CBUF-FM

CBUF-FM

City of license	Vancouver, British Columbia
Broadcast area	Metro Vancouver
Branding	Ici Radio-Canada Première
Frequency	97.7 MHz (FM)
First air date	December 1, 1967
Format	public broadcasting
ERP	100 kilowatts
HAAT	567 metres
Class	C
Transmitter coordinates
Callsign meaning	CBU French
Owner	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stations	CBU (AM), CBUX-FM, CBU-FM, CBUT-DT, CBUFT-DT
Webcast	Listen live
Website	Première Chaîne Colombie-Britannique

CBUF-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the programming of Radio-Canada's Ici Radio-Canada Première network throughout the province of British Columbia. The station broadcasts at 97.7 FM in Vancouver.

The station was first launched in 1967 as the first Radio-Canada station west of Ontario. It broadcasts from 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 Territory, by way of a locally-owned repeater in Yellowknife.

Programming

The station's current local programs are Phare Ouest, in the mornings from 6:00 a.m. to 9 a.m., Midi Express from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. and Boulevard du Pacifique in the afternoons, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Saturday morning program, Les samedis du monde, originates from CKSB-10-FM Winnipeg is heard tape delayed from 7:00 a.m. to 11 a.m. On holidays, its local programs are replaced with special pan-regional programming from CKSB-10-FM: Les matins de l'Ouest, Les midis de l'Ouest and Sors de la boîte, all taped delayed from earlier.

Transmitters

Rebroadcasters of CBUF-FM

City of license	Identifier	Frequency	Power	Class	RECNet	CRTC Decision
Chilliwack	CBUF-FM-1	102.1	81 watts	A	Query
Dawson Creek	CBUF-FM-7	93.7	70 watts	A1	Query
Kamloops	CBUF-FM-6	96.5	4,750 watts	B	Query
Kelowna	CBUF-FM-2	90.5	2,700 watts	B	Query
Kitimat	CBUF-FM-5	105.1	285 watts	A	Query
Port Alberni	CBUF-FM-8	94.9	348 watts	A	Query
Prince George	CBUF-FM-4	95.5	130 watts	A1	Query
Terrace	CBUF-FM-3	96.9	225 watts	B	Query
Victoria	CBUF-FM-9	99.7	1,200 watts	A	Query	2003-147
Whistler	CBUF-FM-10	103.1	500 watts	A	Query	2008-17
Whitehorse	CFWY-FM	102.1	200 watts	B	Query

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

External links

• Ici Radio-Canada Colombie-Britannique
• CBUF-FM history - Canadian Communications Foundation
• Query the REC's Canadian station database for CBUF-FM