CBC TV 8 (8PX-TV) is a

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owned and operated by

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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 Prime ...

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. It is the only legally licensed terrestrial television station in Barbados and is owned by the

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;Major Barbadian License holders
, Telecoms Department its studios are located in The Pine, Saint Michael. Channel 8 is affiliated with the Caribbean Broadcast Media Partnership on HIV/AIDS, the

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and its subsidiary the

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History

CBC-TV first signed on in 1964 on channel 3 and it broadcasts for at least 4 hours on weekdays, and 5½ hours on Sundays. It became the first West Indian station to air colour broadcasts in 1971. It moved to channel 9 in 1984 and its current channel position, channel 8, in 1991.

Broadcast schedule

TV 8's local programs include ''Mornin' Barbados'' every weekday from 6:30 to 8:00 a.m. The station's news broadcast, at 7:00 p.m., runs for an hour on weekdays and 30 minutes on weekends; The station also shows movies late at night.

Coverage

CBC-TV 8 can also be seen on channel 108 on Multi-Choice TV, the CBC's wireless

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system. The broadcasting area of the station also reaches the neighbouring islands of

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, and

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. The station provides Barbadians with some off-air news and sports updates via social media including Facebook and Twitter. Rebroadcasts of the news and other special programmes are posted on the station's official YouTube channel "CBCBARBADOS".

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