Telecommunications in the Turks and Caicos Islands explained

Communications in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Telephone

Telephones - main lines in use: 3,000 (1994)^[1]

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 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:

• 530 Radio Visión Cristiana
• VHT 1460 (formerly VSI)

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

External links

• The Turks & Caicos Islands Telecommunications Commission
• The Turks and Caicos Islands, SubmarineCableMap.com

Notes and References

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