Television in Trinidad and Tobago

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Television in Trinidad and Tobago was introduced in 1962 beginning with Trinidad & Tobago Television. TTT was the sole television station for 29 years being operated by the state until the first independently operated television station, the Caribbean Communications Network, CCN TV6 was launched in 1991 breaking the television monopoly market. In 1992, a second independently operated station, AVM Television was launched. The first independently operated cable station, The Trinity Network (TTN) now Trinity TV began operations in 1993 broadcasting on weekends only.

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AVM Television was acquired by the state in 1997 and renamed The Information Channel (TIC) until it was leased by the National Carnival Commission in 2005 and re-branded NCC4. Once the lease ended in 2011, the state began controlling the station once more under the Government Information Services Limited (GISL TV4). The station was closed for three years and re-launched as the Education Channel in 2020.

TTT was shut down by the state on 14 January 2005 due to financial difficulties. In its place a new state entity was created, the Caribbean News Media Group (CNMG), where C Television (CTV) began broadcasting in 2006. Since the closure of TTT, new independently operated stations were launched, the most notable being the Cable News Channel 3 or CNC3. After several years of being off the air, it was found that TTT still had a strong brand identity among the population and a cult following on social media. On 30 August 2018, TTT was re-launched replacing CTV.

Broadcast networks in Trinidad and Tobago can be divided into three categories:

Table of broadcast networks

All of the networks listed below air on cable and satellite services.

Table of broadcast television networks


English-language networks

Television NetworkFoundedGenre/SubjectTerrestrial FLOW Amplia Digicel+ Air LinkSatellite (Green Dot)Satellite (DirecTV)
ACTS25 15 August 2006Christianity2515311610YesYesNo
CCN TV6 31 August 1991Commercial6, 18 & 191051066YesYes130
CNC3 26 September 2005Commercial12 &141031035YesYes131
Darut Tarbiyah – The Islamic Network (T.I.N.) 2006IslamNo116114181010No
Gayelle 16 February 2004CommunityNo107107No5NoNo
ieTV 2005Indian Culture/News/HinduismNo113101971No
Islamic Broadcast Network 28 October 2005.IslamNo108108188YesNo
TV Jaagriti February 2015HinduismNo11910915149No
Sankhya TV2010HinduismNo117102171313No
Synergy TV March 2003Local & Caribbean Music33112111161215134
T&T Entertainment Network (TTEN)January 2017Local & Caribbean MusicNo1111172010NoNo
Trinidad and Tobago Television (TTT)24 August 1962 (originally)
30 August 2018 (relaunch)
Commercial9 & 131061057YesYesNo
The Parliament Channel (Trinidad and Tobago) 18 August 2006Public Affairs11, 26 & 2910911011YesNoNo
Tobago Channel 5 2001Community5 (Tobago Only)NoNoNoNoNoNo
Tobago Inspirational Network (TIN)2012Christianity(Tobago Only)NoNoNoNoNoNo
Trinity TV1993Roman CatholicNo1511131215NoNo
WESN2020CommunityNo11011821177No
Multicultural Television (MCTV)May 2021News, Weather & SportsNo11411922182No

Over-The-Air Television Networks [1]

Non-Commercial Television Networks

Cable-Only Television Stations

Subscription Television Broadcasters [2]

Defunct Television Networks

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References

  1. TATT. "Telecommunications of Trinidad and Tobago". tatt.org.tt. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  2. TATT. "Telecommunications of Trinidad and Tobago". tatt.org.tt. Retrieved 3 May 2017.