Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
- Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
Infobox Network
network_name = "Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation"
network_| country =
network_type = Broadcast radio network
Television network
available = National
owner = Barbadian Government
key_people = Dr. Allyson Leacock: General Manager
Ms. Linda Walrond: Head of Radio Department
Mrs. Cecily Clarke-Richmond: Head of Television
Mr. Andrew Greene: Chief MCTV Officer
Mr. Richard Cox: Head of News and Current Affairs
launch_date = December 1963 (radio)
December 1964 (television)
past_names =
website = http://www.cbcbarbados.bb/
http://www.cbc.bb/
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 three radio stations: two FM stations and one AM radio station.
Besides the terrestrial television and radio the 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 CBC falls under the ministry and jurisdiction of the Prime Minister's Office.
The CBC is a member of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association in the Commonwealth of Nations.
Television
*CBC TV 8
Radio
*CBC Radio -- 900 AM
*The One 98.1
* Quality 100.7 FM
ee also
*CaribVision
*List of radio stations in Barbados
External links
*Official website:
*http://www.cbcbarbados.bb/
*http://www.cbc.bb/:* [https://www.jumptv.com/en/channel/cbc/ The CBC's Live broadcast online via JumpTV]
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