CBU-FM

CBU-FM

Vancouver, British Columbia
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
Sister stations	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″N 122°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.

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 (December 12, 1947). 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

Community-owned rebroadcasters

Territories

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

External links

• Official website
• CBU-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CBU-FM in the REC Canadian station database

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