Editing Communications in Gibraltar (section)

==Broadcasting==

===Television===
'''Television stations:'''
1 (plus three low-power repeaters) (2002)

'''Television licences:'''
7,452 (2002)
Requirement abolished (2007).

'''GBC Television''' is operated by the [[Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation]] (GBC) is transmitted on [[VHF]] Channel 12 with [[UHF]] repeaters on 56 and 53.

Until 1999, GBC retransmitted [[BBC Prime]], but was relaunched as a community-based service focusing on local news and other items of local interest. GBC programming starts at around 19:30 and finishes before midnight with the most popular programme being the local [[news bulletin]], News Watch at 20:30. During the day [[Filler (media)|fillers]] and the sound of GBC radio are transmitted.
 
The station was funded by a mix of advertising, government funding, and an annual [[television licence fee]]. In June 2006, the licence was abolished by the Government. A new general manager was appointed in 2010 with a mandate to develop the station to meet future requirements of the community.<ref>[http://www.panorama.gi/localnews/headlines.php?action=view_article&article=5657 Alan King appointed]</ref>

The majority of homes also have access to satellite television with mostly United Kingdom channels. Gibraltar also receives Spanish national digital television and radio stations, as well as [[Canal Sur|Spanish digital regional]] (from [[Andalusia]]) and local stations (from the [[Campo de Gibraltar]] area).

===Radio===
'''Radio stations:'''
AM 1, FM 4, DAB+, Internet 2 (2019)

'''Radios:'''
37,000 (1997) – Radio licences now discontinued

The [[Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation]] (GBC) operates Radio Gibraltar on both [[FM broadcasting|FM]] and [[amplitude modulation|AM]], broadcasting a mix of local programming in English and Spanish, and retransmissions of the [[BBC World Service]]. In December 2005, GBC started [[internet streaming]] of its radio service, and in 2009 the daily Newswatch programme became available as [[video on demand]]. These services along with an up-to-date programme guide for GBC television and radio, can be found on the website.

The [[British Forces Broadcasting Service]] (BFBS) operates two radio stations on FM, BFBS1 and BFBS2 and a private cable television network. BFBS1 and 2 are also available on the Internet streamed from the UK.

On 1 October 2018, Rock Radio – Gibraltar's Hit Music Station was launched. Rock Radio is Gibraltar's first and only independent commercial radio station, the first to launch in over 50 years. The station transmits live from the top of the Rock on 99.2 FM, DAB+ and online.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yourgibraltartv.com/entertainment/17765-oct-03-rock-radio-launches-live-across-gibraltar|title = Oct 03 - Rock Radio Launches Live Across Gibraltar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2018/10/rock-radio-launches-in-gibraltar-on-fm-and-dab/|title = Rock Radio launches in Gibraltar on FM and DAB+|date = October 2018}}</ref>

===Amateur radio===
'''Callsigns:'''
ZB0x (VHF only), ZB2xx (Full), ZB3x (novice) + special event stations

[[Amateur radio]] started in Gibraltar shortly after the [[Second World War]]. The Gibraltar Amateur Radio Society (GARS) is a small but active society representing the interests of Amateur Radio both locally and internationally as a full [[International Amateur Radio Union]] (IARU) member society.

Each year for [[Gibraltar National Week]] amateur radio operators can use the ZG prefix instead of ZB.  Special event stations are licensed by the GRA for example the Lighthouse Activity Weekend uses ZB2LGT.