ZFKC-FM
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| Broadcast area | Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands |
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| Branding | Radio Cayman 1 |
| Slogan | "The Voice Of The Cayman Islands" |
| Frequency | 89.9 MHz |
| First air date | 12 December 1976[1] |
| Format | News/Talk |
| ERP | 5,000 watts |
| HAAT | 10 meters |
| Transmitter coordinates | 19°20′N 81°10′W / 19.333°N 81.167°W |
| Affiliations | BBC World Service |
| Owner | Government of the Cayman Islands |
| Sister stations | Breeze FM (aka "Radio Cayman 2") |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | RadioCayman.gov.ky |
ZFKC-FM (89.9 FM, "Radio Cayman 1") is a radio station in the Cayman Islands.[2] The station is owned by the Cayman Islands Government[3] and airs a news/talk format with focus on community affairs and current events plus blocks of music.[4]
Radio Cayman was first broadcast was on 12 April 1976 but regular broadcasting did not begin until December of that year.[1][5] The station's latest license was issued on 11 December 2003,[6][7] but it was amended on 18 October 2007 to realign both the main Radio Cayman 1 transmitter in Grand Cayman and its Cayman Brac translator to the same 89.9 MHz frequency.[8]
[edit] Translators
| City of license | Identifier | Frequency | Power |
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| Cayman Brac | Radio Cayman 1 | 89.9 FM | 300 watts |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Miller, Kathy (2008-04-21). "Radio Cayman's 32 Years". Cayman Net News. http://www.caymannetnews.com/archivelist.php?news_id=6823&pageaction=showdetail&news_id=6823&arcyear=2008&arcmonth=4&arcday=21.
- ^ Jacobs, George (2007). National Radio: Cayman Islands. Billboard Books. p. p. 152. ISBN 0-8230-5997-9.
- ^ "FM Broadcasting Stations in the Cayman Islands". ICTA. http://www.icta.ky/da_broadcast_stations.php. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ "Broadcasting". Cayman Islands Government. 2005-07-14. http://www.gov.ky/portal/page?_pageid=1142,1481245&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ McLean, V. Arden (2008-04-21). "Radio Cayman's 32nd Anniversary Supplement". Cayman Net News. http://www.caymannetnews.com/archivelist.php?news_id=6825&pageaction=showdetail&news_id=6825&arcyear=2008&arcmonth=4&arcday=21.
- ^ "Broadcast License Register". ICTA. http://www.icta.ky/da_licences.php. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ "Licence to Radio Cayman" (PDF). ICTA. http://www.icta.ky/docs/Licences/Radio%20Cayman%20Licence.pdf. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ "Amendment number 1 to the licence of Radio Cayman" (PDF). ICTA. http://www.icta.ky/docs/Licences/Radio_Cayman_Amend1.pdf.
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