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The Trinidad and Tobago Television Company, (callsigns: 9YL channels 2 and 9, and 9YM channels 13 and 14) was a national television broadcaster in Trinidad and Tobago. The company operated two stations - TTT on channels 2 and 13 and Alternative Television on channels 9 and 14. The station was closed in January 2005.
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Station Profile
TTT has been the state-owned television broadcaster for over thirty years and from 1962-1991, it was the only television operator in Trinidad and Tobago. TTT provided the young nation with its earliest collection of cultural heroes, showcasing the diversity of Trinidad and Tobago's plural society by embracing some of its best exponents of indigenous artistic expression. The station is best known for its cultural presentations such as Mastana Bahar and Scouting For Talent and TV 6.
Timeline
- August 31, 1962: Trinidad and Tobago Television began broadcasting.
- July 27, 1990: The stations were taken-over during the Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt. Several employees were held hostage, and the station was used for propaganda by the Jamaat al Muslimeen. Channels 9 and 14 went off the air permanently after this incident.
- March 13, 1994: The Trinidad and Tobago Television Company was merged with the state-owned radio company, the National Broadcasting Service. The new entity was called the International Communications Network. The government later acquired the bankrupt AVM Television (AVM Channels 4&16), which it merged with the International Communications Network (ICN) to form the National Broadcasting Network (NBN). The brand-name TTT was retained and AVM Television was renamed The Information Channel (TIC 4&16).
- January 14, 2005: The National Broadcasting Network was shut down. The Information Channel became NCC 4, and TTT Channels 2 and 13 ended their transmissions at 12.00 midnight.
Panorama
The station's flagship news programme, Panorama, remains an icon in Trinidad and Tobago, even as the station has gone off the air. For 29 years it was the nation's only evening news programme, allowing the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago access to television pictures from across the country and around the world.
Personalities
TTT launched the careers of several of the most recognized journalists and broadcasters in the Caribbean, such as Michael Clarke,Horace James, Mervyn Telfer (TTT’s first ever news anchor), Hazel Ward-Redman, Holly Betaudier, Sham Mohammed, Salisha Ali, Jai Parasram, Bobby Thomas, Dominic Kallipersad, Jones P Madeira, Allyson Hennessy, Gideon Hanoomansingh,Lisa Wickham, Francesca Hawkins, Anthony Harford, Robin Maharaj (perhaps the best known weatherman in Trinidad and Tobago), Debbie Lewis-DeGannes and Hansley Ajodha. Other notable presenters include Brian Carter, Sharon Coward,Ruskin Mark, Shelly Dass, and John Victor.Melina Scott, Clyde Alleyne,Trevor McDonald,Freddie Wharwood,Peter Minshall,Errol Chevalier,Hans Hanoomansingh,Raffie Knowles and Ann Austin..also Don Proudfoot.Barry Gordon, Farouk Muhammad and Lloyd Roehler
References
- Blood, Peter. We Tv Dead, Trinidad Guardian January 14, 2005.
- Matroo, Carol. Mixed emotions as NBN signs off, Trinidad Guardian January 15, 2005.
- Small, Essiba. Farewell, old friend, Trinidad Guardian January 13, 2005.
- Thomas, Charleen. TTT closed: End of an era.
- ttt Pioneers. A Blog About the Pioneers of Trinidad and Tobago Television - time to talk.by Michael Clarke and Farouk Muhammad
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- ttt Pioneers [1]
Terrance Greaves was also one of the tv personalities on TTT, before many of the mentioned names...may he R.I.P
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