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A more natural wording?[edit]

The article reads:

The reflective nature of the new buildings compromised the quality of broadcast signals necessitating new, higher antennas that were at least 300 m (980 ft) tall.

How about:

The reflective nature of the new buildings reduced the quality of broadcast signals requiring new, higher antennas, at least 300 m (980 ft) tall.

85.193.228.103 (talk) 15:37, 26 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Vaselineeeeeeee^★★★ 15:41, 26 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

December 16, 2021 Glass Falling[edit]

Should I add the glass-falling incident on December 16, 2021?

Source: CBC article Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 01:35, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Added it myself in the pertinent section. Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 01:40, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 14 January 2022[edit]

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Change this sentence:

Following the railway's decision to divest non-core freight railway assets prior to the company's privatization in 1995, it transferred the tower to the Canada Lands Company, a federal Crown corporation responsible for real estate development

To this sentence (with an update at the end):

Following the railway's decision to divest non-core freight railway assets prior to the company's privatization in 1995, it transferred the tower to the Canada Lands Company, a federal Crown corporation responsible for real estate development and attractions management. JeannieTee (talk) 14:54, 14 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: From your source Canada Lands Co. is a self-financing federal Crown corporation specializing in real estate development. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 15:13, 14 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

angry Ostankino noises[edit]

1) Not mentioned, whether the 13m+ red tip of CN tower is functional or not. 81.89.66.133 (talk) 10:28, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

more angry Ostankino noises[edit]

2) Not mentioned, whether CN tower was broadcasting on same day it was opened or not. 81.89.66.133 (talk) 10:28, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 26 December 2022[edit]

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Changing E.R. Baldwin to Edward R. Baldwin. Edward is not referred to as E.R. in publications, articles, documents, etc. 73.238.234.37 (talk) 20:11, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done RealAspects (talk) 03:33, 27 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Antennae are only found on insects[edit]

Someone should correct the use of "antennae" in the article. Radio antennas are not spelled that way. Thanks 2600:1700:22F0:59EF:10CA:AB50:2549:E7CE (talk) 22:15, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done Great catch! I have corrected it. Thanks! Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 00:12, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]