![]() I am glad that management has still kept them on the air. Many programmes which still air today on the Voice of Guyana have been in existence for decades now. Somebody took the time to compile a very informative list see. My research also reveals that a plethora of persons have made their impressions by being involved in Guyanese radio since its humble beginnings. As a teenager, I remember (and even listened) to programmes such as Rick Dees Top 40, For Family and Friends (which is under a new name today for what reason I do not know), Quiz Catch, Best by Request with Pancho Carew (late), Doctor on Call, Plain Talk, among others. I loved listening to the radio especially like over a decade ago. Radio is an ever important medium of communication. I can remember listening to a few radio broadcasts when I was small. Today, it is purported that this station broadcasts to the city population only.īut today's radio does not really reflect that rich history that has been passed down through the ages from when we were Guiana to present day Guyana. Today, we have VOG and 98.1 FM as Radio Roraima was withdrew nationally from the airwaves some years ago. © Chris Mackerell Collection, Radio Heritage Foundation QSL letter from GBC for reception in New Zealand, 1997 Then, finally in March 2004, National Communications Network (NCN) emerged out of the Guyana Television Broadcasting Company Limited (GTV) as a new company. ![]() Channel One and Channel Two later became Radio Roraima and The Voice of Guyana respectively. The Guyana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) was divided into two factions with a new motto: "One station, two channels". Radio Demerara came to reality in 1951 The Guyana Broadcasting Service (GBS) in 1958 Action Radio in 1968, and the GBC in 1979. British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) programming was dominantly being aired for the first, but more programmes ensued not long after. But my research tells me that radio broadcasting was one of its first in the Caribbean and was started as early as the 1920's. And from its humble beginnings in the 40's, radio broadcasting has been building over the past decades leading to the eventual establishment of the Voice of Guyana (VOG) and the National Communications Network. IF any Caribbean or even South American country has had a rich history in radio broadcasting then it has to be our very own Guyana. It is preserved on-line purely for historical interestĪs part of the Radio Heritage Foundation’s digital collection. Most content on this legacy website is no longer actively maintained and may not be up-to-date. The main website of the Radio Heritage Foundation is now The Co-operative Global Radio Memories Project
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