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| | branding = Radio Bahamas | | branding = Radio Bahamas |
| | frequency = 1540 [[Hertz|kHz]] | | frequency = 1540 [[Hertz|kHz]] |
| | repeater = ZNS-1 104.5 [[Hertz|MHz]] (Nassau)<br>ZNS-1-FM 107.7 MHz (Freeport) | | repeater = {{ubl|ZNS-1 104.5 [[Hertz|MHz]] (Nassau)|ZNS-1-FM 107.7 MHz (Freeport)}} |
| | coordinates = {{Coord|77|21|01.20|W|25|00|14.10|N}} ("*****" 1540)<br>{{Coord|77|19|02.65|W|25|02|48.70|N}} (FM 104.5)<br>{{Coord|78|39|W|26|32|N}} (FM 107.7) | | coordinates = {{ubl|{{Coord|77|21|01.20|W|25|00|14.10|N}} ("*****" 1540)|{{Coord|77|19|02.65|W|25|02|48.70|N}} (FM 104.5)|{{Coord|78|39|W|26|32|N}} (FM 107.7)}} |
| | airdate = {{Start date|1937|05|12}} ("*****")<br>{{Start date|1988}} (FM) | | airdate = {{ubl|{{Start date|1937|05|12}} ("*****")|{{Start date|1988}} (FM)}} |
| | format = [[All-news radio|News]]/[[Talk radio|Talk]] | | format = [[All-news radio|News]]/[[Talk radio|talk]] |
| | power = 54,000 [[watt]]s ("*****")<br>5,000 [[watt]]s (FM)<!-- all internet queries seem to return that ZNS-1's FM repeater in Nassau is operating at 10 kW of power, but the website says 54 kW, same as ZNS-TV... so we're listing the official website's statement unless updated information proves otherwise --> | | power = {{ubl|54,000 [[watt]]s ("*****")|5,000 [[watt]]s (FM)<!-- all internet queries seem to return that ZNS-1's FM repeater in Nassau is operating at 10 kW of power, but the website says 54 kW, same as ZNS-TV... so we're listing the official website's statement unless updated information proves otherwise -->}} |
| | class = A ([[NARBA]] [[clear-channel station]])<br>(previous I-B station) | | class = A ([[NARBA]] [[clear-channel station]]) (previous I-B station) |
| | facility_id = 105377 | | facility_id = 105377 |
| | callsign_meaning = '''Z'''ephyr '''N'''assau '''S'''unshine | | callsign_meaning = "Zephyr Nassau Aunshine" |
| | owner = The Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas | | owner = The Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas |
| | sister_stations = [[ZNS-2]]; [[ZNS-3]]; [[ZNS-3-FM]]; [[ZNS-TV]] | | sister_stations = [[ZNS-2]]; [[ZNS-3]]; [[ZNS-3-FM]]; [[ZNS-TV]] |
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| '''ZNS-1''' (branded as ''Radio Bahamas'') is the oldest broadcast station in [[the Bahamas]]. It has a [[All-news radio|News]]/[[Talk radio|Talk]] format, and broadcasts on 1540 [[Hertz|kHz]] and 104.5 [[Hertz|MHz]] in Nassau, with a repeater in Freeport on 107.7 MHz. It is under ownership of the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas. The [["*****" broadcasting|"*****"]] station has a [[list of broadcast station classes|Class A]] [[clear-channel station|clear-channel allocation]] under [[NARBA]] and its [[night]]time signal can be heard throughout [[the Bahamas]], most of [[Cuba]], and southeastern [[Florida]].<ref>Fitz, Jose [https://tenwatts.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-oldest-broadcaster-in-bahamas.html?m=1 "The Oldest Broadcaster in the Bahamas"''Ten Watts'' (blog) Oct. 2018] Accessed Jan. 5, 2022</ref> | '''ZNS-1''' (branded as ''Radio Bahamas'') is the oldest broadcast station in [[the Bahamas]]. It has a [[All-news radio|news]]/[[Talk radio|talk]] format, and broadcasts on 1540 [[Hertz|kHz]] and 104.5 [[Hertz|MHz]] in Nassau, with a repeater in Freeport on 107.7 MHz. It is under ownership of the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas. The [["*****" broadcasting|"*****"]] station has a [[list of broadcast station classes|Class A]] [[clear-channel station|clear-channel allocation]] under [[NARBA]] and its [[night]]time signal can be heard throughout [[the Bahamas]], most of [[Cuba]], and southeastern [[Florida]].<ref>Fitz, Jose [https://tenwatts.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-oldest-broadcaster-in-bahamas.html?m=1 "The Oldest Broadcaster in the Bahamas"''Ten Watts'' (blog) Oct. 2018] Accessed Jan. 5, 2022</ref> |
| ==History== | ==History== |
| The Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas (BCB) was created as a state-owned radio broadcast service in 1936, out of a primary concern of providing accurate hurricane warnings to all of the islands of the Bahamas. A callsign of ZNS (standing for "Zephyr Nassau Sunshine) was chosen and the first broadcast was held for [[Coronation of George VI and Elizabeth|the coronation]] of Britain's [[King George VI]] and [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother|his wife]] on May 12, 1937.<ref>[http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/community/ZNS_to_be_honoured_by_Press_Club45229.shtml "ZNS to be honored by Bahamas Press Club" ''Bahamas Weekly'' (Nov. 15, 2015)] (Accessed Jan. 5, 2022)</ref> | The Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas (BCB) was created as a state-owned radio broadcast service in 1936, out of a primary concern of providing accurate hurricane warnings to all of the islands of the Bahamas. A callsign of ZNS (standing for "Zephyr Nassau Sunshine") was chosen and the first broadcast was held for [[Coronation of George VI and Elizabeth|the coronation]] of Britain's [[King George VI]] and [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother|his wife]] on May 12, 1937.<ref>[http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/community/ZNS_to_be_honoured_by_Press_Club45229.shtml "ZNS to be honored by Bahamas Press Club" ''Bahamas Weekly'' (Nov. 15, 2015)] (Accessed Jan. 5, 2022)</ref> |
| In the early days, ZNS broadcast for only two hours per day using a 500 watt transmitter. Programming included global news from the BBC, local news and musical recordings (from the BBC).<ref>[https://znsbahamas.com/about/ "About ZNS" ''ZNSBahamas.com''] Accessed Jan. 5, 2022</ref> | In the early days, ZNS broadcast for only two hours per day using a 500 watt transmitter. Programming included global news from the BBC, local news and musical recordings (from the BBC).<ref>[https://znsbahamas.com/about/ "About ZNS" ''ZNSBahamas.com''] Accessed Jan. 5, 2022</ref> |
| All programming from 1936-1950 was aired on a non-commercial basis by the colonial government, but advertising sponsors began to appear in the early 1950's<ref>[https://znsbahamas.com/about/ "About ZNS" ''ZNSBahamas.com''] Accessed Jan. 5, 2022</ref> and since that time the station has functioned as a government-owned but commercially funded station.<ref>Lent, John A. ''Third World Mass Media and their search for modernity: The Case of Commonwealth Caribbean, 1717-1976'' (Bucknell Univ. Press 1977) Accessed Jan. 5, 2022</ref> | All programming from 1936 to 1950 was aired on a non-commercial basis by the colonial government, but advertising sponsors began to appear in the early 1950s.<ref>[https://znsbahamas.com/about/ "About ZNS" ''ZNSBahamas.com''] Accessed Jan. 5, 2022</ref> and since that time the station has functioned as a government-owned but commercially funded station.<ref>Lent, John A. ''Third World Mass Media and their search for modernity: The Case of Commonwealth Caribbean, 1717-1976'' (Bucknell Univ. Press 1977) Accessed Jan. 5, 2022</ref> |
| ==Today== | ==Today== |
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