On March 2, 2012, Le5 Communications received approval from the CRTC to change the authorized contours of the station's rebroadcaster in Hearst, by changing the antenna radiation pattern from directional to non-directional, increasing the average effective radiated power ( ERP ) from 140 to 172 watts ( maximum ERP from 140 to 221 watts ), decreasing the effective height of antenna above average terrain from 56.6 to 43 metres and relocating the antenna site.
