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History and programming

It started broadcasting in 1991 and produces a variety of local content, from programmes (including news bulletins) to commercials. It was not the first television station in Montserrat, as beginning in 1965 ZAL-TV (now ABS) installed a relay station on the island and in the 1980s, there was a station called Antilles TV. In the 2010s, it was linked to the British RAFFA association. In 2011, the network held its own music competition, ''Montserrat Idol'', which was modelled on ''

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'', popular in Montserrat at the time. As of 2012, Natalie Edgecombe was its manager. The network carried ''Caribbean Medical'' on Mondays in 2014, a syndicated programme.

References

{{British Overseas TV Television channels and stations established in 1991 Mass media in dependent territories of the United Kingdom