| Broadcast area | Dominica and Eastern Caribbean [1] |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 88.1 FM [2] |
| Branding | |
| Programming | |
| Format | Music / Talk / News |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Government of Dominica [3] |
| History | |
First air date | November 1971 [4] |
| Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | 15°17′42″N 61°23′08″W / 15.29495°N 61.38544°W |
| Links | |
| Website | https://dbcradio.net |
Dominica Broadcasting Corporation (also known on-air as DBS or DBS Radio) is the national radio station of the Commonwealth of Dominica. [3] The service, owned by the local government, [3] is headquartered on Victoria Street in the island's capital, Roseau. [4] Broadcast on the 88.1 FM frequency [2] (along with several others across the island nation), [5] DBS' signal is also picked up across the Eastern Caribbean. [1]
The company was founded in 1971 as Radio Dominica, and upon its launch replaced programming provided to the island by WIBS, the Windward Islands Broadcasting Service of Grenada. [4] Programs from DBS over the years have included The Dominica Story (a year before its 1975 publication in book form) [6] and Experience Kwéyòl (Espéwéyans Kwéyòl). [7] [8]
See also
References
General
- Honychurch, Lennox (1995). The Dominica Story (2nd ed.). Macmillan Education. ISBN 0-333-62776-8.
Specific
- ^
a
b Brown, Aggrey; Sanatan, Roderick (1987).
Talking with Whom?. Caribbean Institute of Mass Communication,
University of the West Indies. p. 103.
ISBN
978-976-41-0074-4. Retrieved 23 October 2023 – via
Google Books Snippets.
The Dominica Broadcasting Corporation operates a ten kilowatt radio station, which can be heard from the U.S.V.I. in the north to Trinidad in the south.
- ^ a b Crask, Paul (2008). "Media and Communications". Dominica. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-84162-217-0. Retrieved 23 October 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e Morse, Kimberly J., ed. (2022). "Dominica". The Americas: An Encyclopedia of Culture and Society. ABC-CLIO. p. 354. ISBN 978-1-440-85239-8. Retrieved 23 October 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c Honychurch 1995, p. 194, Development and Welfare: General Services.
- ^ Staff (2 November 2021). "Dominica Broadcasting Corporation (DBS Radio) celebrates 50 years of existence". Dominica News Online (DNO). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ Honychurch 1995, p. vii, Acknowledgements: The first edition.
- ^ Rabess, Gregory (15 November 1993). "Cadence: The Dominican Experience - The Impact of Cadence". In Guillbault, Jocelyne (ed.). Zouk: World Music in the West Indies. University of Chicago Press. p. 104. ISBN 0-226-31041-8. Retrieved 23 October 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ Staff (2 August 2012). "Golden Drum awardees Felix Henderson and DBS Radio". Dominica News Online (DNO). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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