Telecommunications in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Communications in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Telephone
Telephones - main lines in use: 3,000 (1994)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 0 (1994)

Telephone system: fair cable and radiotelephone services
 * domestic: NA
 * international: 2 submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Radio
Radio broadcast stations: AM 3 (one inactive), FM 6, shortwave 0 (1998) A partial list of AM/FM/SW stations in the Turks and Caicos Islands is provided below:

AM Radio:


 * 530 Radio Visión Cristiana
 * VHT 1460 (formerly VSI)

FM Radio:
 * ZISP-FM 88.1 Smooth FM
 * ZGCI-FM 88.3 GCI Broadcasting
 * ZIBT-FM 88.5 Connolly Productions Company
 * ZIDG-FM 88.7 88 Jamz - D & D Ewing Communications Ltd. 88.7 / 98.9
 * ZRTC-FM 89.1 Radio Turks and Caicos (Cockburn Town; formerly 107.7 until June 2018)
 * ZRTC-1 89.1 Radio Turks and Caicos (Cockburn Town; formerly 101.9 until June 2018)
 * ZRTC-2 89.1 Radio Turks and Caicos (Providenciales; formerly 103.9 until June 2018)
 * ZWIV-1 89.3 Coral Radio 1 (WIV)
 * ZHPE 89.7 Hope Radio
 * ZWIV-2 89.9 Coral Radio 2 (WIV)
 * ZIPH-FM 90.5 90.5 Praise Him FM
 * ZISN-FM 91.1 91.1 Sun FM Sun Media
 * ZIPW-FM 92.5 92.5 Power FM
 * ZIIS-FM 93.9 93.9 Island FM
 * ZIKB-FM 94.7 KIST 95
 * ZIKC-FM 95.1 KIST 95
 * ZVIC-FM 96.7 VIC - Victory in Christ Radio
 * ZIHP-FM 96.9 House on the Rock Ministries
 * ZIAP-FM 98.3 Abundant Life Ministries
 * ZIDP-FM 98.9 ROJ - Rock of Jesus
 * ZIKS-FM 99.9 Kiss FM
 * ZIWV-3 102.5 WIV Radio
 * ZITR-FM 104.5 Tradewinds Radio TCI
 * ZIBF-FM 105.5 / 103.5 ZIBF, Life Radio
 * ZRTP-FM 105.9 RTC 105.9
 * ZIKP-FM 106.3 KIST 106.3

Shortwave: Defunct:
 * VSI-8 4780 kHz
 * VSI-35 8000 kHz

Radios: 8,000 (1997)
 * 1020 Caribbean Christian Radio (1995-1998) (call-sign unknown at this time)
 * 1020 SuperPower 1020 (call-sign unknown at this time)
 * 1570 Atlantic Beacon (call-sign unknown at this time)
 * Hope Radio 89.7 (call-sign unknown at this time)
 * VHTC-FM 91.5
 * TCI Baptist Union 94.7 (call-sign unknown at this time)
 * VHT-FM 101.9 (formerly VSI-FM)
 * ZIBS-FM 107.1

Television
Television broadcast stations: 2

WIV Cable has been operating on the islands for over 10 years (Channel 4)

New to Turks & Caicos, TCeyeTV started broadcasting on 3 July 2007

broadcasts from The Bahamas are also received; cable television is established) (1997)

Internet
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 3 (2013)
 * LIME (ADSL)
 * WIV (DSL)
 * Islandcom (4G)

Country code (Top level domain): TC