Belize Newspapers, Radio and Television Stations

ABOVE: Local television news anchor for Channel 7 - but sorry - no news on weekends or holidays.

Belize Newspapers, Radio and Television stations.

Newspapers

Amandala. Independent weekly newspaper. Email: amandala@btl.net

Belize Times. Official organ of the - Peoples United Party.

The Guardian. Official organ of the United Democraric Party.

Reporter. Independent weekly newspaper. www.reporterbelize.com Email: editor@belizereporter.com

Ambergris Today. Independent weekly newspaper. www.ambergristoday.com Email: ambertoday@btl.net

Alliance Weekly. Political-affiliated weekly newspaper - National Alliance for Belizean Rights. P.O. Box 361, Belize City, Belize

Broadcast Media in Belize

Television entered Belize in late 1970's with VHS playback machines; broadcast of international TV signals via cable hook-up began in the early 1980's when Baymen Broadcasting began recording and airing local parades and variety shows.

From mid-1980's to early 1990's, other local productions began being recorded and aired, primarily TV magazine shows on Belizean cultural events. Production values increased as modern equipment and training was undertaken, and regular local broadcast television started in 1992 when Channel 5 opened with a daily local newscast. Since then, two other TV stations have begun offering some local programming. The three broadcast TV stations are listed below. Cable, meanwhile, took off, with over 15 stations servicing homes directly with cable link-up.

The Belize Broadcasting Authority was formed in the mid 1980's to regulate the industry. Although discussions on copyright legislation began in the mid 1990's, it was in 2002 that copyright legislation was introduced and local cable operators are in the process of formalizing arrangements with international networks for re-broadcasting rights.

Radio began in the mid 1950's in Belize and until 1989, only one government-controlled radio station existed. Since then, other radio stations have been licensed and operate under Belize Broadcasting Authority guidelines. Today, over 24 radio stations exist; of these, half are religious stations run by U.S. evangelical groups; the others are commercial radio, and most of the commercial stations and their frequencies are listed below.

Television Broadcast Stations

Channel 5 Belize. Belize district with 75% nationwide coverage, with daily weeknight local news package.

Channel 7. Belize District with 60% nationwide coverage, with daily local news package.

Note: Belize T.V. stations do not broadcast news on weekends or holidays. Apart from 30 minutes of local news and commercials Monday to Friday, most T.V. fare consists of pirated U.S. television programs

SEN TV. Cayo District coverage, with 3x weekly local news package.

Radio Broadcast Stations

Love FM. 95.1, 98.1, 88.9 FM; nationwide, primarily English, with some Spanish and some Creole primarily via talk-shows. www.lovefm.com Email: lovefm@btl.net

Krem Radio. 96.5, 91.1 FM; almost 50% nationwide, English and Creole languages. Email: kremwub@hotmail.com

Wave Radio. Belize district. 105.9 FM. Email: wave@btl.net

FM 2000 . Belize district. 90.5 FM. www.fm2000@belizehome.com email: fm2000@btl.net

Radio Ritmo. Cayo District. 91.9 FM. Spanish and English Email: ritmo@yahoo.com

Power Mix. Stann Creek District. English and some Garifuna, 90.7 FM. #573A Riverside St., Dangriga, Belize

Wamalali. Toledo District. English, Creole, some Garifuna and Spanish. Tel/Fax: +501-722-2121

Estereo Amor. Belize District. All Spanish

More FM. Belmopan, Cayo and Belize City and surrounds. Email: morefm1@yahoo.com

Power FM. Cayo District. Fax: +501-804-4211

Radio Arrecife. San Pedro Ambergris Caye. 92.3 FM. Spanish with some English. Email: reefradio@btl.net

Estereo Tu Y Yo. Orange Walk District. 98.5, 101.1, 102.1 FM. Mostly Spanish with some English. Fax: +501-322-02262

SCRS Radio. Orange Walk District. 103.1 FM. Fax: +501-302-0473.

Radio Bahia. Corozal District. Spanish with some English. Fax: +501-422-3543.

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