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BBC
launches its first 24 hour FM relay in Trinidad |
November 26, 2007: Listeners in Trinidad and
Tobago can enjoy for the first time the BBC’s
internationally famous radio programmes 24 hours a day,
seven days a week with the launch of BBC 98.7 FM. Audiences
across both islands now have access to a wider mixture of
BBC programmes including some tailored specifically for the
Caribbean.
Debbie Ransome, Head of BBC Caribbean said: “This is our
third 24-hour BBC radio station in the Caribbean and our
first in Trinidad and Tobago. I am delighted that more of
our listeners can hear, for the first time, the full range
of BBC programmes in FM quality.”
Audiences can enjoy programmes tailored specifically for the
region including BBC Caribbean’s flagship programme
Caribbean Report broadcast three times a day. With its mix
of news from the region and across the world it has
attracted top decision-makers including prime ministers and
opposition leaders. The morning edition of Caribbean Report
can be heard at 07.05 local time, the lunchtime edition at
noon and the evening edition at 17.15 local time. |
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Sports Caribbean
at 07.10 local time is compiled by BBC World Service Sports.
It provides timely on-the-spot reports from BBC commentators
at major sporting events in the Caribbean and across the
world including cricket test matches and English Premiership
football. Caribbean Magazine at 07.15 local time reflects
the blend of cultural influences in the Caribbean and its
diaspora. Audiences across the world can also listen to
audio of their favourite programmes and stay across key
issues affecting the Caribbean at bbccaribbean.com
Other BBC programmes available on BBC 98.7 FM include
Newshour, which is 60 minutes of news and analysis of the
day's top stories from the BBC's most experienced
correspondents, Outlook, which brings human interest stories
from across the globe, and World, Have Your Say, the daily
multimedia interactive phone-in programme encouraging people
across the world to debate global and local topics. They can
also question experts and leading international figures in
the news.
BBC programmes can also be heard on two BBC FM relays in the
Caribbean, BBC 89.1 FM in Antigua and BBC 104 FM in Jamaica |
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