| British Columbia | |
|---|---|
| City of license | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Branding | Radio-Canada Colombie-Britannique |
| Slogan | Ici comme dans la vie |
| Channels | Digital: 26 (UHF) Virtual: 26.1 (PSIP) |
| Translators | see below |
| Affiliations | Radio-Canada |
| Owner | Société Radio-Canada |
| First air date | September 27, 1976 |
| Call letters' meaning | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation VancoUver Français Télévision |
| Sister station(s) | CBUT-DT, 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 kilowatts |
| Height | 615.4 metres |
| Website | Radio-Canada Colombie-Britannique |
CBUFT-DT is Radio-Canada's television station in Vancouver, serving the French-speaking population of British Columbia.
The station also has rebroadcast transmitters in Chilliwack, Dawson Creek, Kamloops, Kelowna, Kitimat, Lillooet, Logan Lake, Prince George and Terrace.
CBUFT was launched on September 27, 1976 on UHF channel 26 (as Vancouver's second UHF station after CKVU) and cable channel 7, taking with it programming previously aired on Sunday mornings on CBUT, which began airing exclusively English-language programs from that point.
The station broadcasts from the CBC Regional Broadcast Centre on Hamilton Street in Downtown Vancouver.
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| Station | City of licence | Channel | ERP | HAAT | Transmitter Coordinates |
| CBUFT-1 | Kelowna | 21 (UHF) | 2.5 kW | 513.8 m | |
| CBUFT-2 | Kamloops | 50 (UHF) | 2.624 kW | 134.7 m | |
| CBUFT-3 | Terrace | 11 (VHF) | 1.21 kW | 461.2 m | |
| CBUFT-4 | Prince George | 4 (VHF) | 0.072 kW | 65.5 m | |
| CBUFT-5 | Dawson Creek | 33 (UHF) | 2.4 kW | 303 m | |
| CBUFT-6 | Chilliwack | 14 (UHF) | 0.87 kW | 219.8 m | |
| CBUFT-7 | Kitimat | 8 (VHF) | 0.01 kW | NA | |
| CBFT-151 | Whitehorse, Yukon | 7 (VHF) | 0.946 kW | 412.8 m |
1 CBFT-15 is licensed as a repeater of CBFT Montreal, but carries programming from CBUFT.[1]
| Broadcasting in Digital | Yes (Vancouver transmitter only) |
| Programs in HD | Yes |
| News in HD | No (Widescreen SD) |
| PSIP functioning properly | No |
After the analog television shutdown and digital conversion, which was scheduled to take place on August 31, 2011,[2] (Radio-Canada and CBC transitioned a day later on September 1) CBUFT is broadcasting in digital on channel 26 with a maximum ERP of 27.5 kW from the existing transmitter, which increased the area of coverage to include parts of the Saanich Peninsula, though reception in Victoria will vary. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers will display CBUFT's virtual channel as 26.1.
In a media release about CBC's digital transition plans across the country, CBC identified the CBUFT Vancouver transmitter as one of several that it is asking to delay transitioning to digital until August 31, 2012. On December 16, 2010, CBC updated its published transition plan documents to state that it has budgeted for and is "striving" to have 27 originating station transmitters including CBUFT's in Vancouver, transmitting in digital by August 2011.[3][4]
The Vancouver transmitter is presently CBUFT's only transmitter planned to transition to digital.
The picture format for CBUFT's digital signal is 720p.[5] This differs from the majority of digital over-the-air stations in Canada, which broadcast in 1080i.
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