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In eastern Canada, there is a long history of cross border broadcasting. US television which had color well before Canada did (67 versus 54 in the USA) was the target of the majority of Canadians who live within 30 miles of the border. Likewise there were cases where radio stations like CKLW (the big 8) were essentially border blasters. In the west there was KVOS TV in Bellingham, WA: this was a US station which was the first station in the Vancouver BC market signing on in 1953 (in time for Queen Elizabeth's coronation). They eventually licensed and had offices in both countries.
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