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Telecommunications in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Telecommunications in the Turks and Caicos Islands

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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:

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


References

  1. "CIA - The World Factbook -- Turks and Caicos Islands". University of Virginia's College at Wise. Retrieved 2023-01-03.



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