HAITI Media and Telecoms Landscape Guide - Infoasaid

42According to Internews, 56 radio stations were broadcasting from Port-au-Prince inlate 2012. With a population of over three million, the city is home to nearly a third ofHaiti’s entire population.Private radio stations dominate the airwaves. Some are commercial. Others areoperated by church organisations and NGOs.The Baptist Church owns Radio Lumière, one of Haiti’s largest radio stations with anationwide reach. The Baptist Church also owns three other local FM stations.The Roman Catholic Church runs six different radio stations across the country.Several protestant evangelical churches also run their own radio stations. Some ofthem command large local audiences.Three of the top 10 radio stations in Port-au-Prince are run by religiousorganisations.Haiti also has about 40 community radio stations.In addition, there are also a significant but unknown number of unlicensed stations.The main national broadcasters are:Caraïbes FM www.radiotelevisioncaraibes.com , the most popular station inPort-au-Prince. It is widely relayed by other radio stations in the interior.Radio Ginen www.rtghaiti.com , a popular commercial station based in Portau-Prince.It broadcasts on FM and Medium Wave across the country42