Caribbean New Media Group

Caribbean New Media Group, commonly abbreviated as CNMG, was a state-run media company in Trinidad and Tobago. It was formed in 2005 as the successor to Trinidad and Tobago Television, commonly known as TTT, and operated as a national broadcast-media organization serving the Trinidad and Tobago market. CNMG's business encompassed television and radio broadcasting. Its radio portfolio included Sweet 100.1, Next 99.1, and Talk City 91.1. The company therefore combined a television presence with several radio outlets rather than functioning solely as a single-channel television brand. Specific programming, audience figures, financial results, management details, and corporate ownership arrangements are not identified in the available reference material. The company's later history was shaped by a government decision to reorganize state broadcasting. In August 2017, Minister Maxie Cuffie announced that CNMG would be wound up and replaced by a new entity, TTT Limited. The successor was launched in August 2018 by Prime Minister Keith Rowley. As part of the transition, the rebranded TTT television station replaced C TV, while CNMG's three radio stations—Sweet 100.1, Next 99.1, and Talk City 91.1—were retained under TTT Limited. CNMG is consequently best understood as a defunct public-sector broadcasting company whose assets and services were transferred into a successor structure, rather than as a currently operating independent commercial media brand. The available material establishes its founding, predecessor relationship, broadcast portfolio, winding-up decision, and succession, but does not provide enough information to document a fuller chronology of programming, major campaigns, executives, financial performance, or competitive strategy.

Caribbean New Media Group was established in 2005 in Trinidad and Tobago as the successor to Trinidad and Tobago Television, the country's earlier state broadcasting organization. Its creation placed television and radio services within a successor corporate structure intended to operate as a national media company. CNMG was state-run and served the domestic Trinidad and Tobago market. The company's operating scope included television broadcasting and a group of radio stations. The radio portfolio comprised Sweet 100.1, Next 99.1, and Talk City 91.1. This combination gave CNMG a multi-platform presence across broadcast television and radio. The available reference material does not identify specific launch dates for the individual stations, programming schedules, audience performance, financial results, or a complete list of corporate officers. In August 2017, Minister Maxie Cuffie announced that CNMG would be wound up. The decision formed part of a restructuring of state broadcasting rather than a documented scandal, lawsuit, or bankruptcy. The planned replacement was TTT Limited, a new company intended to carry forward the public broadcasting function under a renewed institutional and brand structure. TTT Limited was launched in August 2018 by Prime Minister Keith Rowley. During the transition, the successor's TTT television station replaced C TV. CNMG's three radio stations—Sweet 100.1, Next 99.1, and Talk City 91.1—were retained under TTT Limited. This arrangement indicates that the reorganization preserved important broadcast assets and services while replacing CNMG's corporate identity and television branding. CNMG is therefore a historical Trinidad and Tobago broadcasting company rather than an active standalone brand. Its documented significance lies in its role as the successor to Trinidad and Tobago Television, its operation of a national television and radio portfolio, and its replacement by TTT Limited in the late 2010s. Further details about its internal management, editorial strategy, programming, financial condition, and day-to-day operations are not established by the available sources.

• 2018

  TTT Limited becomes the successor structure

  [1]Caribbean New Media Groupen.wikipedia.org

  TTT Limited is launched by Prime Minister Keith Rowley. Its TTT television station replaces C TV, while CNMG's radio stations continue under the new company.

• 2017

  Winding-up plan announced

  [1]Caribbean New Media Groupen.wikipedia.org

  Minister Maxie Cuffie announces that CNMG will be wound up and replaced by TTT Limited.

• 2005

  Caribbean New Media Group is formed

  [1]Caribbean New Media Groupen.wikipedia.org

  CNMG is established as a state-run Trinidad and Tobago media company and successor to Trinidad and Tobago Television.

A state-run national broadcasting organization serving Trinidad and Tobago through television and radio services.

• Television broadcasting · 2005

  CNMG television service

  CNMG's television operation formed part of its national state-run broadcasting portfolio in Trinidad and Tobago. The available reference identifies the service as the company's television offering but does not provide detailed information about its programming, channel branding, audience, or broadcast reach. The television operation was later superseded within the TTT Limited structure, whose rebranded TTT station replaced C TV.

• Radio broadcasting

  Sweet 100.1

  Sweet 100.1 was one of CNMG's three named radio stations. It formed part of the company's radio portfolio in Trinidad and Tobago and was retained under TTT Limited after CNMG was wound up. The available material does not specify the station's format, programming, launch date, or audience profile.

• Radio broadcasting

  Next 99.1

  Next 99.1 was operated as one of CNMG's radio stations. Alongside Sweet 100.1 and Talk City 91.1, it was retained by TTT Limited during the corporate transition announced in 2017 and implemented in 2018. No further format or programming information is established in the available source.

• Radio broadcasting

  Talk City 91.1

  Talk City 91.1 was the third named radio station in CNMG's portfolio. It continued under TTT Limited after the state broadcasting reorganization. The available reference does not document its programming format, launch date, commercial performance, or subsequent brand development.

• 2018

  Transfer broadcast services to TTT LimitedStrategy

  Background

  Following the 2017 announcement, the government implemented the successor arrangement for state broadcasting.

  Action taken

  TTT Limited was launched, its TTT television station replaced C TV, and Sweet 100.1, Next 99.1, and Talk City 91.1 were retained under the new company.

  Aftermath

  CNMG ceased to operate as the independent corporate structure identified in the source, while its radio services continued within TTT Limited.

  Source

• 2017

  Wind up CNMG and create TTT LimitedStrategy

  Background

  CNMG was a state-run broadcasting company whose successor structure was announced as part of a reorganization of Trinidad and Tobago's public media operations.

  Action taken

  Minister Maxie Cuffie announced that CNMG would be wound up and replaced by TTT Limited.

  Aftermath

  TTT Limited was launched in 2018. The successor retained CNMG's three radio stations and introduced a TTT television station that replaced C TV.

  Source

1. 1Caribbean New Media Groupen.wikipedia.org