{"id":2451,"date":"2019-03-04T22:39:37","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T03:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grenadarevo.com\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=2451"},"modified":"2019-03-10T15:48:06","modified_gmt":"2019-03-10T19:48:06","slug":"wibs","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/grenadarevo.com\/glossary\/wibs\/","title":{"rendered":"WIBS<span class=\"dashicons \" data-icon=\"\" style=\"color:#000;display:inline;vertical-align:baseline;\"><\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Launched in 1954, WIBS [Windward Islands Broadcasting Service] was a regional broadcasting network with headquarters in Grenada. 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