Haiti Marks a Century Since Radio First Arrived

Le Nouvelliste has published a centenary feature tracing how radio broadcasting arrived in Haiti 100 years ago. According to the outlet, on October 22, 1926, at eight o'clock in the evening, President Louis Borno inaugurated HHK, the first radio broadcasting station in Haiti. The report says Borno addressed listeners in French, English and Spanish during the event. The inauguration followed several weeks of preparation and was followed at the Champ-de-Mars and in a few well-off households in the capital, Le Nouvelliste notes. The outlet situates the milestone in its global context, observing that the first American station, KDKA, had been broadcasting for less than six years at the time, meaning Haiti equipped itself with its own transmitter not long after. According to the report, the station was presented as a tool for popularizing agricultural techniques, yet it drew criticism even before its first broadcast. The full historical account examines the conditions under which this first station emerged. The piece was published as part of Le Nouvelliste's coverage marking the centenary of radio in Haiti.