Radio Caribbean International

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Radio Caribbean International
Frequency 101.1 FM [2]
History
First air date
1961 (1961) [3]

Radio Caribbean International (RCI) is a radio station based in Castries, Saint Lucia. [1]

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History

One of the oldest radio services in the Eastern Caribbean, [4] RCI was established in 1961 and was one of the country's two stations (along with Radio St. Lucia) during its early years. [3] It was a former division of French-based SOFIRAD  [ fr ] [5] and a part of Radio Caraïbes International in Martinique/Guadeloupe. [6] By November 1998, SOFIRAD proposed to sell the station to its staff; in February 1999, ownership was transferred to its longest-serving personnel, Peter Effraime and Pet Gibson. Eventually, eleven other employees filed a lawsuit against Effraime and Gibson for "breach of trust and misrepresentation". [5] RCI was faced with closure and a possible sale in June 2004 (after several years of losses), [4] but has remained on air as of 2022. [2]

Programming

Aside from programs in English, RCI also broadcast French-language content from its launch [3] until 1995. [1] Creole-language programming was introduced in 1974 [3] with the one-hour evening show Radio-a Sa-Sé Nou (It's Our Radio). [7]

Coverage

In addition to its native St. Lucia, RCI serves listeners in Martinique and Dominica. [4]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 St-Hilaire 2011, p. 236.
  2. 1 2 Morse, Kimberly J., ed. (2022). "St. Lucia" . The Americas: An Encyclopedia of Culture and Society. ABC-CLIO. p. 796. ISBN   978-1-440-85239-8 . Retrieved 16 October 2023– via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Surlin, Stuart H.; Soderlund, Walter C., eds. (1990). "St. Lucia" . Mass Media and the Caribbean. Gordon and Breach. p. 101. ISBN   2-88124-447-5 . Retrieved 16 October 2023– via Google Books.
  4. 1 2 3 Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) (23 June 2004). "Radio Caribbean International facing closure" . BBC Monitoring Americas. ProQuest   460212456 . Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 Caribbean News Agency (CANA) (17 February 1999). "St Lucia: Row over RCI's ownership" . BBC Monitoring Media. ProQuest   452320204 . Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Drost, Harry, ed. (1991). The World's News Media: A Comprehensive Reference Guide . Longman. p. 429. ISBN   0-582-08554-3 . Retrieved 19 October 2023– via Google Books Snippets. Radio Caribbean International (RCI), radio service, English-language service of Radio Caraïbes Internationale; founded in 1962; funded by advertising; operates a single station [in Castries]...
  7. ↑ St-Hilaire 2011, p. 181.

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