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 .
The station was originally launched in
1925 as AM 1100 , owned by the
Canadian National Railway . It was acquired by the
Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission in
1933 , becoming '''CRCV'''. In
1936 , the CBC was created, taking over the CRBC's operations, and CRCV became CBR, later CBU. The station moved to AM 1130 in
1941 (see
Canadian Allocations Changes Under NARBA ), and to 690 in
1952 .
In
1947 , an
FM simulcast was launched on
CBU-FM . Distinct programming on the FM station was aired for the first time in
1964 .
CBU's
Local Programs are ''Early Edition'' in the mornings and ''On the Coast'' in the afternoons.
The station also has rebroadcast transmitters in
Chilliwack ,
Harrison Hot Springs ,
Hope ,
Pemberton ,
Squamish ,
Whistler and
Abbotsford .
