Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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The Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is the government-owned media corporation located in Barbados
.
The television service broadcasts on channel 8 and is the only legally-licensed, over-the-air
television channel broadcasting in the country of Barbados. The corporation also owns and operates three radio
stations: CBC Radio on 94.7 MHz FM and 900 kHz AM, The One on 98.1 MHz FM, and Q-100.7 on 100.7 MHz FM.
Besides the terrestrial television and radio the CBC operates a wireless Cable TV subscription service called Multi-Choice TV
(MCTV) which offers many television stations from across the globe, including the United States
, Canada
, Europe
, the Caribbean
and Latin America
.
CBC's studios and offices are located North of Wildey
at The Pine, Saint Michael
. The television broadcast transmitter is located at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies
(Lazaretto, Black Rock), however it will soon be replaced by a transmitter at The Belle, St. Michael. The television broadcast is provided in the NTSC
television format.
The CBC falls under the ministry and jurisdiction of the Prime Minister's Office
. In 2008 Lars Soderstrom became the general manager of CBC. http://www.nationnews.com/story/305418963856919.php
The CBC is a member of: the Caribbean Broadcast Media Partnership on HIV/AIDS, the Caribbean Cable & Telecommunications Association, and the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association
within the Commonwealth of Nations
.
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
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The television service broadcasts on channel 8 and is the only legally-licensed, over-the-air
Terrestrial television
Terrestrial television is a mode of television broadcasting which does not involve satellite transmission or cables — typically using radio waves through transmitting and receiving antennas or television antenna aerials...
television channel broadcasting in the country of Barbados. The corporation also owns and operates three radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
stations: CBC Radio on 94.7 MHz FM and 900 kHz AM, The One on 98.1 MHz FM, and Q-100.7 on 100.7 MHz FM.
Besides the terrestrial television and radio the CBC operates a wireless Cable TV subscription service called Multi-Choice TV
Multi-Choice TV (Barbados)
The television service provider known as Multi-Choice TV or MCTV is a MMDS or DVB-C wireless microwave based broadcast subscription television provider in the country of Barbados. They offer a variety of packages which can be considered as comparatively priced to similar providers throughout the...
(MCTV) which offers many television stations from across the globe, including the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
and Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
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CBC's studios and offices are located North of Wildey
Wildey, Saint Michael, Barbados
The Wildey area of the Parish of Saint Michael located roughly 4 km east of Bridgetown, it lies on the border with the Parish of Christ Church. Normally a very busy area with the ABC Highway, Wildey is one of the main convergence points for vehicles travelling either towards the capital-city...
at The Pine, Saint Michael
Pine Hill, Saint Michael, Barbados
Pine Hill is an area in Saint Michael, Barbados. It is known for the pine hill dairy, and CBC Broadcasting studios....
. The television broadcast transmitter is located at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies
University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies , is an autonomous regional institution supported by and serving 17 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica,...
(Lazaretto, Black Rock), however it will soon be replaced by a transmitter at The Belle, St. Michael. The television broadcast is provided in the NTSC
NTSC
NTSC, named for the National Television System Committee, is the analog television system that is used in most of North America, most of South America , Burma, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, and some Pacific island nations and territories .Most countries using the NTSC standard, as...
television format.
The CBC falls under the ministry and jurisdiction of the Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister of Barbados
The Prime Minister of Barbados is a very influential position as head of government of Barbados. According to Barbados Constitution, the Prime Minister must always be a member of Parliament, and is appointed by the Governor-General who is responsible for conducting parliamentary elections, and for...
. In 2008 Lars Soderstrom became the general manager of CBC. http://www.nationnews.com/story/305418963856919.php
The CBC is a member of: the Caribbean Broadcast Media Partnership on HIV/AIDS, the Caribbean Cable & Telecommunications Association, and the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association
Commonwealth Broadcasting Association
Founded in 1945, the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association is a representative body for public service broadcasters throughout the Commonwealth. A not-for-profit non-government organisation, the CBA is funded by subscriptions from 102 members and affiliates from 53 countries...
within the Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
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Radio
- CBC Radio Hits 94.7 FM & 900 AM
- The One 98.1
- Quality 100.7 FM