The station broadcasts a mixture of music, news and religious programming with some content provided by the BBC World Service.

[1] Originally broadcast from Olveston the station moved to the capital Plymouth at the same time.

After the eruption of the Soufrière Hills volcano in 1995 the station was forced to abandon its studios on Lovers Lane Plymouth and relocate to the safer northern part of the island.

Radio Montserrat was formerly broadcast from a temporary studio complex in the Sweeney's area of the island.

In 2011, ZJB started television broadcasts under the name ZTV, delivering video coverage of news and events.