List of radio stations in Barbados
This is a list of AM and FM radio stations in Barbados. Where possible, nicknames of stations have been given alongside the frequencies.
AM station
Callsign | Frequency | URL | Stream | City/Town | Network affiliation/Owner | Radio Format |
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CBC Radio AM (CBC AM Radio) | 900 | Online | Audio | The Pine, St. Michael | Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation | News/Music/Events Coverage |
FM stations
Callsign | Frequency | URL | Stream | City/Town | Network affiliation/Owner | Format |
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Christ Is The Answer Radio FM (CITA) | 90.1 | Online | Audio | Bishop’s Court Hill St. Michael | The People's Cathedral Barbados | Christian |
Barbados Broadcasting Service FM (BBS) | 90.7 | ♦ | ♦♦ | Astoria, St. George | Barbados Broadcasting Service | Easy listening |
Emergency Broadcast Station FM (EBS) | 91.1 | Online | ♦♦ | Gun Hill, St. George | Government of Barbados | Emergency Broadcast Station |
BBC Radio FM BBC Relay | 92.1 | Online | Audio | United Kingdom | BBC World Service Relay | World News |
VOB FM Voice of Barbados (VOB) | 92.9 | Online | Audio | Bridgetown, St. Michael | Starcom Network | Sports/Music/Call-in shows |
CBC Radio FM CBC Radio | 94.7 | Online | Audio | The Pine, St. Michael | Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation | News/Music |
HOTT FM (Barbados) | 95.3 | Online | Audio | Bridgetown, St. Michael | Starcom Network | Urban/Reggae |
Mix FM | 96.9 | Online | Audio | Bridgetown, St. Michael | Mix Media Services Inc | Christian |
Life FM | 97.5 | Online | Audio | Bridgetown, St. Michael | Starcom Network | Christian |
The One (Barbados) | 98.1 | Online | Audio | The Pine, St. Michael | Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation | Under 20 |
Capital Media HD | 99.3 | Online | Audio | Limegrove Lifestyle Centre, Holetown, St. James | ♦ | Launched February 29. 2016 |
Q FM Quality FM | 100.7 | Online | Audio | The Pine, St. Michael | Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation | 50s', 60s', 70s' and 80s' Hits Standards (plus 90s' and today's Hits) |
SLAM (Barbados) | 101.1 | Online | Audio | Haggatt Hall, St. Michael | Power Broadcasting Inc. | Soca/Reggae/Urban/Top 40 |
Faith FM | 102.1 | ♦ | ♦♦ | Astoria, St. George | Barbados Broadcasting Service | Christian |
Y FM | 103.3 | Online | Audio | Haggatt Hall, St. Michael | Power Broadcasting Inc. | 80's, 90's, 2000's and today's Hits |
The Beat FM | 104.1 | Online | Audio | Bridgetown, St. Michael | Starcom Network | Adult Contemporary |
NBG Radio FM | 104.7 | Online | Audio | Harbour Industrial Park, St. Michael | - | Christian |
Power Radio FM | 105.3 | ♦ | ♦♦ | Belleville, St. Michael | Heart Beat Ministries | Christian (Coming soon) |
Radio GED | 106.1 | Online | ♦♦ | Bridgetown, St. Michael | Barbados Community College | College Radio |
Globe Drive-In FM | 107.3 | ♦ | ♦♦ | Vauxhall, Christ Church | Globe Cinemas Ltd. | Drive-In Movie audio |
TV station
Callsign | Frequency | URL | Stream | City/Town | Network affiliation/Owner |
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CBC TV | Channel 8 | Online | ♦♦ | The Pine, Saint Michael | Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation |
Other broadcasters to Barbados
The following stations which are not based in Barbados do have significant radio coverage in Barbados.
Callsign | Frequency | URL | Stream | City/town | Owner |
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WEFM (St. Vincent)[1] | 99.9 | Online | Audio | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Electronics Engineer Julius Williams |
Future Station
Paradise FM Limited applied to launch a station aimed predominantly at the Tourist and Ex-Pat market, it had hoped to be on air early 2010.
Defunct
From time to time radio stations in Barbados undergo rebranding or change formats. Some of the previous brands and formats in Barbados include.
- Liberty 98.1 FM - AKA "Liberty To Set You Free" now known as The One 98.1 FM.
- Rediffusion Barbados (Broadcast via cable wires) - Associated-Rediffusion. No longer in operation.
- Yess FM (Yess 104.1), became Love FM 104.1, became 104.1, and now known as The Beat 104.1.
- Caribbean Super Station (CSS) now known as Life FM. Caribbean Super Station (CSS) no longer broadcast in Barbados.
- Voice Of Barbados (92.9) previously broadcast in the AM band at 790 kHz.
See also
References
- "WE FM 99.9: About Us". Retrieved 26 August 2013.
Along with covering 95 percent of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, WE-FM’s dynamic frequency also reaches 75 percent of Barbados (to the East) and 33 percent of Grenada (to the south) and 33 percent of St. Lucia (to the north).
External links
- Telecommunications Unit - In the Ministry of Finance, Investment, Telecommunications and Energy (MFIE)
- MAJOR LICENCE HOLDERS IN BARBADOS, Telecommunications Unit
- BROADCASTING IN BARBADOS
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