC on January 22, 2013. CIII-DT-27 can on most days be seen from as far away as [[Rochester, New York]] on channel 27.1.

In January 2020, the transmitter power of CIII-TV-2 was temporarily reduced to prevent an overload caused by high VSWR at the site. The Bancroft over the air transmitter, CIII-TV-2, continued to operate as an NTSC analogue signal until August 31, 2022. CIII-TV-2 was possibly the last over the air analogue transmitters to rebroadcast Global in Ontario. In January 2020, the transmitter power of CIII-TV-2 was temporarily reduced to prevent an overload caused by high VSWR at the site.

On December 4, 2020, the CRTC approved a request from Corus Entertainment to shut down CIII-DT-27 and CIII-TV-2 (among other Global retransmitters) in favour of multiplexing CIII-DT-27 via CHEX-DT and CIII-TV-2 via [[CKWS-DT]] Kingston.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2020/2020-391.htm|title=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2020-391|publisher=[[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]]|date=December 4, 2020|accessdate=October 7, 2021}}</ref> This decision saw the CRTC abandon a promise made in 2010 to have the owners of Global Television transition CIII-TV-2 to digital.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2010/2010-782.htm|title=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-782|publisher=[[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]]|date=October 22, 2010|accessdate=October 7, 2021}}</ref> It is unclear what Industry Canada will now use VHF channel 11, the spectrum that had been allocated for CIII-TV-2 digital, for.