Television Jamaica (TVJ)

Television Jamaica is Jamaica's most-watched television station, created in 1997 as successor to the state-owned JBC and now part of the RJRGLEANER Communications Group. Its flagship newscast Prime Time News and morning show Smile Jamaica are national staples, and its website carries continuously updated Jamaican news, sport and entertainment coverage.

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Television Jamaica (TVJ) at a glance

Country: Jamaica
Region: The Caribbean · Americas
Kind of outlet: Television news channel
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Website: televisionjamaica.com ↗
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How Crosswire groups Television Jamaica (TVJ)

Crosswire groups Television Jamaica (TVJ) as Centrist for comparisons within Jamaica's 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 Television Jamaica (TVJ) sits in Jamaica's press

Television Jamaica (TVJ) is one of 5 outlets tracked in Jamaica, and one of 2 television news channels among them — the other being RJR News. By outlets tracked, Jamaica ranks 11th of the 35 countries on Crosswire's Americas hub, which lists 165 outlets in all.

Across the Americas, Crosswire tracks 21 of the 66 television news channels in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Television Jamaica (TVJ) outside Jamaica, starting with The Caribbean, are CNN (United States), CTV News (Canada), 100% Noticias (Nicaragua) and Telemetro (Panama). Opening one of them beside Television Jamaica (TVJ) is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.