About Cayman Public Radio
The Cayman Islands hosts a wide variety of radio stations that span the genres of Caribbean reggae and soca to North American country music, old and new rock and pop as well as numerous weekly talk shows. It now also has an online community radio station. The Cayman Islands is well known for its fusion of different cultures and religions, both of which shape our society into what is a wonderful melting pot of people. We are a peaceful and community minded society where Caymankindness is a real thing.
A fresh new radio station has emerged called Cayman Public Radio. Their purpose, as explained by Ricardo Forbes, the Director of Cayman Public Radio (aka CPR), is to share the "everlasting gospel commissioned to all Christian Communities”. They aim to be a "voice of reason, fairness, diversity and equality" and in all that they do and say they strive to "inspire and facilitate the delivery of positive content", all while "keeping faith and hope alive.” These goals are met through various channels including their weekly health and wellness discussions, which delve into the positive aspects of mental health, and are led by experts who offer advice and guidance on the topic and then recommend where the listeners can find more information. For example, on Wednesdays from 2pm-3pm, CPR offers information on understanding and dealing with ADHD.
CPR also broadcast Educational, Spiritual, Motivational, and Secular programmes to highlight and complement our multi-cultural society, and they play various styles of music including Gospel, Classical, Instrumental and other music from around the world. At Christmas time they play Christmas carols. CPR is said to deal with topics that are familiar, and some which are not too familiar; they make a point of letting their audience know that some topics “may be controversial to some, but none the less need to be discussed.” They believe that there is room for the hard topics to be discussed in our society, and not to be afraid of change. Cayman Public Radio allows Cayman’s voice to be heard during their talk show call-ins. CPR wants their listeners to feel that “no matter what time you choose to tune in, there will always be something positive for you to hear, be it music, meditation, conversations, reflections or talk.”
Cayman Public Radio is a versatile platform that provides many options to access its station. Whether you download the Tune In app, sign up on WhatsApp to get the upcoming Broadcast list, or listen on their Online Public Radio Station at http://www.caymanpublicradio.com. CPR is a 24/7 radio channel that plays mostly Christian music, classical, and instrumental. They split music and speaking evenly to emphasise that they are an all-rounded and inclusive station.
Moreover, Cayman Public Radio provides stories from old times in Cayman, to give listeners an insight into how things were, and how they may have changed. CPR is a way to view the past, present and future, showing listeners what they can do to improve theirs and others lives.