Dms Broadcasting
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dms Broadcasting is a broadcasting company operating four radio stations in the Cayman Islands
which are located in the British West Indies
. The company is part of "dms Organization Ltd.", a family of companies owned by Don Seymour.
The stations include 96.5 CayRock
, Hot 104.1
, 106.1 Kiss FM
, and X107.1
. All four stations are housed in the Mirco Centre in George Town
, Grand Cayman
. All four broadcasts are also simultaneously streamed live on the internet via each station's website. dms Broadcasting will move to a new premises, The dms Broadcasting Centre, in George Town in late 2008.
Hurricane Ivan
delivered a small setback to the operation when it hit the Island on September 11, 2004. After debris were cleaned up and removed, work continued on the cluster of stations. On January 12, 2005, the Cayman Islands Government announced the station had negotiated a deal with dms Broadcasting to allow broadcasting of all three stations from a government-owned tower, thus eliminating the need to erect a new tower.
The first official day of broadcasting was April 11, 2005 with the stations final names being Hot 104.1
, 106.1 Kiss FM
, and X107.1
. X107.1 had a large concert to kick off the launch of the station featuring R&B artist, Mýa
.
In June 2006, dms Broadcasting acquired the variety hits station "Style 96.5" and flipped the format to rock music, launching 96.5 CayRock
with 10,000 songs in a row and awarding a $1,000 prize when the 10,000th song was played.
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica...
which are located in the British West Indies
British West Indies
The British West Indies was a term used to describe the islands in and around the Caribbean that were part of the British Empire The term was sometimes used to include British Honduras and British Guiana, even though these territories are not geographically part of the Caribbean...
. The company is part of "dms Organization Ltd.", a family of companies owned by Don Seymour.
The stations include 96.5 CayRock
96.5 CayRock
96.5 CayRock is an international rock radio station in the Cayman Islands in the British West Indies. The station is owned by dms Broadcasting, a subsidiary of dms Organization. CayRock broadcasts twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, year-round to a diverse community of over 50...
, Hot 104.1
Hot 104.1
Hot 104.1 is a Caribbean music radio station in the Cayman Islands in the British West Indies. The station is owned by dms Broadcasting, a subsidiary of dms Organization.The station maintains studio operations in George Town, Grand Cayman...
, 106.1 Kiss FM
106.1 Kiss FM
106.1 Kiss FM is an adult contemporary music formatted radio station in the Cayman Islands in the British West Indies. The station is owned by dms Broadcasting, a subsidiary of dms Organization....
, and X107.1
X107.1
X107.1 is an International Top 40 radio station in the Cayman Islands in the British West Indies. The station is owned by dms Broadcasting, a subsidiary of dms Organization.The station maintains studio operations in George Town, Grand Cayman...
. All four stations are housed in the Mirco Centre in George Town
George Town, Cayman Islands
George Town, Grand Cayman, is the capital of the Cayman Islands, in the British West Indies. The city has a population of 35,600 and is the largest city on Grand Cayman....
, Grand Cayman
Grand Cayman
Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands and the location of the nation's capital, George Town. In relation to the other two Cayman Islands, it is approximately 75 miles southwest of Little Cayman and 90 miles southwest of Cayman Brac.-Geography:Grand Cayman encompasses 76% of...
. All four broadcasts are also simultaneously streamed live on the internet via each station's website. dms Broadcasting will move to a new premises, The dms Broadcasting Centre, in George Town in late 2008.
History
Originally slated to be named "Hot 104", "Mix 106.1", and "Island 107.1", the stations were granted licenses to broadcast by the ICTA on July 15, 2004.Hurricane Ivan
Hurricane Ivan
Hurricane Ivan was a large, long-lived, Cape Verde-type hurricane that caused widespread damage in the Caribbean and United States. The cyclone was the ninth named storm, the sixth hurricane and the fourth major hurricane of the active 2004 Atlantic hurricane season...
delivered a small setback to the operation when it hit the Island on September 11, 2004. After debris were cleaned up and removed, work continued on the cluster of stations. On January 12, 2005, the Cayman Islands Government announced the station had negotiated a deal with dms Broadcasting to allow broadcasting of all three stations from a government-owned tower, thus eliminating the need to erect a new tower.
The first official day of broadcasting was April 11, 2005 with the stations final names being Hot 104.1
Hot 104.1
Hot 104.1 is a Caribbean music radio station in the Cayman Islands in the British West Indies. The station is owned by dms Broadcasting, a subsidiary of dms Organization.The station maintains studio operations in George Town, Grand Cayman...
, 106.1 Kiss FM
106.1 Kiss FM
106.1 Kiss FM is an adult contemporary music formatted radio station in the Cayman Islands in the British West Indies. The station is owned by dms Broadcasting, a subsidiary of dms Organization....
, and X107.1
X107.1
X107.1 is an International Top 40 radio station in the Cayman Islands in the British West Indies. The station is owned by dms Broadcasting, a subsidiary of dms Organization.The station maintains studio operations in George Town, Grand Cayman...
. X107.1 had a large concert to kick off the launch of the station featuring R&B artist, Mýa
Mya
-A person:* Bo Mya , Chief Commander of the Karen National Union* Mýa , American R&B singer-songwriter and actress** Mýa , a 1998 album by Mýa-A code:* Burmese language, ISO 639-3 code is mya* Moruya Airport's IATA code...
.
In June 2006, dms Broadcasting acquired the variety hits station "Style 96.5" and flipped the format to rock music, launching 96.5 CayRock
96.5 CayRock
96.5 CayRock is an international rock radio station in the Cayman Islands in the British West Indies. The station is owned by dms Broadcasting, a subsidiary of dms Organization. CayRock broadcasts twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, year-round to a diverse community of over 50...
with 10,000 songs in a row and awarding a $1,000 prize when the 10,000th song was played.