CBUF-FM

CBUF-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts Radio-Canada's Ici Radio-Canada Première network at 97.7 MHz in Vancouver and on a chain of rebroadcasters around British Columbia. CBUF-FM is a non-commercial public broadcasting station airing news/talk and some music programming.

CBUF-FM
Broadcast areaBritish Columbia
Whitehorse
Frequency97.7 MHz (FM)
BrandingIci Radio-Canada Première
Programming
FormatNews/Talk
Ownership
OwnerCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
CBU, CBUX-FM, CBU-FM, CBUT-DT, CBUFT-DT
History
First air date
December 1, 1967
Call sign meaning
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation VancoUver French
Technical information
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT567 metres
Transmitter coordinates
49.353574°N 122.956696°W / 49.353574; -122.956696 (CBUF-FM Tower)
Links
Websiteici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere

The station was first launched in 1967 as the first French language Radio-Canada station west of Ontario. Its studios and offices are in the CBC Regional Broadcast Centre on Hamilton Street in Downtown Vancouver, while its transmitter is located atop Mount Seymour.

CBUF also serves as the Première outlet for the Yukon, by way of a locally owned repeater in Whitehorse.

Programming

The station's current local programs are Phare Ouest, in the mornings from 6:00 a.m. to 9 a.m. and Boulevard du Pacifique in the afternoons, 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. CBUF-FM also produces the Saturday morning program, Culture et confiture from 7:00 a.m. to 11 a.m. On holidays, CKSB-10-FM produces holiday morning program for western Canada, Les matins de l'Ouest. Le retour de l'Ouest produced by Alberta's CHFA-FM, replaces regional drive programming on Première outlets in western Canada. During summer months, CBUF-FM produces Le monde chez nous a documentary series that is heard on Saturday mornings from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Transmitters
Rebroadcasters of CBUF-FM
City of licenseIdentifierFrequencyPowerClassRECNetCRTC Decision
Chilliwack CBUF-FM-1 102.181 wattsAQuery
Dawson Creek CBUF-FM-7 93.770 wattsA1Query
Kamloops CBUF-FM-6 96.54,750 wattsBQuery
Kelowna CBUF-FM-2 90.52,700 wattsBQuery
Kitimat CBUF-FM-5 105.1285 wattsAQuery
Port Alberni CBUF-FM-8 94.9348 wattsAQuery
Prince George CBUF-FM-4 95.5130 wattsA1Query
Terrace CBUF-FM-3 96.9225 wattsBQuery
Victoria CBUF-FM-9 99.71,200 wattsAQuery2003-147
Whistler CBUF-FM-10 103.1500 wattsAQuery2008-17
Whitehorse, Yukon CFWY-FM 102.1200 wattsBQuery

The transmitter in Whitehorse is not owned by the CBC, but is licensed to the Association Franco-Yukonnaise.[1]

References
  1. CRTC Decision 2003-534.


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