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Q 100.7 FM is a
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in
Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate) ...
. It was launched on Monday 3rd May 2004 (a day before
Alison Hinds Alison Amanda Hinds (born 1 June 1970) is a British-born Bajan soca artist based in Barbados. She is one of the most popular soca singers in the world. Biography Alison Hinds was born in London on 1 June 1970 and grew up in Plaistow.Batey, A ...
gave birth to her daughter on Tuesday May 4th) as Quality FM. The station airs mainly
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as well as a number of features (such as obituary announcements) previously broadcast by its sister station CBC 94.7 CBC 900 AM. Q 100.7 FM is marketed as the "Quality Talk, Quality Music" station. Owned by the
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's
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation The Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is a public radio and television broadcaster, located in The Pine, St. Michael in Barbados. It was founded in 1963 as Radio Barbados. The CBC falls under the ministry and jurisdiction of the Prim ...
(CBC), the station has studios located at The Pine, Saint Michael. Q 100.7 FM broadcasts sittings of the
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: the House of Assembly meets on Tuesdays at 10:30 AM, and sittings of the Senate take place on Wednesdays. Other regular programmes include ''Farmers' Corner'' every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 5:30 AM, ''The Quarter Hour of Prayer Power'' every Monday and Friday at 5:45 AM as well as on Sundays at 3:45 PM, ''Healthy Living'' every Monday at 7:45 AM, ''Your Health and You'' on Wednesdays at 8:15 AM, ''Between Me and You'' on weekdays between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM, ''Q in the Community'' every Thursday from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, the ''BARP 50+ Half-Hour'' every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month at 12:30 PM, the ''Q Sunday Morning Service'' each Sunday at 9:00 AM the new ''Food for the Soul'' programme on Sundays from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM, with ''Hymns We Love'' at 5:15 PM. Also, there is the ''Watt's New?'' programme from the Barbados Light and Power Company every last Friday in every month (except Public Holidays) at 8:45 AM, the ''Living With Dr. Sparman'' programme every Fridays from 8:30 AM to 9:00 AM, the ''Golden Soca Back In Time Show'' programme with Peter Boyce every Thursdays at 12:30 AM and every Saturdays at 11:30 PM, the ''Let's Talk About It'' programme every Weekdays from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM (except Public Holidays), the ''Chalanis Wines Oldie Goldies Show'' with DJ King Scorpion every Saturdays from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, the ''Pharmaco Limited Oldie Goldies Show'' also every Saturdays from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM, the ''Exodus Reggae Show'' with Andi Thornhill every Fridays from 8:15 PM to 12:00 Midnight, Football Fiesta again with Andi Thornhill Every Monday at 6:00 p.m. And so much more. 100.7 FM, together with its sister station CBC Radio, plays music from the 1950s to the 1970s outside of its talk shows.


On Air Staff

*Anthony "Admiral" Nelson *Jaquila Lewis *Wendell Forde *Mark Anthony *Kimberley Skeete *André Harewood *Anthony "Tony" Thompson *Anderson "Andi" Thornhill


Former On Air Staff

*Lawrence "Larry" Mayers *Archillus "Archie" Weekes *Joanne Sealy *Peter Wilkinson (deceased)


See also

*
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation The Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is a public radio and television broadcaster, located in The Pine, St. Michael in Barbados. It was founded in 1963 as Radio Barbados. The CBC falls under the ministry and jurisdiction of the Prim ...
(CBC) *
List of radio stations in Barbados This is a list of AM and FM radio stations in Barbados. Where possible, nicknames of stations have been given alongside the frequencie AM station FM stations TV station Other broadcasters to Barbados The following stations which ...


External links

* Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation Radio stations in Barbados {{Barbados-stub