[IRCA] FM Relay transmitter for CBU-690 Vancouver BC approved by CRTC

[Deane McIntyre <dmcintyr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The CRTC has approved the application of the CBC to add a "nested" FM  
relay
(88.1 MHz, 8.9 kW) in Vancouver of CBU-690 Vancouver BC.

CBU will remain on AM; I believe that CBU and CJBC are the only
CBC stations left on AM that were owned by the CRBC when the CBC look  
over the
operations of the old CRBC in 1936.

CRBC= Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (operated 1932-1936)

<http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/2008/db2008-252.htm>

CBU Vancouver – New transmitter in Vancouver
1.
The Commission approves the application by the Canadian Broadcasting  
Corporation (CBC)
to amend the broadcasting licence for the radio programming  
undertaking CBU Vancouver
in order to operate a transmitter in Vancouver to rebroadcast the  
programming of its
national English-language network service Radio One.
2.
The new transmitter will operate at 88.1 MHz (channel 201C) with an  
average effective
radiated power of 8,900 watts.
3.
The Commission received an intervention in support of this application.
4.
In Licensing of new radio stations to serve the Vancouver radio  
market, Broadcasting
Decision CRTC 2008-117, 30 May 2008 (Broadcasting Decision 2008-117),  
the Commission
approved in part an application by the CBC to operate a new FM  
station in Vancouver.
The Commission authorized the use of 88.1 MHz (channel 201C) by the  
CBC to operate an
FM station in Vancouver. The Commission denied the CBC’s applications  
to add an FM
transmitter of its Vancouver station on Gabriola Island and to add a  
transmitter of
its station CBCV-FM Victoria in Nanaimo, British Columbia.
5.
The CBC had proposed to convert its AM station CBU Vancouver to the  
FM band to serve
Vancouver while the proposed transmitters were intended to maintain  
coverage to the
outlying areas. However, the Commission determined that, given the  
scarcity of
frequencies in the relevant areas, the CBC should maintain operation  
of its AM frequency
in Vancouver. The Commission indicated that the CBC could continue  
operation of its
AM station while adding an FM transmitter at 88.1 MHz (channel 201C)  
or operate a FM
station at 88.1 MHz (channel 201C) with a transmitter at its current  
AM frequency.
6.
The CBC has chosen to maintain the AM undertaking CBU and add an FM  
transmitter to
address coverage deficiencies in Vancouver. Accordingly, the CBC  
filed the present
application for an amendment to the authority granted in Broadcasting  
Decision 2008-117.

73,

Deane McIntyre VE6BPO

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