CBC TV 8

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CBC TV 8 (8PX-TV) is a

The Pine, Saint Michael. Channel 8 is affiliated with the Caribbean Broadcast Media Partnership on HIV/AIDS, the Caribbean Media Corporation and its subsidiary the Caribbean Broadcasting Union
.

History

CBC-TV first signed on in 1964 on channel 3 and it broadcasts for at least 4 hours on weekdays, and 5½ hours on Sundays.[2][3] It became the first West Indian station to air colour broadcasts in 1971.[4] It moved to channel 9 in 1984 and its current channel position, channel 8, in 1991.[3]

Broadcast schedule

TV 8's local programs include Mornin' Barbados every weekday from 6:30 to 8:00 a.m.

The station's news broadcast, at 7:00 p.m., runs for an hour on weekdays and 30 minutes on weekends; The station also shows movies late at night.

Coverage

CBC-TV 8 can also be seen on channel 108 on

Multi-Choice TV, the CBC's wireless cable television system. The broadcasting area of the station also reaches the neighbouring islands of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
.

The station provides Barbadians with some off-air news[5] and sports[6] updates via social media including Facebook and Twitter. Rebroadcasts of the news and other special programmes are posted on the station's official YouTube channel "CBCBARBADOS".

See also

References

  1. ^ Major Barbadian License holders Archived 2012-10-25 at the Wayback Machine, Telecoms Department
  2. ^ "Television Factbook" (PDF). 1966. p. 865-b. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ^
    ISBN 0-333-92068-6
    .
  4. ISBN 2-88124-447-5
    . Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  5. Facebook
  6. Facebook

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