ABS TV/Radio
Antigua and Barbuda Broadcasting Services is the state broadcaster, operating national television and radio from St. John's. ABS produces the country's main free-to-air evening newscast, carries government information and emergency broadcasts, and publishes news stories and live streams on its website, making it a core source for official national coverage.
ABS TV/Radio at a glance
- Country
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Region
- The Caribbean · Americas
- Kind of outlet
- Public broadcaster
- Editorial leaning
- Centrist
- Website
- abstvradio.com ↗
- Preview
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How Crosswire groups ABS TV/Radio
Crosswire groups ABS TV/Radio as Centrist for comparisons within Antigua & Barbuda's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.
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Where ABS TV/Radio sits in Antigua & Barbuda's press
ABS TV/Radio is one of 2 outlets tracked in Antigua & Barbuda and the only public broadcaster tracked there. By outlets tracked, Antigua & Barbuda ranks 35th of the 35 countries on Crosswire's Americas hub, which lists 165 outlets in all.
Across the Americas, Crosswire tracks 8 of the 59 public broadcasters in the directory. The nearest counterparts to ABS TV/Radio outside Antigua & Barbuda, starting with The Caribbean, are ZNS Bahamas (Bahamas), ZIZ (St. Kitts & Nevis), NBC SVG (St. Vincent & the Grenadines) and NPR (United States). Opening one of them beside ABS TV/Radio is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.
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