CBUF-FM
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| Broadcast area | British Columbia; Whitehorse, Yukon |
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| Frequency | 97.7 MHz |
| Branding | Ici Radio-Canada Première |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio and 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 (U) French |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | CRTC |
| Class | C |
| ERP |
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| HAAT | 610 metres (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.
CBUF also serves as the Première outlet for the Yukon, by way of a locally owned repeater in Whitehorse.