Tuning In On Anguilla, 1999- Anguilla News


Tuning In On Anguilla, 1999
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Here's an update on the Anguilla radio dial from visitor Roger Fenn (you can also read his report from last year).

We were back for the fifth year to enjoy beautiful Junks Hole Bay and much more. While relaxing, we did our usual dialing around and dropped by some of the local stations.
Some delightful anomalies are found on Anguilla. A few include driving on the left (British) side of the road in cars which for the most part are imported with left side steering wheels. Speed limits are posted in miles per hour though speedometers in some vehicles on the island show only kilometers per hour. Likewise, there�s a melange of radio (and TV) protocols which don�t match, since adjacent St. Martin stations broadcast under the guidelines of both France and The Netherlands, and Anguilla is tuned up to British standards.
Some AM auto radios are tuned to U.S. type standards, which step frequencies in 10 kilohertz increments, while others are set for international 9 kilohertz increments. The latter is fine if you want to hear the stations from E.C. islands which were once part of the British empire, but when you try tuning in some others from the U.S.V.I. or distant night time signals, forget it. On the FM band, most stations are tunable in the odd megahertz available on most car radios, but some of the stations in Marigot fall on even decimal numbers, making them untunable. Be prepared. If you want the most variety, bring a good digital tuning international radio such as the Grundig Yacht Boy. When all else fails, you can tune in the BBC or Voice of America.

Here is Roger�s easy reference table arranged in order of distance from Anguilla. Submit any corrections or additional info to [email protected]

Location	Frequency	Call	Format	Lang	Weather	News	Features
Anguilla	1505/95.5	Radio Anguilla	Full Service	E	7:45a.m.	7-8 a.m.	Community*
Anguilla	105.7 f.m.	"105"	Jump up	E	None	None	Sello **
Anguilla	1610/101.1	Caribbean Beacon	Christian M	E	Some	Some	Local live***
Marigot	88.9	R.F.O.	Full Service	F		Hourly
Marigot	91.2			F
Marigot	105.2	R.C.I	Full Service	F	Hourly	Occ.	Local Music
Marigot	106.1	"Radio Transat"	Adult Cont.	F			Local Music
St Barth	100.7	"Radio St.Barth"	Variety Mus	F	Hourly	Hourly	Carib.Music
Philipsb	92.5	Maranatha Radio	Contemp Ch	E
Philipsb	91.9	"105" "PJR-2"	Rebroadcast	E	above
Philipsb	94.7	"Mix 94.7"	C.H.R.	E
Philipsb	96.3	"The Oasis"	Soft Contem	E	Occ		sponsors
Philipsb	99.9	"Choice FM"	A. Contemp	E	Hourly	Hourly
Philipsb	101.1	"Laser 101"	C.H.R.	E
Philipsb	101.5	"Jams FM"	C.H.R. Carib	E	Hourly	Hourly	Local Music
Philipsb	102.7	PJD-3	Full Service	E	Hourly	Hourly	Community
Philipsb	1300	PJD-2	Full Service	E	Hourly	Hourly	Community
Saba	93.9	PJF-2	A.Contemp	E
St.Kitts	550	ZIZ	Full Service	E	Hourly	Hourly	Community
Antigua	620	ABS	Full Service	E	Often		Community
Tortola	780	ZBVI	Full Service	E	Often	� Hours	Community
Nevis	895	VON	Full Service	E	Often	Often	Comm.Cml.
St.Thoma	1000	WVWI	Full Service	E	Hourly	Hourly	Local
SanJuan	1030	WOSO	News Talk	E	Hourly	Hourly	Local

* Located in the Valley, long news also at noon and 7:00 p.m. plus many special local programs

**Located on Crocus Hill, truly local music with Mello Sello, otherwise satellite programs, rebroadcasts on 91.9 St. Martin and 92.1 Statia

***Located near Sandy Hill, this other local station on Anguilla also has a short wave transmitter

Many thanks to Roger Fenn for this report. When asked about Spanish-language programming, he wrote:

I listened primarily for local English (E) and French (F) because of the proximity to Anguilla. I think there was one St. Maartin F.M. Spanish station, and certainly dozens of distant A.M. Spanish signals from around the Caribbean rim. Since my mastery of Spanish is slim to none, I had little idea of where most were heard from, though the majority of daytime A.M.'s were probably Puerto Rico.

[Editor: read about a bi-lingual broadcast in Anguilla.]

Revised: 2000/1/2

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