British Columbia, Greater Vancouver

CBUX-FM (Espace musique), Vancouver, Canadian Broadcasting Corp.

2000
On January 19, the CRTC approved the application by CBC Vancouver for a transitional digital radio undertaking to rebroadcast the stereo programming of CBFX-FM Montreal.

At this time, the CBC did not have an analog transmitter in the Vancouver area providing the French-language stereo service "la Chaîne culturelle". The station would operate on 1459.792 MHz with an effective isotropic radiated power of 5,046 watts from Mount Seymour and 2,774 watts from Burnaby.

2001
On June 5, the CBC was given approval in part for a new French-language FM station at Vancouver to broadcast programming from Radio-Canada’s La Chaîne culturelle. The CBC had proposed to operate the new station on the frequency 94.5 MHz. However, the CRTC did not consider the frequency as the most appropriate one to use to fulfil the expectations with regard to provincial coverage of La Chaîne culturelle. The CBC was advised to submits, within three months, an application proposing the use of another frequency.

2002
On May 7, the CBC was authorized to operate its new French-language radio station in Vancouver on 90.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 287 watts.

On September 5 at 6 a.m., CBUX-FM 90.9 signed the air. The CBUX signal replaced CBFX Montreal on the digital channel licenced to the CBC in 2000.
 
On November 6, the CBC was given approval to add a transmitter at Victoria  to rebroadcast the programming of CBUX, operating on 88.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 3,200 watts.

2003
On July 24, CBUX was granted an increase in ERP from 287 to 1,280 watts.

On October 7, CBUX-1-FM 88.9 signed on in Victoria. 

2009
On May 12 CBUX-FM had its licence renewed by the CRTC. The renewal included rebroadcast transmitter, CBUX-FM-1 Victoria, and digital transmitter CBUX-DR-1 Vancouver. 

On December 4, the CBC held an open house to show off its revamped Vancouver headquarters at 700 Hamilton Street. The renovations took four years and $65 million to complete. The corporation considered selling the building and constructing a new facility, but that would have cost $100 million or more. It also would have been difficult to find a new location as central as the existing facility. The old building was still there, but it was kind of hidden behind a new wing in front. The new 25,000-square-foot space housed all local news gathering operations - TV, radio, English, French, and internet.

Johnny Michel was CBC Vancouver's managing director.

                      Written by Bill Dulmage, Gord Lansdell - Updated December, 2009