Hot 104.1 is a Caribbean music radio station

Radio station

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 in the Cayman Islands

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...

 in the British West Indies

British West Indies

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. The station is owned by dms Broadcasting

Dms Broadcasting

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....

, a subsidiary of dms Organization.

The station maintains studio operations in George Town

George Town, Cayman Islands

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, Grand Cayman

Grand Cayman

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. The broadcast is also simultaneously streamed live on the internet via the station's website, www.hot1041.ky

The beginning

The station belongs to the parent company, dms Broadcasting, who were granted a license to broadcast on three stations in Grand Cayman by the ICTA on July 15, 2004. 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 elminating the need to erect a new tower.

Hurricane Ivan

Hurricane Ivan

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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 station. 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.

Programming

"Hot 104.1", plays an eclectic blend of Reggae, Dancehall, Reggaeton, Soca, and Calypso music, including Mavado, Vybz Kartel, Damian Marley, Destra, Beres Hammond, Daddy Yankee, Rupee, Bob Marley, Oscar B, and Sizzla.

The current weekday on-air lineup includes The Morning Grind the D- Docta on mornings, Renato on mid-days, The Traffic Jam from 3pm - 7pm, Shavy T with Night Flight. Friday kicks into high gear with DJ Lin from 5pm - 7pm with the Chain Reaction Show.

Notable weekend programming includes Jules on Saturday mornings, Shavy T on Saturday mid-days, D Docta on Saturday afternoons, Renato on Saturday nights. Then Sunday Morning Gospel is followed by Caribbean Top 30 Countdown with Diva Nikki Z and Hot Soca Flow with Cedric. Sunday Night ends with Rockers Island with Super C.

The station also features live broadcasts at nightclubs, businesses, and hosts various charity events throughout Grand Cayman.

External links

• 104.1 Hot FM official website