CBU-FM

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CBU-FM
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Broadcast area British Columbia
Dawson City
Whitehorse
Yellowknife
Frequency 105.7 MHz (FM)
Programming
Format Adult Album Alternative - Classical music - Jazz
Network CBC Music
Ownership
Owner Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CBU, CBU-2-FM, CBUF-FM, CBUX-FM, CBUT-DT, CBUFT-DT
History
First air date
December 12, 1947;76 years ago (1947-12-12)
Call sign meaning
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation VancoUver
Technical information
Class C
ERP 31,7222 watts average
95,800 watts peak
HAAT 610 meters (2,000 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
49°21′13″N122°57′24″W / 49.353574°N 122.956696°W / 49.353574; -122.956696 (CBU-FM Tower)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia

CBU-FM (105.7 MHz) is a non-commercial public radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and it carries its CBC Music network. The studios and offices are in the CBC Regional Broadcast Centre at 700 Hamilton Street in Downtown Vancouver.

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CBU-FM is a Class C station and the oldest FM station in British Columbia. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 31,7222 watts average (95,800 watts peak). The transmitter tower is atop Mount Seymour in the District of North Vancouver. Broadcast relay stations carry CBU-FM programming around British Columbia, as well as Dawson City, Whitehorse and Yellowknife.

History

The station signed on the air on December 12, 1947;76 years ago. At first it was an FM simulcast of Vancouver's original CBC AM station, which had the call sign CBR. It was rebranded as CBU-FM in 1952 when the Vancouver AM station was renamed. Because it was so far west, it was not part of the CBC's original FM network in 1960. But by the 1964 relaunch of the CBC FM network, CBU-FM was part of the chain.

As with most CBC Music stations, there is no Vancouver-specific programming on the station apart from short weather updates. However, Saturday Afternoon at the Opera and In Concert, both hosted by Bill Richardson, currently originate from Vancouver for the entire network.

Rebroadcasters

Rebroadcasters of CBU-FM
City of license Identifier Frequency RECNetCRTC Decision
Chilliwack CBU-FM-799.9 FM Query 2004-403
Kamloops CBU-FM-495.3 FM Query
Kelowna CBU-FM-389.7 FM Query
Metchosin-Sooke CBU-FM-2105.1 FM Query 89-557
Prince George CBU-FM-590.3 FM Query 2003-259
Quesnel CBU-FM-6106.9 FM Query 2003-466
Victoria CBU-FM-192.1 FM Query 89-557

Community-owned rebroadcasters

City of license Identifier Frequency RECNetCRTC Decision
Fort St. James VF2101101.9 FM Query
Fraser Lake VF247695.1 FM Query 98-210
Houston CKEH-FM104.7 FM Query 97-548
Kemano VF2208102.5 FM Query 93-66
Logan Lake VF234389.3 FM Query 2000-272
Peachland CKPL-FM99.1 FM Query 97-300
Riley CreekVF209898.7 FM Query 99-44
Smithers CKEW-FM88.1 FM Query 92-710
Valemount VF212395.5 FM Query 90-1042
Wells VF227798.1 FM Query 94-428
Winfield VF220091.9 FM Query 93-69

Territories

City of license Identifier Frequency Power Class RECNetCRTC Decision
Dawson City, Yukon CBDN-FM104.9 FM413 watts A Query 2007-76
Whitehorse, Yukon CBU-FM-8104.5 FM240 wattsB Query 2004-175
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories CBNY-FM95.3 FM114 wattsA1 Query 2005-224

CBU-FM-8 Whitehorse was originally known as CFWH-FM until 2009. CBNY-FM was known as CFYK-FM until June 3, 2013.


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