Launched 31 August 1991 Country Trinidad & Tobago | Picture format 480i (SDTV) | |
Network Caribbean Communications Network Owned by Caribbean Communications Network (operated by One Caribbean Media) Slogan Revealing Facts, Provoking Opinions | ||
The Caribbean Communications Network Television 6 (CCN TV6) is the largest private television broadcaster in Trinidad and Tobago. The station operates an analog composite NTSC 525 television system, broadcasting on channels 6 and 18 in the island of Trinidad, channel 5 on the Flow Cable System and channel 19 in Tobago. The station's studios are located at 35-37 Independence Square, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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History
CCN TV6 began broadcasting on August 31, 1991, with viewing hours from 6:00 am to 10:00 p.m. daily. Prior to that date, audience choices were limited as the Government owned Trinidad & Tobago Television (ttt) was the only choice. TV6 became the first independently operated television station in the English-speaking Caribbean, broadcasting to over 80% of Trinidad and Tobago’s population. Once TV6 was launched, the television monopoly was broken with the opening of the market.
TV6 has been the home of several veteran broadcasters in Trinidad and Tobago over the years, including Francesca Hawkins and Dominic Kalipersad.
Corporate information
The station was launched by Caribbean Communications Network, owners of the Trinidad Express, in 1991. By the first half of 2002, TV6 started to solidify its online integration with the flagship Trinidad Express website. CCN TV6 began including much of its nightly newscast online, for customers to access as news-on-demand on the Trinidad Express website. In 2005, CCN merged with the Barbados Nation to form a new company One Caribbean Media Ltd. The General Manager of CCN TV6 is Shida Bolai.
Programming
The station is the top rated broadcaster in Trinidad and Tobago and its programme lineup consists of popular local and American television series such as Crime Watch, Grey's Anatomy, Without a Trace, Smallville, Monk, Desperate Housewives and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, US Daytime soap-operas such as The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless, local and regional drama series such as Westwood Park and the Jamaican series Royal Palm Estate and local news.
The station also has a long-standing commitment to sport programming, and is the official broadcaster of the FIFA World Cup.
On June 3, 2015, TV6 (among other local stations) broadcast a paid program featuring an address by indicted former FIFA and CONCACAF executive and Trinidad native Jack Warner titled Jack Warner: The Gloves are Off, in which he stated that he had documents linking the outcome of the 2010 Trinidad and Tobago general election with FIFA finances and himself and said that his life was in danger, that he had given the documents to lawyers, and that he would "no longer keep secrets for them who actively seek to destroy the country." In response, comedian John Oliver, host of the HBO news-comedy series Last Week Tonight, arranged for his own paid address, John Oliver: The Mittens of Disapproval are On, to air on TV6 on June 9. During the broadcast, Oliver called upon Warner to release the information he said he possessed.
News
The TV6 News runs a full hour from 7:00 pm which also has a radio simulcast of that program on 88.7 FM. The station also runs a half-hour newscast at 10:00 pm anchored by Michelle Awai with Damian Salandy fronting the weather foresact. The station was the first to air a lunchtime newscast beginning in 2005 which runs for 15 minutes. The morning current affairs programme Morning Edition features interviews with top newsmakers in Trinidad and Tobago.
The TV6 News is anchored by Desha Rambhajan, Faine Richards, Phillip Lopez, Joel Villafana and Alicia Boucher. The station also airs hourly News Briefs throughout day, as well as News Updates at 5:00 pm, 6:00 pm, 6:30 pm and 9:00 pm. Dominic Kalipersad heads the station's newsroom.
The flagship 7:00 pm broadcast has been ahead in ratings since 1997, making it one of the most watched programmes in Trinidad & Tobago and is also the leader in bringing breaking news from around the country.
Former Anchors and presenters
Current anchors and presenters
Francesca Hawkins served as the stations first primary anchor from its inception to 1997. She was then succeeded by Carla Foderingham who was the second longest-serving anchor from 1998–2003, followed by Colleen Holder who anchored between 2003–2007. Samantha John served as the station's latest and longest-serving primary anchor from 2006–2014, a stint spanning a total of eight years.
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Radio
TV 6 is available to listen live on 87.7 FM