Dominica Broadcasting Corporation

Dominica Broadcasting Corporation (also known on-air as DBS or DBS Radio) is the national radio station of the Commonwealth of Dominica.^[3] The service, owned by the local government,^[3] is headquartered on Victoria Street in the island's capital, Roseau.^[4] Broadcast on the 88.1 FM frequency^[2] (along with several others across the island nation),^[5] DBS' signal is also picked up across the Eastern Caribbean.^[1]

Dominica Broadcasting Corporation

Roseau, Dominica
Broadcast area	Dominica and Eastern Caribbean[1]
Frequency	88.1 FM[2]
Branding	DBS Radio[3] The Nation's Station[3]
Programming
Format	Music / Talk / News
Ownership
Owner	Government of Dominica[3]
History
First air date	November 1971[4]
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates	15.29495°N 61.38544°W / 15.29495; -61.38544
Links
Website	https://dbcradio.net

The company was founded in 1971 as Radio Dominica, and upon its launch replaced programming provided to the island by WIBS, the Windward Islands Broadcasting Service of Grenada.^[4] Programs from DBS over the years have included The Dominica Story (a year before its 1975 publication in book form)^[6] and Experience Kwéyòl (Espéwéyans Kwéyòl).^[7][8]

See also

• Kairi FM
• Q95 FM