CBUFT-DT (channel 26) is an

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station in

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, British Columbia, Canada, which serves the province's Franco-Columbian population and Franco-Yukonnais in

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. It is part of a twinstick with

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station

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(channel 2). The two stations share studios at the CBC Regional Broadcast Centre on Hamilton Street in

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; CBUFT-DT's transmitter is located atop

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in the district municipality of North Vancouver.

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-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;Vancouver Sun TV listings - October 4, 1964
/ref> upon CBUFT's sign-on, CBUT became an exclusive

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station again.

Technical information

Subchannel

Analogue-to-digital conversion

On August 31, 2011, the official date on which Canadian television stations in CRTC-designated mandatory markets transitioned from analogue to digital broadcasts, CBUFT flash cut its digital signal into operation on

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channel 26. Following the transition, the station's over-the-air signal coverage area expanded to include parts of the

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, though reception in Victoria varies depending on the area. CBUFT's transmits its digital signal in the 720p resolution format. This differs from the majority of terrestrial television stations in Canada that broadcast digital signals, which transmit HD programming in the

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format.

Former transmitters

CBUFT formerly operated seven analogue rebroadcast transmitters, which broadcast in some of the larger British Columbia communities such as

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and

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. CBUFT's content was also broadcast on a transmitter in

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, although that transmitter was technically licensed to

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sister station CBFT-TV. It also formerly operated rebroadcast transmitters in

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, Logan Lake, Prince George and

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. 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.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 Columbia

Yukon

References

External links

CBUFT-DT ("ICI Colombie-Britannique–Yukon") official website

Canadian Communications Foundation - CBUFT-DT History
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