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Media plays a large role in the lives of Cayman Islands residents. Outlets such as radio and television stations, along with print and online newspapers, are essential to keeping up to date with what's happening in the Caribbean and around the world. This guide to Cayman media describes all of the major media outlets and news sources throughout the islands.
Cayman 27 is the most popular television station in the islands, and has been broadcasting since 1992. A free network, it offers a wide variety of news, entertainment and sports to residents. Shows offered by this station include Cayman 27 News, 27 Tonight, which focuses on the day's largest news story and Daybreak, a breakfast show. The news airs Monday through Friday at 6pm, and Daybreak airs Monday through Friday at 7am. The station utilizes their live truck to capture important stories as they happen, and also produces community events such as the Young Caymanian Leadership Awards. The Cayman 27 Television Centre is located on Eclipse Drive in Grand Cayman.
Radio Cayman is a celebrated government-run radio station in the islands. Known as Cayman's community station, the first broadcast aired in 1976 and coverage ranges from community activities to to festivals, national events and important news. As of the 1980s, Radio Cayman offers two services, Radio Cayman 1 and BreezeFM in Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac. Broadcasting takes place 24 hours a day and includes music, BBC World Service Programming and local, regional and international newscasts.
Praise 87.9 is a Cayman radio station owned by the islands' Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists. Founded by Everton Malcolm, a Newlands Adventist Church lay member and evangelist, this station airs a wide variety of Christian programming and music. Licensed in the city of George Town, Grand Cayman's capital, Praise 87.9 was established in 2006.
ICCI-FM, which airs on 101.1FM, is a non-commercial radio station owned by the International College of the Cayman Islands. This station broadcasts a college radio format that includes news, music and talk programming from the Newlands area of Grand Cayman. The first station to broadcast from within the islands, ICCI-FM is a training centre for college broadcasting students. ICCI-FM was launched is 1973 and is the oldest radio station in Cayman to broadcast continuously.
The Cayman Net News was established in 1999 by experienced editor and publisher Desmond Seales. Originally intended to exist solely online, the great success and recognition of Cayman Net News to the creation of a daily print publication in 2003. The online version of this news source is one of the top 5 most visited island websites. The success of Cayman Net News is due in part to the continued dedication of the outlet's staff during and directly following Hurricane Ivan in 2004. For a short period of time following the disaster, it was the only island source of reliable news. Cayman New News' online and print publications cover both local and international happenings, as well as sports, entertainment, lifestyle, business and more.
The Cayman News Service is a recognized online news source in the islands. It offers a wide variety of relevant stories relating to politics, crime, science and nature, local happenings, freedom of information, health and sports. They provide a public forum for users to post questions and topics to discuss and debate, and post regular polls that allow users to weigh in on hot-button issues such as elections and gambling. Readers also have the option to submit their own viewpoint on certain issues to be featured online. The business section of this online newspaper covers finance, local and world business, tourism and technology, and there is a separate business forum. The Cayman News Service also offers a library of laws, government sources and important documents.
The Cayman Islands Gazette is the official government newspaper in Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. A new edition is released twice a month on Mondays, and local, overseas and international subscriptions are available. The Cayman Islands Gazette focuses on a wide variety of government issues, and pieces on Financial Statements, Grand Court Amendments and many other legal matters are published alongside the gazette as supplements.
The Cayman Compass is a well-known daily print and online newspaper in the islands. They publish a wide variety of local and world news, as well as stories relating to sports, business and finance. Also available online are a number of related news videos, a George Town webcam feed and a Compass Centre webcam feed. The Cayman Compass is released alongside a number of sister publications, including The Journal, the Cayman Financial Review, Flava, a guide to food culture in the islands and Inside Out, a home and living magazine.
Cayman iNews is another popular online newspaper in the islands. It offers a wide variety of news, including local, world, business, community and science, as well as sports, entertainment, lifestyle and opinion sections. Cayman iNews encourages islanders to have their say and submit newspaper ideas, such as stories, poems, recipes, profiles, how-tos and opinion pieces. A weekend supplement featuring puzzles, event postings, crosswords and more is published regularly.
In addition to Cayman 27, the islands offer 5 broadcast television channels. Island 24, which is owned by the Cayman Television Service, offers a similar selection to channel 27, including news, entertainment and sports. There are 3 religious channels, one which features programming from the Trinity Broadcasting Network, which is based in the United States, and the others are administered by the Roman Catholic Church and the Cayman Islands Mission of Seventh-Day Adventists. Discover Cayman is an activity and entertainment guide that caters to both residents and tourists.
While Radio Cayman is indisputably the most popular station in the islands, there are many others, the majority of which play music. Z99 and Rooster 101 are both owned by Hurley's Entertainment; the former offers a range of rock, rap, Caribbean and hip hop music, and the latter caters to Cayman's country music fans and also features a call-in segment. Heaven 97, Gospel 88.7 and Love FM offer religious tunes, including contemporary Christian and gospel music, and CayRock, X107.1 and Kiss 106.1 play international rock, top 40 and adult contemporary respectively. Paramount Media Services runs Vibe 98.9, which airs urban Caribbean music and specialty shows featuring jazz, oldies and Latin, and Spin 94.9, which is Cayman's premiere radio station for dance music from popular island DJs.