| City | Castries[1] |
|---|---|
| Country | Saint Lucia |
| Frequency | [2] |
| Airdate | 1961[3] |
Radio Caribbean International (RCI) is a radio station based in Castries, Saint Lucia.[1]
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[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
General
- St-Hilaire, Aonghas (2011-09-15). Kwéyòl in Postcolonial Saint Lucia: Globalization, Language Planning, and National Development. John Benjamins. p. 181. ISBN 978-90-272-5262-3. Retrieved 2023-10-16. – via Google Books
Specific
- ^ St-Hilaire 2011, p. 236.
- ^ "St. Lucia". The Americas: An Encyclopedia of Culture and Society. ABC-CLIO. 2022. p. 796. ISBN 978-1-440-85239-8. Retrieved 2023-10-16. – via Google Books
- ^ "St. Lucia". Mass Media and the Caribbean. Gordon and Breach. 1990. p. 101. ISBN 2-88124-447-5. Retrieved 2023-10-16. – via Google Books
- ^ Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) (2004-06-23). "Radio Caribbean International facing closure". BBC Monitoring Americas. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ Caribbean News Agency (CANA) (1999-02-17). "St Lucia: Row over RCI's ownership". BBC Monitoring Media. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ The World's News Media: A Comprehensive Reference Guide. Longman. 1991. p. 429. ISBN 0-582-08554-3. Retrieved 2023-10-19. – 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]...
- ^ St-Hilaire 2011, p. 181.