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Location DB > Canada > Nova Scotia > Bedford > CHNS Radio Transmitter House  Name CHNS Radio Transmitter House  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by Jake Noodles on 2/24/2008 11:44 PM last modified by thparkth on 7/31/2008 8:16 PM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description Demolished July 2008. Fair-sized, two-story radar transmitter house at the end of Tremont Drive used by Halifax's 89.9 HAL FM. A trail leads down a hill to a smaller building and an antenna tower. The stairs are missing. Park your car far down the driveway and turn off your lights if you UE, and keep your voice down. There are two doors, one is welded, and one is wooden and extremely heavy. Credit to Plague for finding it.  Basic Information Type: Building Status: Demolished Accessibility: Easy Recommendation: forget it  Physical Information Address Tremont Drive, off of Bedford Highway Bedford, Nova Scotia Canada Owner: Maritime Broadcasting System Ltd See a map of this location  Hazards air quality glass  Interesting Features The original antenna towers still stand and are landmark structures, visible from a long distance. They are accessible and somewhat interesting.  Security Measures welded doors wooden boarding  Historical Dates Built: 1929 Closed: 2006  Required Equipment flashlight breathing mask gloves long pants / sleeves  Recommended Equipment Camera  History This was the location of the transmitter for the following services: CHNS (established 1926, broadcast from this site since 1929) - a significant early AM service, which then expanded as a variety of FM services over the years. CHNX (1929) - a shortwave radio service which was received around the world. CHFX (1948) - an early FM service. This location was used to broadcast hourly updates for the five days of the Moose River disaster in 1936. These were relayed nationally and are considered a formative event in Canadian national broadcasting history. The recent history of the building is hard to pin down, so what follows is necessarily vague. This location appears to have been gradually wound down from 2001, when the CHNX shortwave service ended. In 2006 CHNS AM ended and the CHNS 96 FM service was rebranded as HAL FM and moved to 89.9 FM - and that seems to have been the end of active transmission from this location.  Media Coverage  Future Plans  Stories "why arent there any 'no trespassing' signs?" Tue, Apr 29th, 2008 posted by Plague Add your own story  Photo Galleries After Work Excursion Tue, Apr 15th, 2008 posted by nootz 25 pictures A Friday Evening Mon, Apr 28th, 2008 posted by nootz 25 pictures A Friday Evening Pt.2 Wed, Apr 30th, 2008 posted by nootz 25 pictures 11/04/2008 Wed, May 21st, 2008 posted by Plague 19 pictures The Trip Fri, May 23rd, 2008 posted by TurboZutek 8 pictures After It's Been Trashed Sun, May 25th, 2008 posted by nootz 25 pictures It's Gone!! Sun, Jul 27th, 2008 posted by nootz 11 pictures   Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links Vintage QSL card from CHNX, a shortware station which used to be broadcast from this site: http://www181.pair.com/otsw/QSL/CHNX.jpg  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. Category Rating Photography 7 / 10 Coolness 8 / 10 Content Quality 7 / 10  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by SaraBellum on 7/31/2008 9:33 PM.  Latest Changes on Jul 31 08 at 21:33, SaraBellum validated this location on Jul 31 08 at 20:16, thparkth changed the following: Owner, History, Year Built, Year Closed, Interesting Features, Description, Web Links on Jul 27 08 at 21:12, tribeachpunk validated this location on Jul 27 08 at 20:12, nootz updated gallery picture Random Mesh on Jul 27 08 at 20:11, nootz updated gallery picture Instructions on Jul 27 08 at 20:10, nootz updated gallery picture Binder on Jul 27 08 at 20:10, nootz updated gallery picture Tag on Jul 27 08 at 20:09, nootz updated gallery picture Graffiti on Jul 27 08 at 20:09, nootz updated gallery picture What The?! on Jul 27 08 at 20:08, nootz updated gallery picture Tower  Forum Threads about this Location   Subject Started By Replies Views Last Post Who do you think got the demo done blaistom77 4 1533 9/16/2008 1:45 PM by TurboZutek  Who's been looking? 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