GLC launches Six New Digital Channels to Transform Education Nationwide

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GLC launches Six New Digital Channels to Transform Education Nationwide

March 30, 2025 – In a step towards strengthening and advancing Distance Education in Guyana, the Guyana Learning Channel (GLC) launched six innovative digital channels, marking a major milestone in the evolution of broadcasting in Guyana.

The event was held at the National Track and Field Center, Leonora, West Coast Demerara where the distribution of the Guyana Learning Channel’s Digital Television Box also commenced.

Delivering remarks at the launch, His Excellency, Dr. Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana these digital channels will be complementing the Guyana Digital School so the children of Guyana can learn in an environment they will have to operate in. He explained that Guyana is moving towards digital operations.

“In five years from now or less, your children in a completely new environment, an environment that is highly digitized, an environment in which Artificial Intelligence will be playing the lead role and humans will be playing a more supervisory and analytical role… So this is a very important advantage that the Ministry of Education is planning for in advancing of what the country’s development will look like and what the country’s electronic platform will look like.”

Meanwhile, the Honourable Minister said that the aim of the Guyana Learning Channel is to “make education available to everyone equally outside of the classroom”. She noted that this initiative underscores the Ministry of Education’s commitment to expanding access to quality education throughout Guyana, ensuring every household can benefit from

innovative digital learning experiences.

Director of the Guyana Learning Channel, Ms. Annieshaw Mohamed, stated that “this digital breakthrough brings a richer, clearer, and more interactive viewing experience, tailored. The expanded digital channel lineup comprises six distinct channels, each tailored to a specific audience and purpose.”

The channels include:

• GLC Junior (Channel 24-52): A channel for preschoolers that offers engaging stories, nursery rhymes, and interactive early learning activities designed to spark creativity and curiosity.
• GLC Elementary (Channel 24-32): Tailored for primary students, this channel

combines academic instruction, scientific exploration, and interactive games to create an engaging educational experience.

• GLC Teen (Channel 24-48): This channel, targeted at secondary students, provides

exam preparation resources, competitive challenges, and discussions on topics relevant to young minds.

• GLC Plus (Channel 24-44): A celebration of Guyanese culture, history, folklore, and national development, bringing the nation’s past, present, and future to life.
• GLC Discover (Channel 24-40): A hub for science, industry insights, career exploration, and skill development, encouraging learners to look beyond traditional classrooms.
• GLC Elevate (Channel 24-36): Focused on adult learners, this channel offers literacy programs, vocational training, DIY skills, and opportunities for personal development.

Coverage area:

1. - 42 Miles up Potaro Road
2. - 47 Miles
3. - 58 Miles
4. - Aroaima
5. - Anarika
6. - Arakaka
7. - Bartica to Puruni
8. - Bethany
9. - Black Bush Polder
10. - Bom Fin
11. - Brighton
12. - Bush Lot
13. - Campbell Town
14. - Christmas Falls
15. - Coomacka
16. - Charity to River Mouth
17. - Essequibo Islands
18. - Five Star
19. - Georgetown to Long Creek
20. - Glasgow
21. - Great Falls
22. - Hiwa
23. - Hururu
24. - Itaballi
25. - Johanna
26. - Joanna
27. - Kabakaburi
28. - Kokrike
29. - Kwakwani
30. - Lanaballi
31. - Linden to Rockstone
32. - Lizard Point
33. - Lesbeholden
34. - Macushi Village
35. - Mahaicony to No. Forty-Five, Corentyne
36. - Makouria (GDF Army Base)
37. - Malali
38. - Mango Landing to Blackwater
39. - Mara
40. - Maria Elizabeth
41. - Matthew’s Ridge
42. - Mibicuri
43. - Mibicuri
44. - Micobie
45. - Molson Creek to Rose Hall
46. - Moo Moo
47. - Mountain Point
48. - Muritaro
49. - Nappi
50. - New Amsterdam to De Velde
51. - Nieuw Nickerie
52. - Old England
53. - Parishara
54. - Parika to Mahaicony
55. - Parika to Winiperu
56. - Port Kaituma
57. - Pubu
58. - Resource
59. - Rose Hall
60. - Rockstone
61. - Saxacalli
62. - Santa Mission
63. - Sand Hills
64. - Seba
65. - Sherima
66. - St. Cuthbert’s Mission
67. - St. Ignatius
68. - St. Monica
69. - Supenaam to Buck Hall
70. - Supenaam to Charity
71. - Tain
72. - Tumatumari
73. - Unamco
74. - Wairuni
75. - Wakapau
76. - Yakusari

Cable and Analog Access

GLC is available on multiple platforms: ENET Cable:

• GLC TV – Channel 9
• GLC Junior – Channel 10
• GLC Elementary – Channel 11
• GLC Teen – Channel 12
• GLC Plus – Channel 13
• GLC Discover – Channel 14
• GLC Elevate – Channel 15

Atlantic Cable:

1. GLC – Channel 8 Analog TV:
2. Aishalton – Channel 3
3. Annai – Channel 3
4. Anna Regina – Channel 10
5. Bartica – Channel 3
6. Benab – Channel 24
7. Georgetown – Channel 80
8. Karasabai – Channel 5
9. Kwakwani – Channel 10

1. Lethem – Channel 5
2. Linden – Channel 10
3. Mabaruma – Channel 10
4. Mahdia – Channel 10
5. Orealla – Channel 10
6. Port Kaituma – Channel 10

To ensure that every household can access these enhanced digital channels, GLC is also distributing its GLC Digital TV boxes or ATSC Tuner Device. These devices allow

viewers with non-digital television sets, which may not be compatible with the ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) standard, to receive superior digital signals. Digital TV offers clearer picture quality, improved sound, and a broader array of channel options compared to analog TV.