Radio Métropole

Radio Métropole
City Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Frequency 100.1 MHz
First air date March 8, 1970 (1970-03-08)
Language(s) French
Owner Wibs, S.A.
Webcast Radio Métropole Live
Website metropolehaiti.com

Radio Métropole is a Haitian French language private radio station based in Port-au-Prince.[1] It is a popular station, providing news updates and other information on Haiti.

History

Radio Métropole was founded on March 8, 1970 by Herbert Widmaier. A pioneer in Haitian radio, it was the first to broadcast in FM since 1970 as well as the first station to broadcast in Stereo in 1975 and to play music on CDs in 1980. Radio Métropole can be heard in the US via Call-To-Listen at 605-562-6042.

References

  1. National Coalition for Haitian Refugees, ed. (1993). "Silencing a People: The Destruction of Civil Society in Haiti". p. 107. ISBN 1564320944. Retrieved 7 June 2016.


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