List of television stations in the Caribbean

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This is a brief listing of television channels in the Caribbean region. Note: All channels broadcast in the NTSC standard, unless otherwise stated.

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Anguilla

Antigua and Barbuda

Aruba

Bahamas

Barbados

Future

Cable-only

Belize

National

Cable-only

Bermuda

Bonaire

British Virgin Islands

Caribbean Gospel TV (CGTV) Digicel+

Cayman Islands

Cable-only

Cuba

Curaçao

Dominica

Dominican Republic

See also Template:Dominican Republic TV

Grenada

Cable-only

Guadeloupe

Note: All transmissions in Guadeloupe are in digital terrestrial television

Local channels

On cable TV (SFR Caraïbe), local channels are

Guyana

Note: All transmissions in Guyana are in analog television

Georgetown

Linden

Port Kaituma

Berbice

Essequibo

Haiti

Port-au-PrinceOther areas in Haiti

Jamaica

Kingston

Ination TV

SportsMax (cable only)

Montego Bay

Ocho Rios (Lillyfield)

Port Antonio

Coopers Hill

Other areas of Jamaica

Cable-only

FLOW Sports is the only regional channel that broadcast in full High Definition (HD) from a state of the art broadcasting studio located in Trinidad.

Flow which was once owned by Columbus Communications is currently owned by Cable and Wireless Plc (CWC). However, in November 2015, the board of CWC approved the sale of CWC to Liberty Global who had made an offer.

Martinique

Note: All transmissions in Martinique are in digital terrestrial television

Local channels

On cable TV (SFR Caraïbe) – more local channels :

Montserrat

Puerto Rico

Saba

Saint Barthélemy

Note: All transmissions in Saint Barthélemy are in digital terrestrial television

Local channels

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Martin

Trinidad and Tobago

See: List of television stations in Trinidad and Tobago, and Template:Trinidad-Tobago-TV

Turks and Caicos

United States Virgin Islands

Regional cable stations

See also

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