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Encyclopedia > CBU (AM)
CBU
image:cbc_radio_one.gif
City of license
Broadcast area Vancouver, British Columbia
Branding CBC Radio One
Slogan
First air date 1925
Frequency 690 KHz (AM)
Format public broadcasting
Power
ERP
Class
Callsign meaning
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. Image File history File links Cbc_radio_one. ... In the United States (and potentially elswhere), each radio station or TV station is assigned a city of license by the Federal Communications Commission that they must serve. While this has become far less meaningful over the decades, stations are still required to post their public file somewhere within the... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sine waves of various frequencies; the lower waves have higher frequencies than those above. ... A kilohertz (kHz) is a unit of frequency equal to 1,000 hertz (1,000 cycles per second). ... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... Public broadcasting, also known as public service broadcasting or PSB (though this term has a specific different meaning in the United Kingdom - see public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom )is the dominant form of broadcasting around the world, where radio, television, and potentially other electronic media outlets receive funding... Nominal power is a measurement of a mediumwave radio stations output used in the United States. ... In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or ERP is determined by subtracting system losses from system gains. ... This is the list of broadcast station classes. ... Call sign can refer to different types of call signs: Airline call sign Aviator call sign Cosmonaut call sign Radio and television call signs Tactical call sign, also known as a tactical designator See also: International Callsign Allocations, Maritime Mobile Service Identity This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the countrys national radio and television broadcaster. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia Website. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and appeal to a wider international audience, this article may require cleanup. ... CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ...


The station was originally launched in 1925 as AM 1100 CNRV, owned by the Canadian National Railway. It was acquired by the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission in 1933, becoming CRCV. In 1937, the CBC was created, taking over the CRBC's operations, and CRCV became CBU. The station moved to AM 1130 in 1941 (see Canadian allocations changes under NARBA), and to 690 in 1952. 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class... CBC redirects here, as this is the most common use of the abbreviation. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The North American Radio Broadcasting Agreement took effect on March 29, 1941, requiring nearly all radio stations in North America to change frequency. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...


In 1947, an FM simulcast was launched on CBU-FM. Distinct programming on the FM station was aired for the first time in 1964. 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... FM radio is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity broadcast radio sound. ... CBU-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio Two network in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ...


CBU's local programs are Early Edition in the mornings and On the Coast in the afternoons. Morning Shows Morning shows on CBC Radio One air from 5:30 a. ...


The station also has rebroadcast transmitters in Chilliwack, Harrison Hot Springs, Hope, Pemberton, Squamish, Whistler and Abbotsford. Chilliwack is a Canadian city in the Province of British Columbia. ... Harrison Hot Springs is a small community on the southern end of Harrison Lake in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia. ... Hope, British Columbia is a community in the province of British Columbia, in Canada, of approximately about 7,000 people located on the banks of the Fraser River and the Coquihalla Rivers, about 200 km Northeast of Vancouver. ... Pemberton is a town north of Whistler in the Pemberton Valley and has a population of about 2,204. ... Squamish main street. ... Whistler in late summer Whistler is a resort town in the province of British Columbia, Canada. ... See Abbotsford for other towns with this name Abbotsford is a Canadian city, in the province of British Columbia. ...



 

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