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VSB To Cease Radio Broadcasting On Sunday

The DeFontes Broadcasting Company has announced that they will cease their radio broadcasting at 5.00pm on Sunday, September 17th. The company announced the impending closure over the air today, saying, “Sadly, despite the support of listeners and advertisers, and the offering of the island’s best radio news programming, it has not been... Read more of this article

DeFontes Broadcasting: “Thank You & Goodbye”

Following decades of supplying the Bermuda community with radio and television broadcasting, DeFontes Broadcasting Company ceased operations yesterday [Sept 30], with VSB’s Charles Webbe ending the station’s final broadcast by saying “thank you and goodbye” as the “sun has set on over 20 glorious years.” The company... Read more of this article

Defontes To Cease Operations, 19 Staff Affected

Defontes Broadcasting Company will cease operations effective September 30, 2015, and 19 staff — 5 of whom are full time — will be affected. A statement from the company said, “After more than three decades of supplying the Bermuda community with radio and television broadcasting, Defontes Broadcasting Company Limited will cease operations... Read more of this article

VSB To Cease Channel 11 TV Broadcasting

[Updated] Saying they “cannot continue to operate with continued losses,” DeFontes will cease to broadcast VSB Channel 11 effective August 31, 2014. The decision will leave result in three full-time staff, and eight part-time workers, all Bermudian, losing their jobs. A statement from the company said, “After considerable thought... Read more of this article

VSB: Kenneth DeFontes Remains The Principal

Spencer Conway [pictured] did not “come up with the agreed purchase monies” to buy DeFontes Broadcasting and as a result Kenneth DeFontes “continues to be the principal behind the broadcasting companies,” the broadcaster said today. A statement from the company said, “Longtime local businessman Mr. Kenneth DeFontes, founder... Read more of this article

DeFontes: Business Alliance Plans “Suspended”

Yesterday morning [July 17] the doors of DeFontes Broadcasting [VSB] were briefly locked due to a disagreement between local businessman Spencer Conway and DeFontes Broadcasting. A VSB spokesperson said, “Following a breakdown in the negotiations between DeFontes Broadcasting Limited and a management team headed by local businessman Spencer Conway,... Read more of this article

Hurricane: VSB Broadcasts Using Car Battery

Many people have commended us for our constant coverage over Hurricane Igor, and we greatly appreciate it, however the time has come for us to turn the tables and “tip our hat” to VSB’s Chris Lodge. The veteran broadcaster – without power – somehow managed to keep VSB’s radio broadcasts going during the height of... Read more of this article