Internet radio in Jamaica in numbers
As of , radioko lists 35 radio stations from Jamaica that stream online. 34 of the 35 stations we could test on played. The count covers the internet streams radioko lists and tests every night, with duplicates merged; it is not the number of licensed broadcasters.
Last updated:
- Stations listed
- 35
- Played in our latest check
- 34 of 35 (97%)
- Did not play
- 1
- No clear result
- 0
- Not tested yet
- 0
- Typical bitrate (median)
- 128 kbps
We hide a station once it fails our check three nights running: these figures describe the stations listed here, not every stream on the internet.
How the numbers are made
| Step | Stations |
|---|---|
| Records in our sources marked as working | 50 |
| Moved to or from another country's list, or removed as foreign | 0 |
| Duplicates merged | -15 |
| Cannot play in a browser (unsecured stream, format or address) | 0 |
| Left out on request or by our listing rules | 0 |
| Hidden after failing our check three nights running | 0 |
| Stations listed | 35 |
| Played in our latest check | 34 |
Most common genres
| Genre | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Talk and culture | 4 | 11% |
| Christian | 4 | 11% |
| Pop | 3 | 9% |
| Hip-hop and R&B | 3 | 9% |
| News | 2 | 6% |
| Jazz and soul | 2 | 6% |
| Sports | 2 | 6% |
| Oldies | 1 | 3% |
| Rock | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 20 | 57% |
A station can have more than one genre, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
Stream formats
| Stream | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MP3 | 33 | 94% |
| HE-AAC v2 | 1 | 3% |
| AAC | 1 | 3% |
Featured stations ()
| # | Station | Place | Frequency | Stream |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radio Jamaica 94FM | 94 FM | MP3 · 128 kbps | |
| 2 | Irie FM | MP3 · 320 kbps | ||
| 3 | Alpha Boys School Radio | HE-AAC v2 · 56 kbps | ||
| 4 | Fame 95FM | 95 FM | MP3 · 128 kbps | |
| 5 | Zip FM 103 FM | 103 FM | MP3 · 128 kbps | |
| 6 | SunCity 104.9 FM | 104.9 FM | MP3 | |
| 7 | ghetto vibes radio | MP3 · 128 kbps | ||
| 8 | Mello Radio 88 FM | 88 FM | AAC · 64 kbps | |
| 9 | Gospel FM Jamaica | MP3 · 128 kbps | ||
| 10 | 808 Live Reggaecast | MP3 · 192 kbps |
Our order: stations that played in all our recent nightly checks come first, and among them the best known (a regulator's licence, an encyclopedia article). Updated . Every stream here passed its latest check.
Source: the stations from Jamaica listed on radioko and our own nightly test of every stream.
Figures may be quoted with credit: radioko, .