Voice of Barbados (VOB) was introduced in 1981 as Barbados' second radio station. Originally located at 790 AM, the station was meant to complement the Redifussion service. In the late 1990s Voice of Barbados (VOB) changed to the FM dial, with 790 AM changing format from general to gospel.
It is now owned by Starcom Network.
After OneCaribbean Media was unsuccessful at obtaining a fourth radio license in Barbados the company sought to find a way to vacate an existing frequency for the Caribbean SuperStation. A decision was made that Gospel FM's frequency at 97.5 was the spectrum to be utilised for that new station and moves were undertaken to find a suitable station which Gospel FM could be merged with.
On 4 April 2011 Gospel 97.5FM has been merged with Voice of Barbados 92.9FM at the latter's frequency. VOB programming can now be heard from midnight to 6.15pm and Gospel monogramming from 6.15pm to midnight on the VOB frequency. The Gospel FM frequency will be occupied by the new Caribbean SuperStation radio programme as compensation for the loss of BBC Caribbean.
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“You punish crimes committed, with us the thought of crime is a sin; you fear the voice of witness, we the sole voice of conscience.”
—Marcus Minucius Felix (2nd or 3rd cen. A.D.)
“Sing unto the Lordwith the harp, with the harp, and the voice of a
psalm.
With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the Lord,”
—Bible: Hebrew Psalm XCVIII (l. XCVIII, 5–6)