Current logo of the Barbados-based Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation television station "CBC TV 8".

CBC-TV 8 is a television station owned and operated by public broadcaster Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation in the Caribbean country of Barbados. The Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is the government-owned media corporation located in Barbados. ... A television station is a type of broadcast station that broadcasts both audio and video to television receivers in a particular area. ... Public broadcasting is a form of public service broadcasting (PSB) intended to serve the diverse needs of the listening public. ... The Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is the government-owned media corporation located in Barbados. ...

CBC TV 8's first sign-on was in 1964 on channel 3; it later moved to channel 9 in 1984 and its current channel postion, channel 8, in 1991.

Some of CBC TV 8's local programs include "Book Talk" with Jeff Broomes, "Morning Barbados" every weekday from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. with "Pearson Bowen and Belle Holder", "Chat Room" with "John King and Cassandra Samuels" from 11:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m. and "Time to Sing" every Sunday afternoon which is a religious programme and the longest running local program on air. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Online chat. ...

The station's one-hour news broadcast is at 7.00 pm during weekdays and half-hour on weekends, and is anchored by Marsha Branch, Deri Bowen, and Pearson Bowen.

The station also shows movies late at night, and soaps The Young and The Restless at 11.30 am and The Bold and the Beautiful at 12.30 pm. For the Australian band, see Young and restless (band). ... The Bold and the Beautiful (often called Bold or annotated to B&B) is an American television soap opera, created by Lee Phillip Bell and William J. Bell. ...

During times when it is not broadcasting, classified ads are aired.

It is the only legally-licensed terrestrial television station in Barbados and is owned by the Government of Barbados. Government The three political parties of Barbados--the Barbados Labour Party (BLP), the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), and the National Democratic Party (NDP)--are all moderate and have no major ideological differences; electoral contests and political disputes often have personal overtones. ...

CBC-TV 8 can also be seen on channel 108 on Multi-Choice TV, the CBC's wireless cable television system. The service known as Multichoice TV is a wirelessly broadcated Cable television service in the country of Barbados. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ...

The studios of the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation are located in The Pine, Saint Michael.

See also

• Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

The Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is the government-owned media corporation located in Barbados. ...

External links

• Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation