WVVI-FM
| City | Christiansted, U. S. Virgin Islands |
|---|---|
| Branding | Caribbean Country |
| Slogan | "Today's Country and Yesterday's Favorites" |
| Frequency | 93.5 FM (MHz) |
| First air date | July 19, 1988 |
| Format | Country |
| ERP | 9600 Watts |
| HAAT | 246 meters (808 feet) |
| Class | B1 |
| Facility ID | 62114 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 17°43′53″N 64°41′17″W / 17.73139°N 64.68806°W |
| Former callsigns |
WAVI (1988-1999) WYAC (1999-2003) WYAC-FM (2003-2008) |
| Owner |
Philip E. Kuhlman and Ellen N. Kuhlman, Joint Tenants (operated under a leasing agreement by JKC Communications) (RWave, Inc.) |
| Sister stations |
WJKC WMYP WVIQ |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | http://www.wvvifm.com/ |
WVVI-FM (93.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Christiansted, U. S. Virgin Islands. The station is owned by Philip E. Kuhlman and Ellen N. Kuhlman as joint tenants. The station is operated by JKC Communications under a leasing agreement. WVVI-FM recently switched to a country format. Previously, the station aired an adult contemporary/talk radio format.
History
The Federal Communications Commission assigned WAVI as the call letters for this station on July 19, 1988. There were switched to WYAC on February 15, 1999 which they remained until WYAC signed on from San Juan, Puerto Rico, forcing a modification. The station operated under the WYAC-FM call letters from October 24, 2003 to October 13, 2008, when it changed to the current WVVI-FM.[1]
Ownership
In June 2004, Philip E. and Ellen N. Kuhlman acquired WYAC-FM from El Morro Broadcasting Inc. (Luis A. Mejia, president) for a reported sale price of $300,000.[2]
In January 2007, Rain Broadcasting Inc. (Roger Morgan, president) announced it was buying WYAC-FM from Philip E. and Ellen N. Kuhlman for $375,000.[3]
In December 2007, the FCC dismissed a bid by a coalition of Virgin Islands senators and citizens to deny the transfer of the WYAC-FM broadcasting license from its current owners, Philip and Ellen Kuhlman, to the station's lessee, Roger W. Morgan. The station has been leased by Morgan's company, Rain Broadcasting, Inc., for almost four years. However, the FCC ruled that the Kuhlmans had failed to properly monitor the management of the station under Morgan's lease. Under a consent decree, the Kuhlmans agreed to pay $15,000 and Morgan agreed to pay $8,000 to the US government.[4]
References
- ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ↑ BIA Financial Networks (2004-06-14). "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable.
- ↑ BIA Financial Networks (2007-01-22). "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable.
- ↑ Hoffman, Robert (2007-12-15). "V.I. Senators Fail in Bid to Deny Radio Station License Transfer". St. Thomas Source. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
External links
- WVVI-FM official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WVVI
- Radio-Locator information on WVVI
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WVVI