From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

CBU
City of license	Vancouver, British Columbia
Broadcast area	South Coast
Branding	CBC Radio One
Frequency	690 kHz (AM)
First air date	1925
Format	public broadcasting
ERP	50,000 watts
Class	B
Former callsigns	CNRV (1925-1933) CRCV (1933-1936) CBR (1936-1952)
Owner	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Website	CBC British Columbia

CBU is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio One network in Vancouver, British Columbia. The station broadcasts at 690 AM. A shortwave relay, CKZU rebroadcasts CBU's signal to remote areas of British Columbia.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Shortwave relay 2 Local programming 3 Rebroadcasters 3.1 Shortwave relay CKZU 4 Former CBU personalities 5 See also

The station was originally launched in 1925 as CNRV "The Voice of the Pacific" on AM 1030, owned by the Canadian National Railway.

CNRV was acquired by the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission in 1933, becoming CRCV and changed frequency to 1100. In 1936, the CBC was created, taking over the CRBC's operations, and CRCV became CBR.

The station moved to AM 1130 in 1941 (see Canadian allocations changes under NARBA), and to 690 in 1952 when the call sign was changed to its current CBU. Power was increased from 10,000 watts to its present 50,000 watts in 1967 with a transmitter site move to the Steveston shoreline.

In 1947, an FM simulcast was launched on CBU-FM. Distinct programming on the FM station was aired for the first time in 1964.

By 1946, CBR operated a shortwave relay for remote areas of British Columbia using the call sign CBRX and operating on a frequency of 6160 kHz (in the 49m band). The call sign changed to CBUX in 1952 when the AM station became CBU.

In 1965, the call sign was changed to CKZU, recognizing the fact that technically, the CB call sign prefix was assigned to Chile on an international basis.

CBU's local programs are Early Edition in the mornings and On the Coast in the afternoons. It also originates the lunch-hour program BC Almanac, which is broadcast provincewide to Radio One's stations in Victoria (CBCV-FM), Kelowna (CBTK-FM), Prince Rupert (CFPR) and Prince George (CBYG-FM) and their rebroadcasters.

CBU has the following rebroadcasters:

• CBU-1-FM - Abbotsford - 101.7

• CBUE-FM - Hope - 101.7
• CBRU-FM - Squamish - 98.3
• CBXK - Pemberton - 1240
• CBYF-FM - Chilliwack - 91.7 - and its rebroadcaster
  • CBYH-FM - Harrison Hot Springs - 96.7

• CBYW-FM - Whistler - 100.1

Community-owned rebroadcaster:

• CKHI-FM - Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories - 105.1

CBU is rebroadcast on shortwave on the following station:

• CKZU-SW - Richmond - 6160 kHz (in the 49m band), 1,000 watts

Some have suggested that CBC/Radio-Canada create a new high power shortwave digital radio service for more effective coverage of isolated areas. Masset, British Columbia is being considered as a new site.

Shortwave coverage plans have been slowed by CBC/SRC's conversion to ATSC HDTV and digital AM radio transmitters.

• Anne Petrie, former host of CBU radio program 3's Company.

• CBC Regional Broadcast Centre Vancouver

v • d • e Radio stations in Vancouver and Lower Mainland, British Columbia
Vancouver	AM: CKBD 600 • CISL 650 • CBU 690 • CHMJ 730 • CKNW 980 • CKST 1040 • CKWX 1130 • CJRJ 1200 • CHMB 1320 • CFUN 1410 • CJVB 1470 FM: CHNW 88.7/88.9/89.3 • CJSF 90.1 • CBUX 90.9 • CKYE 93.1 • CJJR 93.7 • CFBT 94.5 • CKZZ 95.3 • CHKG 96.1 • CKLG 96.9 • CBUF 97.7 • CFOX 99.3 • CFMI 101.1 • CITR 101.9 • CFRO 102.7 • CHQM 103.5 • CKCL 104.9 • CBU 105.7 • CKAV-2 106.3 • CFML 107.9
Abbotsford/Chilliwack/Hope	CIVL 88.7 • CBYF 91.7 • CKSR 98.3 • CFSR 100.5 • CBUE 101.7 • CKQC 107.1 • CKCL 107.5
Squamish/Whistler	CBYW 100.1 • CISW 102.1 • CISQ 107.1
Powell River/Gibsons	CJMP 90.1 • CKAY 91.7 • CBUW 92.5 • CISC 107.5
Adjacent Markets	Bellingham/Northern Washington • Victoria
British Columbia Radio Markets: Okanagan • Thompson-Cariboo • Metro Vancouver • Victoria & Vancouver Island See also: List of radio stations in British Columbia

v • d • e CBC Radio stations in Canada
CBC Radio One	CBR Calgary • CBCT Charlottetown • CBY Corner Brook • CBX Edmonton • CBZF Fredericton • CBG Gander • CFGB Goose Bay • CBT Grand Falls • CBHA Halifax • CHAK Inuvik • CFFB Iqaluit • CBTK Kelowna • CBKA La Ronge • CBDQ Labrador City • CBCL London • CBA Moncton • CBME Montreal • CBO Ottawa • CBYG Prince George • CFPR Prince Rupert • CBVE Quebec City • CBQR Rankin Inlet • CBD Saint John • CBN St. John's • CBCS Sudbury • CBI Sydney • CBWK Thompson • CBQT Thunder Bay • CBLA Toronto • CBU Vancouver • CBCV Victoria • CBK Watrous (Regina) • CFWH Whitehorse • CBE Windsor • CBW Winnipeg • CFYK Yellowknife
CBC Radio 2	CBR Calgary • CBX Edmonton • CBH Halifax • CBM Montreal • CBOQ Ottawa • CBK Regina • CBN St. John's • CBBS Sudbury • CBI Sydney • CBQ Thunder Bay • CBL Toronto • CBU Vancouver • CBE Windsor • CBW Winnipeg
See also	CBC Radio 3 • SRC radio stations