Caribbean Broadcasting Union
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The Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) founded in 1970 is a not-for-profit association of public service and commercial broadcasters in the Caribbean. Its secretariat is located in Barbados.[1][2]
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| Formation | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Type | Union of broadcasting organisations |
| Headquarters | Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Membership | 28 active members in 15 countries and dependencies |
Official language | English |
| Website | www |
Beginning in the mid-1980s, the CBU created several regionally syndicated programmes including CaribScope, Caribbean Newsline, Caribbean News Review, Caribbean Business Weekly, Talk Caribbean, the Caribbean Song Festival, Riddim Express and the CaribVision television news exchange, among other programmes.
Leadership of the association is mainly rotated between representatives of the affiliated media houses. On 9 June 2000 the commercial operations of the CBU and the Caribbean News Agency were merged into the Caribbean Media Corporation, also based in Barbados, which has carried on the business of television production begun by the CBU.
The CBU's current mandate includes the facilitation of some broadcast services, representation, and training of the staff of member stations in support of a unified Caribbean community. It holds an Annual General Assembly (AGA) in one of the member nations every August. Member stations are drawn from the 15 member nations of the Caribbean Community, with the exception of Haiti. Other member stations are drawn from several nations in the Caribbean area.[2]
Membership
Full members
As of February 2026, 21 public and private organizations have full memberships. These organizations range from radio and television broadcasters, newspapers, magazines, and media educational institutions.[3]
| Country | Broadcasting organisation | Abbr. | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Anguilla | Radio Anguilla | ||
 Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda Broadcasting Service | ABS | |
 Bahamas | Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas | ZNS | |
 Barbados | Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation | CBC | |
| Starcom Network | |||
 Belize | Great Belize Productions | GBP | |
 Bermuda | Bermuda Broadcasting Company | BBC | |
 Colombia | Teleislas | 2017[4] | |
 Cuba | Institute of Information and Social Communication | ICS | |
 Curacao | TeleCuracao | ||
 Guyana | National Communications Network | NCN | |
| Newsroom Guyana | |||
 Jamaica | Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (formerly Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation) | PBSJ (JBC) | |
| RJRGleaner | |||
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | ZIZ Broadcasting Corporation | ZIZ | |
 Suriname | Algemene Televisie Verzorging | ATV | |
| DIME Network | |||
 Trinidad and Tobago | Caribbean Communications Network | CCN | |
| Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago (Corporate Communications Department)[a] | |||
| TTT Limited formerly Trinidad and Tobago Television | TTT | ||
| Content Capital TV | WESN | ||
 Turks and Caicos Islands | Radio Turks and Caicos |
Associate members
As of February 2026, 7 public and private organizations are associate members.[3]
| Country | Broadcasting organisation | Abbr. | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbados | Barbados Government Information Service[b] [7] | BGIS | |
| UWITV Global (University of the West Indies) | UWI | ||
| Cuba | Cuban Institute of Radio and Television | ICRT | |
 Grenada | Government Information Service [c] | ||
| Guyana | Guyana National Broadcasting Authority[d] | GNBA | |
| Jamaica | Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication | CARIMAC | |
| Creative Production & Training Centre | CPTC | ||
Former members
This is a list of known former full and associate members are found from archived sources. As of September 2025, 20 were found as former members.
| Country | Broadcasting organisation | Abbr. | Defunct | Defunct Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla | Kreative Communications Network[10] | KCN | No | |
| Cuba | Cuban Institute of Radio and Television[10] | ICRT | Yes | Replaced by the Institute of Information and Social Communication.[11] |
 Dominica | SAT Telecommunications[12] | SAT | Yes | Acquired by Digicel[13] and later rebranded as Digicel Play.[14] |
| Grenada | Columbus Communications | Yes | ||
| Grenada Broadcasting Network[12] | GBN | No | ||
| Guyana | Multi Technology Vision[12] | MTV | No | |
| Jamaica | Phase 3 Productions[12] | No | ||
| Radio Jamaica[12] | RJR | No | ||
 Martinique | Martinique 1ère[10] | No | ||
 Montserrat | Radio Montserrat[10] | ZJB | No | |
 St. Lucia | Government Information Service[e] [10] | Unknown | ||
| Radio St. Lucia (rebranded as Saint Lucia FM) [12] | RSL | Formerly was | Shutted down on due to financial reasons.[16] The frequency has been revived by the local government on August 1, 2025 as Saint Lucia FM.[17] | |
 Sint Maarten | Sint Maarten Cable TV[12] (formerly operated by Viya) | Yes | Acquired by the TelEm Group.[18] | |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC Radio)[10] | SVGNBC | No | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Broadcasting Corporation (SVG-TV)[10] | SVGBC | No | ||
| Suriname | Surinaamse Televisie Stichting[10] | STVS | No | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | DirecTV Trinidad[10] | No | ||
| Caribbean New Media Group (C TV) | CNMG & C TV | Yes | Replaced by TTT Limited.[19] | |
| Mersu Caribbean Consulting Group[10] | No | |||
 US Virgin Islands | Viya[10] | No | ||
Non-member affiliates & associates
- North American National Broadcasters Association (NANBA)
- National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
- World Broadcasting Unions (WBU)
- Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA)
- Caribbean News Agency (CANA)
- European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
- Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU)
- Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU)
- Union des Radiodiffusion et télévisions Nationales d'Afrique (URTNA)
- Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI)
- Asociación Internacional de Radiodifusión (AIR)
- Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CBA)
List of presidents of the CBU
- 1970–1973: Ray Smith
- 1973–1975: Leo de Leon
- 1975–1976: Ron Sanders
- 1976–1980: Frits Pengel
- 1980–1984: Terrence Holder
- 1984–1987: Frits Pengel
- 1987–1991: J.A. Lester Spaulding
- 1991–1999: Vic Fernandes
- 1999–2002: Gordon “Butch” Stewart
- 2002–2013: Vic Fernandez
- 2013–2018: Shida Bolai
- 2018–2021: Gary Allen
- 2021–2022: Kayleaser Deveaux-Isaacs
- 2022–2024: Claire Grant
- 2024–present: Anthony Greene