CBU-FM

Vancouver,British Columbia
Broadcast area	British Columbia Dawson City Whitehorse Yellowknife
Frequency	105.7MHz (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; 77 years ago (1947-12-12)
Call sign meaning	CanadianBroadcasting Corporation VancoUver
Technical information
Class	C
ERP	31,7222watts 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 (105.7MHz) is anon-commercialpublicradio station inVancouver,British Columbia. It is owned by theCanadian Broadcasting Corporation and it carries itsCBC Music network. Thestudios and offices are in theCBC Regional Broadcast Centre at 700 Hamilton Street inDowntown Vancouver.

CBU-FM is aClass C station and the oldest FM station in British Columbia. It has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 31,7222watts average (95,800 watts peak). Thetransmittertower is atopMount Seymour in theDistrict of North Vancouver.Broadcast relay stations carry CBU-FM programming around British Columbia, as well asDawson City,Whitehorse andYellowknife.

The stationsigned on the air on December 12, 1947; 77 years ago (December 12, 1947). At first it was an FMsimulcast of Vancouver's original CBC AM station, which had thecall signCBR. It was rebranded asCBU-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 andIn Concert, both hosted byBill Richardson, currently originate from Vancouver for the entire network.

CBU-FM-8 Whitehorse was originally known asCFWH-FM until 2009. CBNY-FM was known asCFYK-FM until June 3, 2013.

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

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