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| Broadcast area | British Columbia Whitehorse |
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| Frequency | 97.7 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | Ici Radio-Canada Première |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public - News/Talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| 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°21′13″N 122°57′24″W / 49.353574°N 122.956696°W |
| Links | |
| Website | ici |
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.
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.[1]
CBUF also serves as the Première outlet for the Yukon, by way of a locally owned repeater in Whitehorse.