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Government’s Radio Cayman provides a
choice of two services, Radio Cayman
One and Two. One airs news,
information, and community affairs,
as well as music and a popular
afternoon talk show, and Two play
mostly music. Both broadcast 24
hours daily, Radio Cayman One on
Grand Cayman on 89.9FM and on Cayman
Brac and Little Cayman on 93.9FM,
Radio Cayman Two on 105.3FM on Grand
Cayman and on 91.9FM on the Sister
Islands. Government’s weather
service broadcasts advisories on
107.9FM. ICCI-FM was Cayman’s first
radio station, going on the air in
1973. It is a non-commercial,
training workshop for broadcasting
students of the International
College of the Cayman Islands. The
station broadcasts on 101.1FM. Z99
offers 24-hour music programming --
current and classic rock, Caribbean,
rap, and hip-hop. Heaven 97 plays
round-the-clock contemporary
Christian music and spiritual
information. The same company also
operates Gospel 88.7 for listeners
who favor the classics. Vibe 98.9
follows an urban Caribbean music
format and airs specialty shows
featuring jazz, Latin, oldies/retro,
gospel and club. Ocean 95 is an
automated station that targets the
stay-over tourist audience with
current and gold hit music. Rooster
101 feeds Cayman’s love of country
music and is home to a popular
morning call-in show. Style 96.5
plays both current and classic
popular music – Caribbean, rock,
hip-hop, soul and rap. Spin 94.9
bills itself as “your dance station”
and often features DJs that
entertain in Island nightclubs. DMS
Broadcasting operates X107.1 which
plays alternative and contemporary
hit music; Kiss 106.1 which plays
contemporary and gold adult
contemporary; and Hot 104.1. which
plays Caribbean music and features a
popular evening drive time talk show.
As exciting as the radio market is in 2006, there are
rumors that more stations may soon
be on the air. Many of the stations
keep costs low by being partially
automated, using satellite network
feeds during part of the day. Almost
all have websites; some also web
cast. There are six broadcast
television channels in the Cayman
Islands. Entertainment, news and
sports can be found on Cayman 27,
owned by CITN (Cayman International
Television Network), and Island 24,
owned by CTS (Cayman Television
Service).
Three channels provide religious
programming; one transmits
programming from the U.S.-based
Trinity Broadcasting Network, the
second is administered by the Cayman
Islands Mission of Seventh-day
Adventists and the third by the
Roman Catholic Church. The sixth
channel, Discover Cayman, is an
entertainment and activity guide for
both visitors and residents. West
star TV Ltd. operates a microwave
relay cable TV subscription service.
The company offers a basic
36-channel package of U.S. network
entertainment, news (including the
BBC), movie, cartoon, music,
information, and sports channels
that also include the six local
channels. Dedicated TV viewers may
select, and pay more for, several
different packages that offer, for
example, more sports or more movies
or more family channels. Satellite
dishes and tape clubs also provide
viewing fare.
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