Telecommunications in Antigua and Barbuda are via media in the telecommunications industry.
Telephone
Telephones – main lines in use: 37,500 (2006)
country comparison to the world: 168
Telephones – mobile cellular: 110,200 (2006) (APUA PCS, Cable & Wireless, Digicel)
country comparison to the world: 177
Telephone system:
domestic: good automatic telephone system
international: 3 fiber optic submarine cables (2 to Saint Kitts and 1 to Guadeloupe); satellite earth station – 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio
Radio broadcast stations: AM 4, FM 6, shortwave 0 (2002)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Radio Stations of Antigua and Barbuda
! Band / Freq.
! Call Sign
! Brand
! City of license
! Notes
|-
| AM 620
| V2C
| ABS Radio and TV
| Saint John's, Antigua
| ABS; 5 kW
|-
| AM 1100
| ZDK
| Radio ZDK
| Saint John's, Antigua
| Owner: Grenville Radio; 20 kW
|-
| AM 1160
| Unknown
| Radio Lighthouse
| Saint John's, Antigua
| 10 kW
|-
| AM 1580
| Unknown
| Unknown
| Judge Bay, Antigua
| 50 kW
|-
| FM 88.5
| Unknown
| Power FM
| Saint John's, Antigua
|
|-
| FM 89.7
| Unknown
| Catholic Radio
| Saint John's, Antigua
| 2 kW
|-
| FM 90.5
| V2C-FM
| ABS Radio and TV
| Saint John's, Antigua
| repeats AM 620
|-
| FM 91.1
| Unknown
| Observer Radio
| Saint John's, Antigua
|
|-
| FM 91.9
| Unknown
| Hitz 91.9
| Saint John's, Antigua
|
|-
| FM 92.3
| Unknown
| Radio Lighthouse
| Saint John's, Antigua
| repeats AM 1160
|-
| FM 92.9
| VYBZ-FM
| Vybz FM
| Saint John's, Antigua
|
|-
| FM 93.9
| Unknown
| Caribbean SuperStation
| Saint John's, Antigua
| repeats Caribbean SuperStation from Trinidad
|-
| FM 95.7
| Unknown
| Zoom Radio
| Saint John's, Antigua
|
|-
| FM 97.1
| ZDK
| Radio ZDK
| Saint John's, Antigua
| repeats AM 1100
|-
| FM 98.5
| Unknown
| Red Hot Radio
| Saint John's, Antigua
|
|-
| FM 99.1
| Unknown
| Hit Radio Music Power
| Saint John's, Antigua
|
|-
| FM 100.1
| Unknown (ZDKR-FM?)
| Sun FM
| Saint John's, Antigua
|
|-
| FM 101.5
| Unknown
| Second Advent Radio
| Saint John's, Antigua
| 20 watts
|-
| FM 102.3
| Unknown
| Variety Radio
| Saint John's, Antigua
|
|-
| FM 103.1
| Unknown
| Life FM
| Codrington, Barbuda
| 1 kW
|-
| FM 103.9
| Unknown
| Life FM
| Saint John's, Antigua
| repeats 103.1 Codrington
|-
| FM 104.3
| Unknown
| Nice FM
| Codrington, Barbuda
|
|-
| FM 107.3
| Unknown
| Crusader Radio
| Saint John's, Antigua
|
|-
| SW 3.255 mHz
| V2C
| ABS Radio and TV
| Saint John's, Antigua
| Repeats AM 620
|}
Radios: 36,000 (1997)
Television
Television broadcast stations: 2 (1997) (including ABS-TV)
Televisions: 31,000 (1997)
Internet
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): Flow, Digicel, Antigua Computer Technologies (ACT), and Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA INET)
Internet hosts: 2,215 (2008)
Internet users: 72,900 (2025)
Country codes: AG
Demographics
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Internet Users by Ethnicity
! rowspan="2" |Q48 Ethnic
! colspan="3" |Q55 Internet Use
|-
!Yes
!No
!Don't know/Not stated
|-
|African descendant
|47.42%
|50.74%
|1.84%
|-
|Caucasian/White
|83.27%
|16.03%
|0.70%
|-
|East Indian/India
|58.66%
|40.08%
|1.26%
|-
|Mixed (Black/White)
|64.34%
|33.35%
|2.31%
|-
|Mixed (Other)
|61.22%
|37.62%
|1.16%
|-
|Hispanic
|31.78%
|66.80%
|1.42%
|-
|Syrian/Lebanese
|60.77%
|36.76%
|2.48%
|-
|Other
|59.46%
|39.71%
|0.83%
|-
|Don't know/Not stated
|20.58%
|70.61%
|8.81%
|-
!Total
!48.35%
!49.81%
!1.84%
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Household internet access by ethnicity
! rowspan="2" |Q48 Ethnic
! colspan="3" |Q25 4 Internet access
|-
!No
!Yes
!Don't know/not declared
|-
|African descendant
|51.99%
|38.20%
|9.81%
|-
|Caucasian/White
|14.56%
|82.83%
|2.61%
|-
|East Indian/India
|36.63%
|54.93%
|8.44%
|-
|Mixed (Black/White)
|39.47%
|54.60%
|5.93%
|-
|Mixed (Other)
|41.76%
|51.53%
|6.71%
|-
|Hispanic
|67.68%
|20.56%
|11.76%
|-
|Syrian/Lebanese
|29.48%
|69.39%
|1.13%
|-
|Other
|34.02%
|58.96%
|7.02%
|-
|Don't know/Not stated
|53.86%
|27.58%
|18.56%
|-
!Total
!50.83%
!39.61%
!9.57%
|}
See also
- Antigua and Barbuda
- History of telecommunication
- List of telecommunications terminology
- Outline of telecommunication
References
External links
- Antigua and Barbuda, SubmarineCableMap.com
