CBC British Columbia

CBU Vancouver: Making the Move to FM

CBC Radio One
Support Us Now - Deadline Jan. 23!

CBC wants to improve the quality of its Radio One service in the Greater Vancouver area by converting CBU from the AM band to the FM band.

CBC is proposing to introduce an FM transmitter on Mt. Seymour at 88.1 MHz to serve the Vancouver area and an FM transmitter on Gabriola Island at 98.7 MHz to cover the Sunshine Coast area

In a separate application, CBC is also proposing to introduce another transmitter on Gabriola Island at 104.1 MHz to serve the community of Nanaimo with Radio One programming that originates from Victoria instead of Vancouver.

These applications if approved by the CRTC will effectively replicate our current AM coverage and give the people of Vancouver and the surrounding area long awaited access to an FM signal

CRTC should approve these applications because:

  • AM reception is poor in the core of Vancouver. Making the move to FM is the only way to ensure that all of the people of Vancouver are able to receive Radio One’s unique and distinctive service.
  • CBC carried out a survey of Radio One listeners in Vancouver (Foundation Research, 2004) that told us that almost 40% of respondents experienced signal reception difficulties (often or occasionally) with CBU either at home, at work or in their car.
  • Tuning to the AM band is in decline and has been for years. Four out of ten Vancouver radio listeners do not listen to the AM band at all. Making the move to FM is an investment in Radio One’s future. It’s about being relevant and staying connected to the people of Vancouver.
  • Radio One is currently available on FM in every major city in Canada except Vancouver. This transition to FM is long overdue.

Here’s How You Can Help

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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission or CRTC is the public authority that regulates and supervises the Canadian broadcasting system

CRTC is holding a public hearing starting on February 26, 2008 in Vancouver to consider applications by CBC to convert CBU Vancouver (Radio One) from the AM band to the FM band.

The public has the opportunity to comment on these applications and we need your support.

Your written comments must be received by the CRTC on or before January 23, 2008. The reference is Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2007-18.

Your comments should be addressed to the Secretary General of the CRTC using one of the following methods:

electronic interventions/comments form
  • Go directly to the form on the CRTC website and send your comments click here and click on the button #2007-18.
  • Then, check the box beside #200714239 (in the list, this is the second CBC application) and go to the bottom of the page and select next.
  • Follow the instructions to complete your letter of support.
  • And please remember to also copy CBC on your e-mail at REGULATORYAFFAIRS@CBC.CA
FAX
  • Or fax your comments to: The CRTC Secretary General at 819-994-0218, copying CBC Regulatory Affairs at 613-288-6257, and referencing Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2007-18.
mail
  • Or mail your comments to: CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N2, copying CBC at Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs, CBC/Radio-Canada, P.O. Box 3220, Station C, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 1E4, and referencing Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2007-18.