ZNS-1
Radio station in Nassau, Bahamas
25°00′14.10″N 77°21′01.20″W / 25.0039167°N 77.3503333°W / 25.0039167; -77.3503333 (AM 1540)- ZNS-1 104.5 MHz (Nassau)
- ZNS-1-FM 107.7 MHz (Freeport)
ZNS-1 (branded as Radio Bahamas) is the oldest broadcast station in the Bahamas. It has a news/talk format, and broadcasts on 1540 kHz and 104.5 MHz in Nassau, with a repeater in Freeport on 107.7 MHz. It is under ownership of the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas. The AM station has a Class A clear-channel allocation under NARBA and its nighttime signal can be heard throughout the Bahamas, most of Cuba, and southeastern Florida.[1]
History
The Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas (BCB) was created as a state-owned radio broadcast service in 1936, out of a primary concern of providing accurate hurricane warnings to all of the islands of the Bahamas. A callsign of ZNS (standing for "Zephyr Nassau Sunshine") was chosen and the first broadcast was held for the coronation of Britain's King George VI and his wife on May 12, 1937.[2]
In the early days, ZNS broadcast for only two hours per day using a 500 watt transmitter. Programming included global news from the BBC, local news and musical recordings (from the BBC).[3]
All programming from 1936 to 1950 was aired on a non-commercial basis by the colonial government, but advertising sponsors began to appear in the early 1950s.[4] and since that time the station has functioned as a government-owned but commercially funded station.[5]
Today
Radio Bahamas (ZNS-1) operates from its premises on Third Terrace, Centreville in Nassau (the station's home since 1959).[6] Today programming is a mix of news, cultural affairs,[7] and music, and is described as being "the national voice of the Bahamas."
References
- ^ Fitz, Jose "The Oldest Broadcaster in the Bahamas"Ten Watts (blog) Oct. 2018 Accessed Jan. 5, 2022
- ^ "ZNS to be honored by Bahamas Press Club" Bahamas Weekly (Nov. 15, 2015) (Accessed Jan. 5, 2022)
- ^ "About ZNS" ZNSBahamas.com Accessed Jan. 5, 2022
- ^ "About ZNS" ZNSBahamas.com Accessed Jan. 5, 2022
- ^ Lent, John A. Third World Mass Media and their search for modernity: The Case of Commonwealth Caribbean, 1717-1976 (Bucknell Univ. Press 1977) Accessed Jan. 5, 2022
- ^ "About ZNS" ZNSBahamas.com Accessed Jan. 5, 2022
- ^ Brown, Susan Love This is the Real Bahamas: Solidarity and Identity in Cat Island (Univ. of California-San Diego 1992), p. 120.
External links
- Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas
- FCC information for ZNS-1
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Radio stations in The Bahamas
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| FM |
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- ZMA-FM-1 91.1
- ZMA-FM 93.5
- ZSS-FM-2 95.5
- ZNJ-FM-1 100.1
- ZDCS-FM 89.0
- ZLIB-FM 106.1
- ZMIC-FM 106.1
- Praise FM 88.5
- ZNS-2/C6B-2 6.09 MHz
- 100 Jams
- 103.5 The Beat
- BBN - Turning Point Radio
- The Breeze
- Classical 98.1
- Coast FM
- Cool FM
- Dove FM
- Gems FM
- Global 99.5
- Glory 93.9
- Guardian Radio
- Gospel 107.1
- Hot 91.7
- Infolight 90.1
- Inspiration 1240 & 107.9
- Island 102.9
- The Island Breeze
- Joy FM
- Kiss FM
- Lifetalk Radio
- Love 97
- Mix 102.1
- More 94.9 - Bahamas' Superstation
- The National Voice2
- Peace 107.5
- Power 104.5
- Praise FM 88.5
- Prayse FM
- Radio Abaco
- Radio Bahamas
- Splash FM 92.5
- Spirit FM
- Sports Radio 103.5
- Star 106
- Sure Word Ministries
- Trans World Radio "Shine AM" (Radio Trans Mundial "Qué Bille AM")1
- 105.7 The Zebra
- Gospel 107.1
- Y 98.7
- Other islands/countries
Bermuda
Cayman Islands
Cuba- Havana
U.S.- Florida Keys
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale
- West Palm Beach
- See also
- Communications in the Bahamas
- Bahamas TV
- Notes
- 1. Unofficial clear-channel station with extended nighttime coverage.
- 2. Clear-channel station with extended nighttime coverage.
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