CBUFT-DT
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CBUFT-DT (channel 26) is an Ici Radio-Canada Télé station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, which serves the province's Franco-Columbian population and Franco-Yukonnais in Yukon. It is 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.
HistoryEdit
The station first signed on the air on September 27, 1976, on UHF channel 26; as Vancouver's second UHF television station after CKVU-TV (channel 21, now on channel 10); it took Radio-Canada programming from CBUT-TV (channel 2), which had previously aired select programs from the network on weekend mornings since 1964;<ref name="Sun TV listings">Vancouver Sun TV listings - October 4, 1964</ref> upon CBUFT's sign-on, CBUT became an exclusive English-language station again.
Technical informationEdit
SubchannelEdit
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Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.1 | 720p | 16:9 | CBUFT | Ici Radio-Canada Télé |
Analogue-to-digital conversionEdit
On August 31, 2011, the official date on which Canadian television stations in CRTC-designated mandatory markets transitioned from analogue to digital broadcasts,<ref name="Analog to Digital">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums - View Single Post - CBC HD Switches To 720p From 1080i</ref> This differs from the majority of terrestrial television stations in Canada that broadcast digital signals, which transmit HD programming in the 1080i format.
Former transmittersEdit
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-TV. 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.<ref>Speaking notes for Hubert T. Lacroix regarding measures announced in the context of the Deficit Reduction Action Plan</ref> 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 ColumbiaEdit
| 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) |
YukonEdit
| City of license | Callsign | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehorse | CBFT-TV-15 | 7 (VHF) | Part of the license for CBFT-TV—Montreal, but repeated CBUFT's signal. |
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- CBUFT-DT ("ICI Colombie-Britannique–Yukon") official website Template:In lang
- Canadian Communications Foundation - CBUFT-DT History
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