CBUFT-DT
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| Vancouver, British Columbia Canada | |
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| Branding | ICI Colombie-Britannique |
| Slogan | ICI Radio-Canada Télé, c'est ma télé |
| Channels |
Digital: 26 (UHF) Virtual: 26 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 26.1 Ici Radio-Canada Télé |
| Affiliations | Ici Radio-Canada Télé (O&O; 1976–present) |
| Owner | Société Radio-Canada |
| First air date | September 27, 1976 |
| Call letters' meaning |
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation VancoUver Français Télévision |
| Sister station(s) |
TV: CBUT-DT Radio: CBU (AM), CBU-FM, CBUF-FM, CBUX-FM |
| Former callsigns | CBUFT (1976–2011) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 26 (UHF, 1976–2011) |
| Transmitter power | 27.52 kW |
| Height | 615.4 m |
| Transmitter coordinates | 49°21′13″N 122°57′24″W / 49.35361°N 122.95667°WCoordinates: 49°21′13″N 122°57′24″W / 49.35361°N 122.95667°W |
| Licensing authority | CRTC |
| Website | ICI Colombie-Britannique |
CBUFT-DT, UHF channel 26, is a Ici Radio-Canada Télé owned-and-operated television station located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, which serves the province's Franco-Columbian population. The station is owned by the Société Radio-Canada subsidiary of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as part of a twinstick with CBC Television owned-and-operated station CBUT-DT (channel 2). The two stations maintain studio facilities located at the CBC Regional Broadcast Centre on Hamilton Street in downtown Vancouver; CBUFT maintains transmitter facilities located atop Mount Seymour.
On cable, the station available on Shaw Cable in standard definition and on Telus TV in high definition. On satellite, the station is available on Bell 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, and exclusively began airing English-language programs from that point onward.
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.[1] 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.
Digital television
Digital channel
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[2] |
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| 26.1 | 720p | 16:9 | CBUFT | Main 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,[3] 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.[4] This differs from the majority of terrestrial television stations in Canada that broadcast digital signals, which transmit HD programming in the 1080i format.
References
- ↑ Speaking notes for Hubert T. Lacroix regarding measures announced in the context of the Deficit Reduction Action Plan
- ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for CBUFT
- ↑ Digital Television - Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA)
- ↑ Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums - View Single Post - CBC HD Switches To 720p From 1080i
External links
- CBUFT-DT ("ICI Colombie-Britannique") official website (French)
- Canadian Communications Foundation - CBUFT-DT History
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CBUFT-DT
- Query TV Fool's coverage map for CBUFT-DT
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