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. It broadcasts Radio-Canada's

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and on a chain of rebroadcasters around

. CBUF-FM carries news and talk shows with some music programming. It signed on the air on . CBUF-FM was the first French-language Radio-Canada station west of Ontario. Its studios and offices are in the CBC Regional Broadcast Centre on Hamilton Street in

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. CBUF also serves as the Première outlet for the

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, by way of a locally owned repeater in

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Programming

The station's current local programs are ''Phare Ouest'', weekday mornings from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and ''Boulevard du Pacifique'' weekday afternoons, 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. CBUF-FM also produces the Saturday morning program, ''Culture et confiture'' from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. On holidays,

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produces holiday morning program for western Canada, ''Les matins de l'Ouest''. ''Le retour de l'Ouest'' produced by Alberta's CHFA-FM, replaces regional drive programming on Première outlets in western Canada. During summer months, CBUF-FM produces ''Le monde chez nous'' a documentary series that is heard on Saturday mornings from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Transmitters

The transmitter in Whitehorse is not owned by the CBC, but is licensed to the Association Franco-Yukonnaise.CRTC Decision 2003-534

References

External links

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