Articles Comments

CLINTON LINDSAY » Entries tagged with "JBC"

WITH 36 RADIO STATIONS OPERATING ON THE ISLAND, WILL JAMAICA SOON RUN OUT OF FREQUENCIES?

WITH 36 RADIO STATIONS OPERATING ON THE ISLAND, WILL JAMAICA SOON RUN OUT OF FREQUENCIES?

Paula-Anne Porter Jones – File By Mel Cooke- A few days ago, I was in the parking lot of a supermarket, about to turn off the car’s engine and the radio along with it, when a news item caused me to pause. It was about a radio frequency being assigned to the Maroon community which, although interesting enough, was not a reason to keep the engine going. It was the number of radio stations that caused me to say “Damn” … Read entire article »

Filed under: GUEST RUNDOWNS

MUSICOLOGIST BUNNY GOODISON MOVES HIS POPULAR “RHYTHMS” FROM KINGSTON’S HOT 102 FM!

By Howard Campbell– GOODISON… never had the inspiration to work there anymore— AFTER 16 years at the Hot 102 FM radio station, broadcaster/musicologist Bunny Goodison and his popular Rhythms programme have moved on. Goodison told the Sunday Observer that he left the station last month, citing “a number of issues” for his reason to leave. He declined to give details for his departure. “All I can say is that I never had the inspiration to work there anymore. The enthusiasm just wasn’t there,” he said. Goodison hosted Rhythms in the 5:00-9:00 pm slot on Sundays. Its ska, rocksteady and classic Rhythm and blues format catered to a mature audience. The show first aired in 1989 on the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation’s JBC FM where it aired until 1997 when it moved briefly to Radio Jamaica. Rhythms first aired … Read entire article »

Filed under: GUEST RUNDOWNS