Communications in the Turks and Caicos Islands
Telephone
Telephones - main lines in use: 3,000 (1994)[1]
Telephones - mobile cellular: 0 (1994)[1]
Telephone system: fair cable and radiotelephone services
- domestic: NA
- international: 2 submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)[1]
Radio
Radio broadcast stations: AM 3 (one inactive), FM 6, shortwave 0 (1998) A partial list of AM/FM/SW stations in the Turks and Caicos Islands is provided below:
AM Radio:
- 530 Radio Visión Cristiana
- VHT 1460 (formerly VSI)
FM Radio:
- ZISP-FM 88.1 Smooth FM
- ZGCI-FM 88.3 GCI Broadcasting
- ZIBT-FM 88.5 Connolly Productions Company
- ZIDG-FM 88.7 88 Jamz - D & D Ewing Communications Ltd. 88.7 / 98.9
- ZRTC-FM 89.1 Radio Turks and Caicos (Cockburn Town; formerly 107.7 until June 2018)
- ZRTC-1 89.1 Radio Turks and Caicos (Cockburn Town; formerly 101.9 until June 2018)
- ZRTC-2 89.1 Radio Turks and Caicos (Providenciales; formerly 103.9 until June 2018)
- ZWIV-1 89.3 Coral Radio 1 (WIV)
- ZHPE 89.7 Hope Radio
- ZWIV-2 89.9 Coral Radio 2 (WIV)
- ZIPH-FM 90.5 90.5 Praise Him FM
- ZISN-FM 91.1 91.1 Sun FM Sun Media
- ZIPW-FM 92.5 92.5 Power FM
- ZIIS-FM 93.9 93.9 Island FM
- ZIKB-FM 94.7 KIST 95
- ZIKC-FM 95.1 KIST 95
- ZVIC-FM 96.7 VIC - Victory in Christ Radio
- ZIHP-FM 96.9 House on the Rock Ministries
- ZIAP-FM 98.3 Abundant Life Ministries
- ZIDP-FM 98.9 ROJ - Rock of Jesus
- ZIKS-FM 99.9 Kiss FM
- ZIWV-3 102.5 WIV Radio
- ZITR-FM 104.5 Tradewinds Radio TCI
- ZIBF-FM 105.5 / 103.5 ZIBF, Life Radio
- ZRTP-FM 105.9 RTC 105.9
- ZIKP-FM 106.3 KIST 106.3
Shortwave:
- VSI-8 4780 kHz
- VSI-35 8000 kHz
Defunct:
- 1020 Caribbean Christian Radio (1995-1998) (call-sign unknown at this time)
- 1020 SuperPower 1020 (call-sign unknown at this time)
- 1570 Atlantic Beacon (call-sign unknown at this time)
- Hope Radio 89.7 (call-sign unknown at this time)
- VHTC-FM 91.5
- TCI Baptist Union 94.7 (call-sign unknown at this time)
- VHT-FM 101.9 (formerly VSI-FM)
- ZIBS-FM 107.1
Radios: 8,000 (1997)
Television
Television broadcast stations: 2
WIV Cable has been operating on the islands for over 10 years (Channel 4)
New to Turks & Caicos, TCeyeTV started broadcasting on 3 July 2007
broadcasts from The Bahamas are also received; cable television is established) (1997)
Internet
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 3 (2013)
- LIME (ADSL)
- WIV (DSL)
- Islandcom (4G)
Country code (Top level domain): TC
External links
- The Turks & Caicos Islands Telecommunications Commission
- The Turks and Caicos Islands, SubmarineCableMap.com
References
- ^ a b c "CIA - The World Factbook -- Turks and Caicos Islands". University of Virginia's College at Wise. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
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