WVIE (FM)
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WVIE (107.3 MHz), branded on-air as K-LOVE, is a non-commercial FM radio station in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands. The station is currently owned by Educational Media Foundation and carries network programming from K-LOVE, EMF's main Contemporary Christian music network.
Ownership
The station, then known as WVGN, was acquired by Caribbean Broadcasting Network (then known as LKK Group; Keith Bass, President) from Calypso Communications in 2002.[1][2]
While Caribbean Broadcasting Network is a company whose television stations are affiliates of commercial networks, WVGN was operated under a separate arm, Caribbean Community Broadcasting, and solicited and accepted donations from listeners, as would most other NPR members.
Caribbean Broadcasting Network reached a deal to sell WVGN to R.J. Watkins, owner of WHPR-FM and operator of W33BY-D in Detroit, on August 7, 2014;[3] the sale was completed on February 17, 2015,[4] accompanied by a call sign change to WVIE.[5] WVGN's NPR programming continued through March 15, 2015; Watkins replaced this programming with contemporary music and talk shows.[6]
Since November 7, 2015, WVIE's signal was simulcast on W33BY's 3rd subchannel. Until then, it had been a SD simulcast of 33.1, 33.2 and 33.4, however, are still simulcasting W33BY-DT1 in SD.
Sale to Educational Media Foundation
On March 14, 2023, it was announced that the Educational Media Foundation was buying WVIE for $150,000. The station would be EMF's second located in a U.S. territory and would switch to the company's K-Love network. The sale was completed on May 26, 2023.
References
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External links
- WVIE official website
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- Template:Show by date&band=fm&callLetter=WVIE WVIE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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