Environment Canada’s VHF radio forecast Weatherradio Canada will be permanently taken off air on March 16, 2026. Launched in 1976, Weatherradio Canada has broadcast local and regional forecasts across the nation-wide network of 185 VHF radio transmitters, and was upgraded in 2004 with integrated SAME technology to transmit digitally-encoded signals forecasting impending weather emergencies, reports the Toronto Sun.
The end of Weatherradio Canada will not impact marine weather broadcasts provided by the Canadian Coast Guard, but Canadians who currently use emergency weather radios to get alerts about potential severe weather will have to find an alternative notification source. While many of the services and information provided by the VHF radio forecasts can be found online, the end of Weatherradio Canada may impact those who have relied on the system when they are out of cell service.
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