CBUFT-DT

CBUFT-DT, virtual and UHF digital channel 26, is an Ici Radio-Canada Télé owned-and-operated station licensed to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, which serves the province's Franco-Columbian population and Franco-Yukonnais in Yukon. The station is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (known in French as Société Radio-Canada), as part of a twinstick with CBC Television station CBUT-DT (channel 2). The two stations share studios at the CBC Regional Broadcast Centre on Hamilton Street in Downtown Vancouver; CBUFT-DT's transmitter is located atop Mount Seymour in the district municipality of North Vancouver.

CBUFT-DT
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
ChannelsDigital: 26 (UHF)
Virtual: 26 (PSIP)
BrandingICI Colombie-Britannique–Yukon
SloganPour toute la vie, ICI Radio-Canada Télé
Programming
Affiliations26.1: Ici Radio-Canada Télé (O&O; 1976–present)
Ownership
OwnerSociété Radio-Canada
TV: CBUT-DT
Radio: CBU (AM), CBU-FM, CBUF-FM, CBUX-FM
History
First air date
September 27, 1976 (1976-09-27)
Former call signs
CBUFT (1976–2011)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
26 (UHF, 1976–2011)
Call sign meaning
Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation
VancoUver
Français
Télévision
Technical information
Licensing authority
CRTC
ERP27.52 kW
HAAT615.4 m (2,019 ft)
Transmitter coordinates49°21′13″N 122°57′24″W
Links
WebsiteICI Colombie-Britannique–Yukon

On cable, the station is available on Shaw Cable channel 7, and on Telus TV channel 2001. On satellite, it is carried on Bell Satellite TV channel 120 and in high definition on channel 1832.

History

The station first signed on the air on September 27, 1976 on UHF channel 26; as Vancouver's second UHF television station after CKVU (channel 21, now on channel 10); it took Radio-Canada programming from CBUT (channel 2), which had previously aired select programs from the network on weekend mornings since 1964;[1] upon CBUFT's sign-on, CBUT became an exclusive English-language station again.

Transmitters

CBUFT formerly operated seven analogue rebroadcast transmitters, which broadcast in some of the larger British Columbia communities such as Kelowna and Kamloops. CBUFT's content was also broadcast on a transmitter in Whitehorse, Yukon, although that transmitter was technically licensed to Montreal sister station CBFT. It also formerly operated rebroadcast transmitters in Chilliwack, Dawson Creek, Kitimat, Lillooet, Logan Lake, Prince George and Terrace.

Due to federal funding reductions to the CBC, in April 2012, the CBC responded with substantial budget cuts, which included shutting down CBC's and Radio-Canada's remaining analogue transmitters on July 31, 2012.[2] None of CBC or Radio-Canada's television rebroadcast transmitters were converted to digital, leaving rural Canadians and U.S. border regions with no free over-the-air Radio-Canada coverage, requiring a subscription to a cable or satellite provider to receive programming from the two networks in those areas.

British Columbia
City of license Callsign Channel
Chilliwack CBUFT-6 14 (UHF)
Dawson Creek CBUFT-5 33 (UHF)
Kamloops CBUFT-2 50 (UHF)
Kelowna CBUFT-1 21 (UHF)
Kitimat CBUFT-7 8 (VHF)
Prince George CBUFT-4 4 (VHF)
Terrace CBUFT-3 11 (VHF)

Yukon
City of license Callsign Channel Notes
Whitehorse CBFT-15 7 (VHF) Part of the license for CBFT/Montreal, but repeated CBUFT's signal.

Digital television

Digital channel
Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[3]
26.1720p16:9CBUFTMain CBUFT-DT programming / Ici Radio-Canada Télé

Analogue-to-digital conversion

On August 31, 2011, the official date in which Canadian television stations in CRTC-designated mandatory markets transitioned from analogue to digital broadcasts,[4] CBUFT flash cut its digital signal into operation on UHF channel 26. Following the transition, the station's over-the-air signal coverage area expanded to include parts of the Saanich Peninsula, though reception in Victoria varies depending on the area.

CBUFT's transmits its digital signal in the 720p resolution format.[5] This differs from the majority of terrestrial television stations in Canada that broadcast digital signals, which transmit HD programming in the 1080i format.

References
  1. Vancouver Sun TV listings - October 4, 1964
  2. Speaking notes for Hubert T. Lacroix regarding measures announced in the context of the Deficit Reduction Action Plan
  3. RabbitEars TV Query for CBUFT
  4. "Digital Television - Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA)". Archived from the original on 2013-11-19. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  5. Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums - View Single Post - CBC HD Switches To 720p From 1080i
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