In article 94zdj.41875$vd4.12836@pd7urf1no, "sdgreen" wrote:

"sdgreen" wrote in message
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Very long time CBC AM radio station CBU 690 khz is leaving the AM band in
favour of FM.

http://www.cbc.ca/bc/making-the-move-to-fm/

Apparently their 50kw transmitter atop Mount Seymour is having difficulty
reaching the City of Vancouver. CBU can be heard in a very wide area in
southwestern British Columbia and the Northwest Washington State without
difficulty. Further this station hosts a sw station CKZU @ 6160 Khz. No
word on what will happen to the sw broadcast.

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Further reference on this AM station on air since 1925 --
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBU_(AM)
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http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/He...7/n2007-18.htm

and a longer history at:

http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/l...radio/listings.
php?pt=1&r=57

and narrowly on CBU history

http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/l...adio/histories.
php?id=56&historyID=21

The blog Inside the CBC is encouraging out of local market intervention
support.

Why not pile in and tell the CRTC (copy to CBC) to stop the
phase out of 690 kHz