CBC Barbados

The Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation is Barbados' state broadcaster, established in 1963 and operating CBC TV 8, the island's free-to-air television channel, alongside national radio stations. CBC produces daily television newscasts, current-affairs programming and live coverage of national events, and publishes news reports and video from its Bridgetown headquarters online.

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CBC Barbados at a glance

Country: Barbados
Region: The Caribbean · Americas
Kind of outlet: Public broadcaster
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups CBC Barbados

Crosswire groups CBC Barbados as Centrist for comparisons within Barbados' directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where CBC Barbados sits in Barbados' press

CBC Barbados is one of 3 outlets tracked in Barbados and the only public broadcaster tracked there. By outlets tracked, Barbados ranks 31st of the 35 countries on Crosswire's Americas hub, which lists 165 outlets in all.

Across the Americas, Crosswire tracks 8 of the 59 public broadcasters in the directory. The nearest counterparts to CBC Barbados outside Barbados, starting with The Caribbean, are ZIZ (St. Kitts & Nevis), NBC SVG (St. Vincent & the Grenadines), NPR (United States) and CBC News (Canada). Opening one of them beside CBC Barbados is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.