Radio Haiti

RTMS, 97.3 FM. DJ John mixes Haitian music with R&B. RTMS relays Voice of America for two hours each day; some in Les Cayes suspect it receives US money, referring to it as Radio CIA

Radio Les Anglais, 97.4FM. William spins in a solar-powered station being built a few metres from the sea in the village of Les Anglais

Radio Lebon, 102.1 FM. This radio is owned by the senator Fritz Carlos Lebon, one of the most powerful political figures of the south of the country. Frantz Bertin, on the microphone, is passing a call from a listener commenting on a recent football match. Bertin is also teacher in a local school of journalism

Radio Voix du Sud, 103.1 FM. This station is a one-man, one-room affair run by Jean Benoit Hyppolite. Radio is his passion

Radio Superdigital, 96.9 FM. Wilkenson Charles wipes perspiration away in the excruciating heat. Unfortunately the generator of the small communal station is strong enough to power the antenna but not the AC as well

Radio Macaya, 102.5 FM. Marie Lourdes Jean Pierre is a mambo, or female voodoo priest. Her Sunday morning programme tackles criticism of her religion

Radio Acao, 90.5 FM. Fabienne Françoise, 18, (left) and Menderline Augustin, 18, come to this neighbourhood station a couple of times a week to take calls and comment on news and recent gossip

Radio Monopole, 106.1 FM. Journalist Ruthlande Rozilmé reads the news. Radio Monopole is a commercial radio that balances news and entertainment

Radio Nouveauté, 103.7 FM. DJ Denord Altéma promotes all the different Caribbean rhythms

SUD FM 98.9 FM. Jean Roody Balan reads a political commentary while listening to Kompa music on his headphones. Operator Gaspard Evenson looks on

Radio Monope, 107.2 FM. Friznel Michel, pictured here with a fan, is one of the most popular DJs in Les Cayes

Radio Lumière, 90.9 FM, broadcasts live from churches in remote villages. This programme comes from Kay Toro, featuring a local choir

Radio Planète 100.3 FM. Clervil Youry, left, and Charles Boyer lead the morning programme, discussing the cholera outbreak that has killed 8,000 Haitians

Radio Super-Génie, 104.9 FM. Junior Silvestre, with the red cap, has friends drop in during his late evening music programme. He promotes local artists

Residents of Les Cayes have a choice of 30 stations in a town with a population of 50,000

A receiver used by a Les Cayes resident

A receiver used by a Les Cayes resident

A receiver used by a Les Cayes resident

A receiver used by a Les Cayes resident

A receiver used by a Les Cayes resident

A receiver used by a Les Cayes resident

Radio Jet FM, 107.3 FM. Franz Nazaire, better known as Job, is one of the owners of the station and host to one of the most popular programmes of Kompa, Haitian dance music.