Communications in the
Turks and Caicos Islands
The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; and ) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and n ...
Telephone
Telephone
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s - main lines in use: 3,000 (1994)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 0 (1994)
Telephone system: fair cable and radiotelephone services
:''domestic:'' NA
:''international:'' 2 submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio
Radio
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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:
* 53
Radio Visión Cristiana*
VHT 1460 (formerly VSI)
FM Radio:
*
ZISP-FM 88.1 Smooth FM
*
ZGCI-FM 88.3 GCI Broadcasting
*
ZI??-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
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(Top level domain): TC
External links
The Turks & Caicos Islands Telecommunications CommissionThe Turks and Caicos Islands SubmarineCableMap.com
References
Turks and Caicos Islands
The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; and ) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and n ...
Turks
Turk or Turks may refer to:
Communities and ethnic groups
* Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic languages
* Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
* Turkish citizen, a citizen of the Republic ...
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