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February 01, 2023
Island FM radio station goes silent

ISLAND FM 102.9 has announced that it will be closing its doors and taking a "hiatus" after more than two decades in service.
The radio station delivered the news in a statement released to the media. The move takes effect today, February 1.

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November 01, 2010
New sports radio station opens!

The first all sports radio show in The Bahamas is just hours away from going on the air.
As a matter of fact, it's quite possible that they "flick the switch" today. History was made as the station, Sportsradio 103 (ZSR103.5FM), was officially opened this past Saturday at its base here in New Providence inside the Dewgard Plaza in Palmdale. The undertaking was initially conceived by the late Phil ...

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November 04, 2010
New Sports Radio Station Opens in The Bahamas

History was made as the station, Sportsradio 103 (ZSR103.5FM),
was officially opened this past Saturday at its base in New
Providence inside the Dewgard Plaza in Palmdale.


The undertaking was initially conceived by the late Phil 'Smoka' Smith and Bahamian Olympian Frank Rutherford. They were granted the license for the station, and after countless hours of preparation and hard work, their...

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July 09, 2021
URCA reveals two frequencies available for radio station licences

Following a review of the market, the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has determined that there are two radio frequencies available for broadcast.

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July 14, 2019
Radio stations to go silent for Mdeez and others lost to violence

RADIO stations across the country will go silent for 10 to 15 minutes Monday in tribute to slain musical artist Devon "Mdeez" Knight and others who have lost their lives to violence...

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News Article
March 27, 2019
URCA will not require existing radio stations to migrate frequencies

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) will not require existing radio stations to migrate frequencies in order to create the most ideal frequency spacing configuration for this country's spectrum, the regulator said in its "Statement of Results and Final Decision for the Technical Standards [...]
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July 16, 2018
URCA: Some radio stations may be required to change frequencies

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority's (URCA) "Second consultation on the technical standards framework for FM radio broadcasting in The Bahamas" document found that some radio stations may be asked to change their frequencies in order to facilitate "improved spectrum efficiency", though station owners have [...]
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April 10, 2018
URCA shuts down radio station's broadcast signal

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) shut down the broadcast signal of Navette Broadcasting & Entertainment Co. Ltd (Navette), and is prepared to commence prosecution against Navette for the use of broadcast frequency 103.5FM without a license, a press release from the regulator states. [...]

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June 13, 2016
Radio stations fear closures under URCA changes

THE Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has come under fire for its plans to "standardise" FM radio broadcasting, with industry insiders accusing the regulator of making the sector "pay" for the organisation's "mismanagement".

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September 17, 2015
Lightning forces radio stations off air

SEVERE weather affecting Marsh Harbour caused damage to key radio broadcast equipment earlier this month, forcing 100 JAMZ and Y98.7 off the air in Abaco.

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