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CBC Radio One station in Victoria, British Columbia

CBCV-FM Victoria, British Columbia Canada Broadcast area Vancouver Island Frequency 90.5 MHz Programming Format News/Talk Network CBC Radio One Ownership Owner Canadian Broadcasting Corporation History First air date September 28, 1998 (1998-09-28) Call sign meaning Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Victoria Technical information Licensing authority CRTC Class C1 ERP 3,000 watts (average) 6,300 watts (peak horiz.) HAAT 494 metres (1,621 ft) Transmitter coordinates 48°35′40″N 123°32′42″W / 48.59444°N 123.54500°W / 48.59444; -123.54500 (CBCV-FM 90.5 Victoria) Links Webcast Listen live Website cbc.ca/bc

**CBCV-FM** (90.5 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting)) is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the programming of the [CBC Radio One](/source/CBC_Radio_One) network in [Victoria](/source/Victoria%2C_British_Columbia), British Columbia, and throughout [Vancouver Island](/source/Vancouver_Island), the [Southern Gulf Islands](/source/Southern_Gulf_Islands), and the [Sunshine Coast](/source/Sunshine_Coast_(British_Columbia)). It also reaches out to parts of [Washington](/source/Washington_(state)) north of [Everett](/source/Everett%2C_Washington), but is harder to listen to because of [KSER](/source/KSER) on 90.7.

It was the most listened to radio station in the Victoria Market in the Fall 2018 Numeris Diary Survey.[1]

## History

The station was licensed by the [CRTC](/source/Canadian_Radio-television_and_Telecommunications_Commission) in 1997,[2] and was launched on September 28, 1998. At the same time, the station was licensed to add a [rebroadcaster](/source/Rebroadcaster) at [Metchosin](/source/Metchosin), and took over 13 existing rebroadcasters of [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver)'s [CBU](/source/CBU_(AM)).[3]

Prior to the station's launch, Victoria was the only provincial capital in Canada without its own CBC Radio production centre.

As of January 25, 2013, the station shares its studio facilities with independent television station [CHEK-DT](/source/CHEK-DT).

## Local programming

The station's [local programs](/source/CBC_Radio_One_local_programming) are *On the Island* (hosted by Gregor Craigie) in the morning and *[All Points West](/source/All_Points_West_(radio_program))* (hosted by Jason D'Souza, previously hosted by Robyn Burns) in the afternoon. Both programs broadcast exclusively on CBCV and its rebroadcasters on Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast.

## Transmitters

Rebroadcasters of CBCV-FM City of licence Identifier Frequency Power Class RECNet Notes Alert Bay CBRY-FM 105.1 FM 360 watts A Query 50°34′47″N 126°55′05″W / 50.57972°N 126.91806°W / 50.57972; -126.91806 (CBRY-FM 105.1 Alert Bay) Campbell River CBYT-FM 104.5 FM 88 watts A1 Query 50°3′14″N 125°19′35″W / 50.05389°N 125.32639°W / 50.05389; -125.32639 (CBYT-FM 104.5 Campbell River) Coal Harbour CBKO 540 AM 40 watts LP Query 50°36′4″N 127°34′23″W / 50.60111°N 127.57306°W / 50.60111; -127.57306 (CBKO 540 Coal Harbour) Gold River CBKJ 860 AM 40 watts LP Query 49°46′24″N 126°3′13″W / 49.77333°N 126.05361°W / 49.77333; -126.05361 (CBKJ 860 Gold River) Metchosin-Sooke CBCV-FM-1 99.5 FM 64 watts A Query 48°24′8″N 123°34′25″W / 48.40222°N 123.57361°W / 48.40222; -123.57361 (CBCV-FM-1 99.5 Metchosin/Sooke) Port Alberni CBTQ-FM 98.1 FM 348 watts A Query 49°14′28″N 124°47′8″W / 49.24111°N 124.78556°W / 49.24111; -124.78556 (CBTQ-FM 98.1 Port Alberni) Port Alice CBCV-FM-2 92.3 FM 50 watts LP Query 50°25′39″N 127°28′42″W / 50.42750°N 127.47833°W / 50.42750; -127.47833 (CBUX 1170 Port Alice) Port Hardy CBUY-FM 95.5 FM 182 watts A1 Query 50°42′36″N 127°26′30″W / 50.71000°N 127.44167°W / 50.71000; -127.44167 (CBUY-FM 95.5 Port Hardy) Powell River CBUW-FM 92.5 FM 3,720 watts B Query 49°41′54″N 124°26′5″W / 49.69833°N 124.43472°W / 49.69833; -124.43472 (CBUW-FM 92.5 Powell River) Also serves the Oceanside and Comox Valley areas Sayward CBKU 630 AM 40 watts LP Query 50°23′17″N 125°57′43″W / 50.38806°N 125.96194°W / 50.38806; -125.96194 (CBKU 630 Sayward) Tahsis CBTT-FM 90.5 FM 46 watts LP Query 49°55′36″N 126°39′6″W / 49.92667°N 126.65167°W / 49.92667; -126.65167 (CBTT-FM 90.5 Tahsis) Moved from 1240 AM[4] Tofino CBXZ-FM 91.5 FM 510 watts A Query 49°8′56″N 125°54′0″W / 49.14889°N 125.90000°W / 49.14889; -125.90000 (CBXZ-FM 91.5 Tofino) Ucluelet CBXZ-FM-1 92.7 FM 50 watts LP Query 48°56′17″N 125°32′48″W / 48.93806°N 125.54667°W / 48.93806; -125.54667 (CBXZ-FM-1 92.7 Ucluelet) Moved from 540 AM Woss Camp CBTW-FM 92.7 FM 300 watts B Query 50°10′9″N 126°34′13″W / 50.16917°N 126.57028°W / 50.16917; -126.57028 (CBTW-FM 92.7 Woss Camp)

The only major city on Vancouver Island without its own CBC Radio transmitter is [Nanaimo](/source/Nanaimo). CBCV's signal on 90.5 MHz from Victoria only reaches as far north as [Ladysmith](/source/Ladysmith%2C_British_Columbia), and its signal on 92.5 MHz from Powell River as received in the Nanaimo area interferes with [KQMV](/source/KQMV) from [Seattle](/source/Seattle). Consequently, the only CBC Radio One signals that can be reliably received in the Nanaimo area are from CBU Vancouver, which air weekday morning and afternoon local programs from Vancouver instead of Victoria. The CBC applied to the CRTC to add a rebroadcaster of CBCV at Nanaimo in 2007, contemporaneous with an application to convert the Vancouver station to FM. As few FM frequencies remain available in the Vancouver-Victoria market, however, the applications were denied. CBU was permitted to add a nested low-power rebroadcaster in the urban core of Vancouver, but was required to maintain the AM signal to serve outlying areas, including Nanaimo.[5] [HD Radio](/source/HD_Radio) receivers in Nanaimo can however receive Victoria's local programming over the HD3 channel of Vancouver's 88.1 MHz signal.[6]

On October 20, 2015 the CRTC approved the CBC's application to operate a low-power FM rebroadcasting transmitter in Ucluelet, which will operate at 92.7 MHz with an effective radiated power of 50 watts. The new FM transmitter replaced the old AM transmitter, CBXQ.[7]

On March 9, 2016, the CBC received CRTC approval to change the technical parameters of CBRY by changing the transmitter's class from A1 to A, by increasing the effective radiated power from 77 to 360 watts and by increasing the effective height of antenna above average terrain from -50.5 to -41.5 metres.[8]

On December 22, 2016, the CBC applied to convert **CBUX** 1170 to 92.3 MHz with the proposed callsign **CBCV-FM-2**.[9] The CRTC approved the CBC's application on March 17, 2017.[10]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Fall 2018 Top Line Reports](http://assets.numeris.ca/Downloads/2018_Fall_Radio_DI_TopLineReports.pdf)numeris.ca [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20181222131730/http://assets.numeris.ca/Downloads/2018_Fall_Radio_DI_TopLineReports.pdf) 2018-12-22 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Decision CRTC 97-650"](http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1997/DB97-650.HTM). CRTC. November 20, 1997. Retrieved October 29, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Decision CRTC 97-651"](http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1997%5CDB97-651.htm). CRTC. November 20, 1997. Retrieved October 29, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-710"](http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2009/2009-710.htm). CRTC. November 20, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-117"](https://web.archive.org/web/20171107012156/http://liveweb.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2008/db2008-117.htm). CRTC. May 30, 2008. Archived from [the original](http://liveweb.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2008/db2008-117.htm) on November 7, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Northwest Broadcasters - Digital Radio"](https://nwbroadcasters.com/digitalradio.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-465"](http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2015/2015-465.htm). CRTC. October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-93"](http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2016/2016-93.htm). CRTC. March 9, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["2016-1293-7"](https://services.crtc.gc.ca/pub/DocWebBroker/OpenDocument.aspx?AppNo=201612937). CRTC. Retrieved October 29, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-77"](http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2017/2017-77.htm). CRTC. March 17, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.

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v t e Radio stations on Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia Victoria AM CFAX 1070 FM CBUX-FM-1 88.9 CBCV-FM 90.5 CJZN-FM 91.3 CBU-FM-1 92.1 CIOC-FM 98.5 CBUF-FM-9 99.7 CKKQ-FM 100.3 CFUV-FM 101.9 CHTT-FM 103.1 CHBE-FM 107.3 CILS-FM 107.9 Defunct CHCE CKMO 900 Central Vancouver Island Duncan CJSU-FM 89.7 Lake Cowichan Defunct CICV-FM 98.7 Nanaimo CHLY-FM 101.7 CKWV-FM 102.3 CHWF-FM 106.9 Parksville CIBH-FM 88.5 CHPQ-FM 99.9 Salt Spring Island CHIR-FM 107.9 Defunct CFSI-FM 107.9 Canada radio stations on Vancouver Island Western and Northern Vancouver Island Victoria & Southern Vancouver Island Other nearby regions Southwestern British Columbia Mainland Vancouver U.S. Bellingham & Northwest Washington See also List of radio stations in British Columbia

v t e CBC Radio stations in Canada CBC Radio One CBR Calgary CBCT-FM Charlottetown CBY Corner Brook CBX Edmonton CBZF-FM Fredericton CBG Gander CBT-FM Grand Falls-Windsor CFGB-FM Happy Valley-Goose Bay CBHA-FM Halifax CHAK Inuvik CFFB Iqaluit CBYK-FM Kamloops CBTK Kelowna CBKA-FM La Ronge CBDQ-FM Labrador City CBCL-FM London CBAM-FM Moncton CBME-FM Montreal CBO-FM Ottawa CBLA-FM-2 Paris (Kitchener/Waterloo) CBYG-FM Prince George CFPR Prince Rupert CBVE-FM Quebec City CBQR-FM Rankin Inlet CBD-FM Saint John CBN St. John's CBCS-FM Sudbury CBI Sydney CBWK-FM Thompson CBQT-FM Thunder Bay CBLA-FM Toronto CBU Vancouver CBCV-FM Victoria CBK Watrous (Regina/Saskatoon) CFWH-FM Whitehorse CBEW-FM Windsor CBW Winnipeg CFYK-FM Yellowknife CBC Music CBR-FM Calgary CBX-FM Edmonton CBH-FM Halifax CBM-FM Montreal CBOQ-FM Ottawa CBK-FM Regina CBN-FM St. John's CBBS-FM Sudbury CBI-FM Sydney CBQ-FM Thunder Bay CBL-FM Toronto CBU-FM Vancouver CBE-FM Windsor CBW-FM Winnipeg See also CBC Radio 3 SRC radio stations Weatheradio Canada Radio Canada International CBC North Bande à part

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