96.5 CayRock

Infobox Radio station
name = 96.5 CayRock


area = Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
branding = "96.5 CayRock"
slogan = "All Things Rock"
airdate = July 1, 2006
frequency = 96.5 (MHz)
format = International Rock
coordinates = coord|19|18|N|81|23|W
erp =
former_callsigns = Style 96.5
owner = dms Broadcasting (Parent company is dms Organization)
sister_stations = Hot 104.1, 106.1 Kiss FM, X107.1
website = [http://www.cayrock.ky cayrock.ky] |

96.5 CayRock (96.5 FM) 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 nationalities.

The station maintains studio operations in George Town, Grand Cayman. The broadcast is also simultaneously streamed live on the internet via the station's website.

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 in 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 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.

In June 2006, dms Broadcasting acquired the variety hits station Style 96.5 and on July 1, 2006 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.

Programming

96.5 CayRock, 'All Things Rock!', plays the best of rock, from the old classics to the most popular hits of today, including Foo Fighters, Led Zeppelin, Green Day, Aerosmith, Collective Soul, Guns N' Roses, AC/DC, Metallica, Pearl Jam, Nickelback, The Rolling Stones, The Tragically Hip and U2.

Notable weekday programming includes the "Ben Maxwell Show" on mornings, Wendy Walker on mid-days, Frank Lario on afternoons, and "Pirate Radio with "Gunpowder Jones" on nights.

Notable weekend programming includes Frank Lario on Saturday afternoons and Bryan Daniels on Saturday nights plus "The Phil Michaels Experience" on Sunday nights.

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

tation features

*Hair Band Heaven - A double shot from the days where rock stars teased up their hair, slathered on makeup and sang about Girls, Girls, Girls... Poison, the Crue, Cinderella, Winger, Def Leppard, Twisted Sister, Warrant -- they're all there... and so are you! Big Hair Wendy is your guide thru the feathering and mullets.

*Grunge Plunge - Every afternoon the station takes a plunge into the grunge. It was a sound that changed music forever, and made it cool to be all emotionally messed-up. Phil Lario hosts.

*Demandatory Metallica - To get you in the mood for romance and relaxation, 96.5 CAYROCK cranks up Metallica by request. After all, nothing says "relaxation" like "Enter Sandman". Metallica is on demand and mandatory, hence the fancy name "demandatory"®.

External links

* [http://www.cayrock.ky 96.5 CayRock official website]