Hi
My discussion with a Shaw tech just last week and he informed me that by the end of 2019 they will have completed the move of all HD channels to the new satellite. This is the one that has the smaller footprint and no coverage probably past Great Falls MT.
He said consequently the SD channels are then turned off. However he did say that any HD channel that is on the older 2 satellites will still continue to operate.
He didn't tell me just how many channels that would be, however I think it won't be that many.
IPTV might be more of an interest come the end of 2019 for Canadian coverage down south.
