Caribbean Broadcasting Union


The Caribbean Broadcasting Union founded in 1970 is a not-for-profit association of public service and commercial broadcasters in the Caribbean. Its secretariat is located in Barbados.
Beginning in the mid-1980s, the CBU created several regionally syndicated programmes including CaribScope, Caribbean Newsline, Caribbean News Review, Caribbean Business Weekly, Talk Caribbean, the Caribbean Song Festival, Riddim Express and the CaribVision television news exchange, among other programmes.
Leadership of the association is mainly rotated between representatives of the affiliated media houses. On 9 June 2000 the commercial operations of the CBU and the Caribbean News Agency were merged into the Caribbean Media Corporation, also based in Barbados, which has carried on the business of television production begun by the CBU.
The CBU's current mandate includes the facilitation of some broadcast services, representation, and training of the staff of member stations in support of a unified Caribbean community. It holds an Annual General Assembly in one of the member nations every August. Member stations are drawn from the 15 member nations of the Caribbean Community, with the exception of Haiti. Other member stations are drawn from several nations in the Caribbean area.

Membership

Full members

As of December 2025, 21 public and private organizations have full memberships. These organizations range from radio and television broadcasters, newspapers, magazines, and media educational institutions.
CountryBroadcasting organisationAbbr.Year
Anguilla

Associate members

As of December 2025, 7 public and private organizations are associate members.
CountryBroadcasting organisationAbbr.Year
Barbadosefn|Barbados Government Information Service is a department of the Barbados Government.

Former members

This is a list of known former full and associate members are found from archived sources. As of September 2025, 20 were found as former members.
CountryBroadcasting organisationAbbr.DefunctDefunct Reason
Anguilla

Non-member affiliates & associates