CBUF-FM
CBUF-FM (97.7 MHz) is a French-language non-commercial public radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia. It broadcasts Radio-Canada's Ici Radio-Canada Première network around Greater Vancouver and on a chain of rebroadcasters around British Columbia. CBUF-FM carries news and talk shows with some music programming.
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| Broadcast area | British Columbia Whitehorse |
| Frequency | 97.7 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | Ici Radio-Canada Première |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public - News/Talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
Sister stations | 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 | |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 29,000 watts (95,800 watts maximum) |
| HAAT | 610 meters (2,000 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 49.353574°N 122.956696°W |
| Links | |
| Website | ici |
It signed on the air on December 1, 1967. CBUF-FM was 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 tower is atop Mount Seymour.
CBUF also serves as the Première outlet for the Yukon, by way of a locally owned repeater in Whitehorse.
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