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Retro Radio Dial: 1988 Caribbean AM/SW Radio
Belize, Bermuda, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama Canal Zone, Surinam, Caribbean excluding Cuba, Dominican Republic & Haiti
Share your own memories of Caribbean Radio
| kHz |
Call/Brand |
Country |
Location |
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| AM | |
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| 535 | Radio Grenada | Grenada | St.George’s |
| 550 | RJR The Supreme Sound | Jamaica | Montego Bay |
| | WPAB | Puerto Rico | Ponce |
| 555 | ZIZ | St.Kitts & Nevis | Basseterre, St.Kitts |
| 560 | GBC Channel Two | Guyana | Georgetown |
| | New Radio Company of Jamaica | Jamaica | Kingston |
| 580 | RJR The Supreme Sound | Jamaica | Galina |
| | WKAQ | Puerto Rico | San Juan |
| 595 | DBC Dominica Broadcasting Service | Dominica | Roseau |
| 600 | WAEL | Puerto Rico | Mayaguez |
| | SRS | Surinam | Paramaribo |
| 610 | NBS Radio 610 | Trinidad & Tobago | Port of Spain, Trinidad |
| 620 | ABBS Radio Antigua & Barbuda Broadcasting Service | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| | Island Broadcasting Services | Jamaica | Mandeville |
| 625 | Radio St.Lucia | St.Lucia | |
| 630 | WQBS | Puerto Rico | San Juan |
| 640 | RFO Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | Pointe a Pitre |
| | Kara’s Broadcasting Corporation | Surinam | Paramaribo |
| 660 | Radio St.Lucia | St.Lucia | Castries |
| 680 | WAPA | Puerto Rico | San Juan |
| 690 | The Caribbean Beacon | Anguilla | The Valley |
| 700 | Western Broadcasting Services | Jamaica | Montego Bay |
| 705 | 705 Radio | St.Vincent | Kingstown |
| 710 | WKJB | Puerto Rico | Mayaguez |
| 720 | RJR The Supreme Sound | Jamaica | Kingston |
| 730 | Radio Trinidad | Trinidad & Tobago | Port of Spain, Trinidad |
| 740 | Radio Antilles | Montserrat | Plymouth |
| | WIAC | Puerto Rico | San Juan |
| 750 | New Radio Company of Jamaica | Jamaica | Port Maria |
| 760 | GBC Channel One | Guyana | Georgetown |
| | WORA | Puerto Rico | Mayaguez |
| 770 | RJR The Supreme Sound | Jamaica | Spur Tree |
| 780 | ZBVI | British Virgin Islands | Roadtown, Tortola |
| | AFRTS | Puerto Rico | Aguadilla [Ramey AFB] |
| 790 | VOB Voice of Barbados | Barbados | Bridgetown |
| | HOACA20 AFRTS Southern Command Network | Panama Canal Zone | Fort Clayton |
| 800 | PJB Trans World Radio | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
| 810 | ZNS3 Radio Bahamas | Bahamas | Freeport |
| | WKVM | Puerto Rico | San Juan |
| 820 | Radio Apintie | Surinam | Paramaribo |
| 825 | Radio Paradise | St.Kitts & Nevis | Basseterre, St.Kitts |
| 830 | Belize Radio One | Belize | Belize City |
| 840 | WXEW | Puerto Rico | Yabucoa |
| 850 | New Radio Company of Jamaica | Jamaica | Savanna-la-Mar |
| | WABA | Puerto Rico | Aguadilla |
| 860 | PJZ-86 Radio Curom | Netherlands Antilles | Willemstad, Curacao |
| 870 | WVOZ | Puerto Rico | San Juan |
| 880 | WBOZ | Puerto Rico | Sabana Grande |
| 885 | ZJB Radio Montserrat | Montserrat | Plymouth |
| 890 | WRRE | Puerto Rico | Las Piedras |
| 895 | VON Voice of Nevis | St.Kitts & Nevis | Charlestown, Nevis |
| 900 | CBC Radio | Barbados | Bridgetown |
| 910 | Belize Radio One | Belize | Punta Gorda |
| | WPRP | Puerto Rico | Ponce |
| 914 | Radio Nickerie | Surinam | Nieuw Nickerie |
| 930 | Belize Radio One | Belize | Corozal |
| | Radio Antilles / BBC / Deutsche Welle / Radio Canada International / VOA | Montserrat | Plymouth |
| | WEKO | Puerto Rico | Cabo Rojo |
| 940 | Belize Radio One | Belize | San Ignacio |
| | WIPR | Puerto Rico | San Juan |
| 960 | P4A-6 Radio Victoria | Aruba | Oranjestad |
| | WJYT | Puerto Rico | Quebradillas |
| 970 | WSTX | US Virgin Islands | Christianstad, St.Croix |
| 990 | WPRA | Puerto Rico | Mayaguez |
| 1000 | WVWI | US Virgin Islands | St.Thomas |
| 1010 | PJC-7 Radio Hoyer 1 | Netherlands Antilles | Willemstad, Curacao |
| 1020 | WPJC | Puerto Rico | Adjuntas |
| 1030 | WOSO | Puerto Rico | San Juan |
| | Radio Paramaribo | Surinam | Paramaribo |
| 1040 | AFRTS | Puerto Rico | San Juan [Buchanan] |
| | WCXQ | Puerto Rico | Moca |
| 1060 | ZGBC Gospel Broadcasting Corporation | Dominica | Stow Estate |
| | RFO Guyane | French Guiana | St.Laurent du Maroni |
| | WCGB | Puerto Rico | Juana Diaz |
| 1070 | RFO Guyane | French Guiana | Matoury |
| | WMIA | Puerto Rico | Arecibo |
| 1080 | WLEY | Puerto Rico | Cayey |
| 1090 | Radio East | Jamaica | Ocho Rios |
| | WSOL | Puerto Rico | San German |
| | Radio Caraibes | St.Lucia | Castries |
| 1100 | Radio ZDK | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| | PJL-3 Radio Caribe | Netherlands Antilles | Willemstad, Curacao |
| 1110 | WVJP | Puerto Rico | Caguas |
| 1120 | PJE-3 Radio Statia | Netherlands Antilles | Oranjestad, St.Eustatius |
| | WMSW | Puerto Rico | Hatillo |
| 1130 | WOIZ | Puerto Rico | Guayanilla |
| 1140 | WQII | Puerto Rico | San Juan |
| 1160 | VSB3 | Bermuda | Hamilton |
| | WBQN | Puerto Rico | Barceloneta |
| 1165 | Caribbean Radio Lighthouse | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| 1170 | WLEO | Puerto Rico | Ponce |
| 1190 | WBMJ | Puerto Rico | San Juan |
| 1200 | AFRTS AFCN Caribbean Network | Puerto Rico | Roosevelt Roads |
| | WGDL | Puerto Rico | Lares |
| 1205 | Radio Cayman | Cayman Islands | Georgetown, Little Cayman |
| 1210 | Radio Caraibes | Dominica | Roseau |
| | WHOY | Puerto Rico | Salinas |
| 1230 | ZFB | Bermuda | Hamilton |
| | WNIK | Puerto Rico | Arecibo |
| 1240 | ZNS2 Radio Bahamas | Bahamas | Nassau, New Providence |
| | WALO | Puerto Rico | Humacao |
| 1260 | WISO | Puerto Rico | Ponce |
| 1270 | P4A-8 Radio Antiliana | Aruba | St.Nicholaas |
| 1280 | VSB2 | Bermuda | Hamilton |
| | WCMN | Puerto Rico | Arecibo |
| 1290 | WRRA | US Virgin Islands | Frederikstad, St.Croix |
| 1300 | PJD-2 Sunshine Sound Radio | Netherlands Antilles | Philipsburg, St.Maarten |
| | WTIL | Puerto Rico | Mayaguez |
| 1310 | RFO Martinique | Martinique | Fort de France |
| 1320 | P4A-10 Voice of Aruba | Aruba | Oranjestad |
| | WUNO | Puerto Rico | San Juan |
| 1330 | WENA | Puerto Rico | Penuelas |
| 1340 | ZBM | Bermuda | Hamilton |
| | AFRTS | Cuba | Guantanamo Bay [US territory] |
| | WNOZ | Puerto Rico | Aguadilla |
| | WSTA | US Virgin Islands | St.Thomas |
| 1350 | WEGA | Puerto Rico | Vega Baja |
| 1360 | WCHQ | Puerto Rico | Camuy |
| 1370 | WIVV | Puerto Rico | Vieques Island |
| 1380 | WOLA | Puerto Rico | Barranquitas |
| 1390 | WISA | Puerto Rico | Isabela |
| 1400 | WIDA | Puerto Rico | Carolina |
| 1410 | PJF-1 Voice of Saba | Netherlands Antilles | Bottom, Saba |
| | WRSS | Puerto Rico | San Sebastian |
| 1420 | RFO Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | Basse Terre, Guadeloupe |
| | WEUC | Puerto Rico | Ponce |
| 1430 | WNEL | Puerto Rico | San Juan |
| 1440 | P4A-5 Radio Kelkboom | Aruba | Oranjestad |
| | AFRTS Southern Command Network | Panama Canal Zone | Fort Davis |
| 1450 | VSB1 | Bermuda | Hamilton |
| | WCPR | Puerto Rico | Coamo |
| | Radio Antilles | St Vincent | Kingstown |
| 1460 | AFRTS AFCN Caribbean Network | Puerto Rico | Vieques [Camp Garcia] |
| | WFAB | Puerto Rico | Juncos |
| | WLRP | Puerto Rico | San Sebastian |
| | Radio Turks & Caicos | Turks & Caicos Islands | Governors Beach, Grand Turk |
| 1470 | WKCK | Puerto Rico | Orocovia |
| 1480 | WMDD | Puerto Rico | Fajardo |
| 1490 | WZBS | Puerto Rico | Ponce |
| 1500 | PJC-9 Radio Hoyer 2 | Netherlands Antilles | Willemstad, Curacao |
| | WMNT | Puerto Rico | Manati |
| 1505 | Radio Anguilla | Anguilla | The Valley |
| 1510 | WAVB | Puerto Rico | Lajas |
| 1520 | WRAI | Puerto Rico | San Juan |
| 1530 | VOA | Belize | Punta Gorda |
| | WUPR | Puerto Rico | Uluado |
| 1540 | ZNS1 Radio Bahamas | Bahamas | Nassau, New Providence |
| | WBJA | Puerto Rico | Guayama |
| 1550 | WKFE | Puerto Rico | Yauco |
| 1555 | Radio Cayman | Cayman Islands | Gun Bluff, Grand Cayman |
| 1560 | WRSJ | Puerto Rico | San Juan |
| 1570 | WPPC | Puerto Rico | Penuelas |
| | Atlantic Beacon | Turks & Caicos Islands | South Caicos |
| 1580 | VOA | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| | VOA | Belize | Punta Gorda |
| | WCQC | Puerto Rico | Morovia |
| | WCQC | Puerto Rico | Manati |
| 1590 | WXRF | Puerto Rico | Guayama |
| 1600 | WLUZ | Puerto Rico | Santurce |
| 1610 | The Caribbean Beacon | Anguilla | The Valley |
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| 3285 | Belize Radio One | Belize | Belmopan |
| 3385 | RFO Guyane | French Guiana | Matoury |
| 5005 | Radio Apintie | Surinam | Paramaribo |
| 5055 | RFO Guyane | French Guiana | Matoury |
| 5950 | GBC Channel Two | Guyana | Georgetown |
| 5975 | BBC Caribbean Relay | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| 6020 | Radio Nederland Relay Station | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
| 6040 | Deutsche Welle | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| | Radio Nederland Relay Station | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
| 6075 | Deutsche Welle | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| 6110 | BBC Caribbean Relay | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| 6120 | Deutsche Welle | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| 6145 | TWR | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
| 6160 | Deutsche Welle | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| 6165 | Radio Nederland Relay Station | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
| 6170 | RFO Guyane | French Guiana | Matoury |
| 6175 | BBC Caribbean Relay | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| 6180 | TWR | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
| 6195 | BBC Caribbean Relay | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| 9505 | Radio Nederland Relay Station | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
| 9510 | BBC Caribbean Relay | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| 9515 | TWR | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
| 9535 | TWR | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
| 9545 | Deutsche Welle | Montserrat | Plymouth |
| 9565 | Deutsche Welle | Montserrat | Plymouth |
| 9590 | Radio Nederland Relay Station | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
| 9630 | Radio Nederland Relay Station | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
| 9635 | Deutsche Welle | Montserrat | Plymouth |
| 9640 | BBC Caribbean Relay | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| 9650 | Deutsche Welle | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| 9690 | Deutsche Welle | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| 9700 | Deutsche Welle | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| 9715 | Radio Nederland Relay Station | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
| 9770 | Radio Nederland Relay Station | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
| 9790 | Radio France Internationale | French Guiana | Montsinery |
| 9800 | Radio France Internationale | French Guiana | Montsinery |
| 11670 | Radio France Internationale | French Guiana | Montsinery |
| 11705 | Deutsche Welle | Montserrat | Plymouth |
| 11715 | Radio Nederland Relay Station | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
| 11775 | BBC Caribbean Relay | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| 11785 | Deutsche Welle | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| 11795 | Deutsche Welle | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| 11810 | Deutsche Welle | Montserrat | Plymouth |
| 11815 | TWR | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
| 11865 | TWR | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
| 11885 | TWR | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
| 11995 | Radio France Internationale | French Guiana | Montsinery |
| 13790 | Deutsche Welle | Montserrat | Plymouth |
| 15105 | Deutsche Welle | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| 15120 | Radio Nederland Relay Station | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
| 15200 | Radio France Internationale | French Guiana | Montsinery |
| 15205 | Deutsche Welle | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| 15260 | BBC Caribbean Relay | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| 15275 | Deutsche Welle | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| 15300 | Radio France International | French Guiana | Montsinery |
| 15315 | Radio Nederland Relay Station | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
| 15345 | TWR | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
| 15355 | Deutsche Welle | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| 15365 | Radio France Internationale | French Guiana | Montsinery |
| 15410 | Deutsche Welle | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| 15435 | Radio France Internationale | French Guiana | Montsinery |
| 15440 | Radio France Internationale | French Guiana | Montsinery |
| 15560 | Radio Nederland Relay Station | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
| 17605 | Radio Nederland Relay Station | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
| 17715 | Deutsche Welle | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| 17720 | Radio France Internationale | French Guiana | Montsinery |
| 17810 | Deutsche Welle | Antigua & Barbuda | St.John’s, Antigua |
| 17840 | Radio Suriname International | Surinam | Paramaribo |
| 17860 | Radio France Internationale | French Guiana | Montsinery |
| 21540 | Radio Nederland Relay Station | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
| 21645 | Radio France Internationale | French Guiana | Montsinery |
| 21680 | Radio Nederland Relay Station | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
| 21685 | Radio Nederland Relay Station | Netherlands Antilles | Bonaire |
It Happened in the Caribbean in 1988
| Population: | |
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| Anguilla | 9,000 |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 63,000 |
| Aruba | 66,000 |
| Bahamas | 255,000 |
| Barbados | 257,000 |
| Belize | 186,000 |
| Bermuda | 58,000 |
| British Virgin Islands | 17,000 |
| Cayman Islands | 26,000 |
| Dominica | 72,000 |
| French Guiana | 116,000 |
| Grenada | 96,000 |
| Guadeloupe | 391,000 |
| Guyana | 729,000 |
| Jamaica | 2,369,000 |
| Martinique | 360,000 |
| Montserrat | 11,000 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 191,000 |
| Puerto Rico | 3,528,000 |
| St. Kitts Nevis | 41,000 |
| St. Lucia | 138,000 |
| St. Vincent | 109,000 |
| Surinam | 402,000 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 1,215,000 |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | 12,000 |
| US Virgin Islands | 104,000 |
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| Hurricane Gilbert | September 8-19 |
| Windies Test Match Captain | Gordon Greenidge, Barbados |
| Singer Rihanna | born Barbados |
| Singer Lord Melody | died Trinidad |
Favorite Movies of 1988: Your Personal Collection
Top 20 Singles
| Billboard Top 10 |
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| 1 | George Michael | Faith |
| 2 | INXS | Need You Tonight |
| 3 | George Harrison | Got My Mind Set on You |
| 4 | Rick Astley | Never Gonna Give Up on You |
| 5 | Guns N’Roses | Sweet Child o’ Mine |
| 6 | Whitney Houston | So Emotional |
| 7 | Belinda Carlisle | Heaven is a Place on Earth |
| 8 | Tiffany | Could’ve Been |
| 9 | Breathe | Hands to Heaven |
| 10 | Steve Winwood | Roll With It |
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| Billboard Hot Latin Tracks |
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| | Singer | Song |
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| 1 | Ana Gabriel | Ay Mor |
| 2 | Yuri | Que Te Pasa |
| 3 | Jose Luis Rodriguez ‘El Puma’ | Y Tu Tambien Lloraras |
| 4 | Franco | Marla |
| 5 | Juan Gabriel | Debo Hacerlo |
| 6 | Raphael | Toco Madera |
| 7 | Jose Jose | Soy Asi |
| 8 | Lucia Mendez | Un Alma en Pena |
| 9 | Emmanuel | La Ultima Lura |
| 10 | Roberto Carlos | Negra |
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Top 5 Music Albums: Your Personal Collection
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