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Barbados — 48 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1995 broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 2, shortwave 0 radios: NA
1995 broadcast stations: 2 (1 pay) televisions: NA
1996 AM 3, FM 2, shortwave 0
1996 2 (1 pay)
1997 AM 3, FM 2, shortwave 0
1997 2 (1 pay)
1998 AM 3, FM 2, shortwave 0
1998 2 (1 pay)
1999 AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0
1999 1 (in addition, there are two cable channels) (1997)
2000 AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
2000 1 (plus two cable channels) (1997)
2001 AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
2001 1 (plus two cable channels) (1997)
2002 AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
2002 1 (plus two cable channels) (1997)
2003 AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
2003 1 (plus two cable channels) (1997)
2004 AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
2004 1 (plus two cable channels) (1997)
2005 AM 2, FM 6, shortwave 0 (2004)
2005 1 (plus two cable channels) (2004)
2006 AM 2, FM 6, shortwave 0 (2004)
2006 1 (plus two cable channels) (2004)
2007 AM 2, FM 6, shortwave 0 (2004)
2007 1 (plus 2 cable channels) (2004)
2008 AM 2, FM 6, shortwave 0 (2004)
2008 1 (plus 2 cable channels) (2004)
2009 AM 2, FM 6, shortwave 0 (2004)
2009 1 (plus 2 cable channels) (2004)
2010 government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) operates the lone terrestrial television station; CBC also operates a multi-channel cable TV subscription service; roughly a dozen radio stations, consisting of a CBC-operated network alongside privately-owned radio stations, in operation (2007)
2011 government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) operates the lone terrestrial television station; CBC also operates a multi-channel cable TV subscription service; roughly a dozen radio stations, consisting of a CBC-operated network alongside privately-owned radio stations, in operation (2007)
2012 government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) operates the lone terrestrial TV station; CBC also operates a multi-channel cable TV subscription service; roughly a dozen radio stations, consisting of a CBC-operated network operating alongside privately-owned radio stations (2007)
2013 government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) operates the lone terrestrial TV station; CBC also operates a multi-channel cable TV subscription service; roughly a dozen radio stations, consisting of a CBC-operated network operating alongside privately owned radio stations (2007)
2014 government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) operates the lone terrestrial TV station; CBC also operates a multi-channel cable TV subscription service; roughly a dozen radio stations, consisting of a CBC-operated network operating alongside privately owned radio stations (2007)
2015 government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) operates the lone terrestrial TV station; CBC also operates a multi-channel cable TV subscription service; roughly a dozen radio stations, consisting of a CBC-operated network operating alongside privately owned radio stations (2007)
2015 AM 2, FM 13, shortwave 0 (2009)
2015 1 (plus 2 cable channels) (2004)
2016 government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) operates the lone terrestrial TV station; CBC also operates a multi-channel cable TV subscription service; roughly a dozen radio stations, consisting of a CBC-operated network operating alongside privately owned radio stations (2007)
2017 government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) operates the lone terrestrial TV station; CBC also operates a multi-channel cable TV subscription service; roughly a dozen radio stations, consisting of a CBC-operated network operating alongside privately owned radio stations (2009)
2018 government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) operates the lone terrestrial TV station; CBC also operates a multi-channel cable TV subscription service; roughly a dozen radio stations, consisting of a CBC-operated network operating alongside privately owned radio stations (2009)
2019 government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) operates the lone terrestrial TV station; CBC also operates a multi-channel cable TV subscription service; roughly a dozen radio stations, consisting of a CBC-operated network operating alongside privately owned radio stations
2020 government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) operates the lone terrestrial TV station; CBC also operates a multi-channel cable TV subscription service; roughly a dozen radio stations, consisting of a CBC-operated network operating alongside privately owned radio stations
2021 government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) operates the lone terrestrial TV station; CBC also operates a multi-channel cable TV subscription service; roughly a dozen radio stations, consisting of a CBC-operated network operating alongside privately owned radio stations
2022 government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) operates the lone terrestrial TV station; CBC also operates a multi-channel cable TV subscription service; roughly a dozen radio stations, consisting of a CBC-operated network operating alongside privately owned radio stations (2019)
2023 government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) operates the lone terrestrial TV station; CBC also operates a multi-channel cable TV subscription service; roughly a dozen radio stations, consisting of a CBC-operated network operating alongside privately owned radio stations (2019)
2024 government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) operates the lone terrestrial TV station; CBC also operates a multi-channel cable TV subscription service; roughly a dozen radio stations, consisting of a CBC-operated network operating alongside privately owned radio stations (2019)
2025 government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) operates the lone terrestrial TV station; CBC also has a multi-channel cable TV subscription service; roughly a dozen CBC-operated radio stations operate alongside privately owned radio stations (2019)