dms Broadcasting is a broadcasting company operating four radio stations in the
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands () is a self-governing British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory, and the largest by population. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located so ...
. The company is an affiliate of dms Organization Ltd, a business conglomerate engaged in the financial services, real estate and media industries.
The stations include
96.5 CayRock,
Hot 104.1,
106.1 Kiss FM, and
X107.1. All four stations are housed in the dms Broadcasting Centre in
George Town,
Grand Cayman
Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands and the location of the territory's capital, George Town, Cayman Islands, George Town. In relation to the other two Cayman Islands, it is approximately 75 miles (121 km) southwest of L ...
. All four broadcasts are also simultaneously streamed live on the internet via each station's website.
History
Originally slated to be named "Hot 104", "Mix 106.1", and "Island 107.1", the stations were granted licenses to broadcast by the ICTA on July 15, 2004.
Hurricane Ivan
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delivered a small setback to the operation when it hit the Island on September 11, 2004. After debris were cleaned up and removed, work continued on the cluster of stations. On January 12, 2005, the Cayman Islands Government announced the station had negotiated a deal with dms Broadcasting to allow broadcasting of all three stations from a government-owned tower, thus eliminating the need to erect a new tower.
The first official day of broadcasting was April 11, 2005 with the stations final names being
Hot 104.1,
106.1 Kiss FM, and
X107.1. X107.1 had a large concert to kick off the launch of the station featuring
R&B artist,
Mýa
Mya Marie Harrison (; born October 10, 1979), known professionally as Mýa, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, and actress. She was born in Washington D.C. and studied ballet, jazz, and tap dance as a child. Her ca ...
.
In June 2006, dms Broadcasting acquired the variety hits station "Style 96.5" and flipped the format to rock music, launching
96.5 CayRock with 10,000 songs in a row and awarding a $1,000 prize when the 10,000th song was played.
References
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External links
dms Broadcasting Ltd. official websiteX107.1 official website96.5 CayRock official website106.1 KISS-FM official websiteHot 104.1 official website
Radio stations in the Cayman Islands
Mass media companies of the Cayman Islands