WSVI

WSVI
Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands

Branding	WSVI-TV Channel 8 (general) News Channel 8 (newscasts) Ion 8 VITN (alternate version)
Slogan	The Virgin Islands Very Own
Channels	Digital: 20 (UHF) Virtual: 8 (PSIP)
Subchannels	8.1 Ion Television
Translators	WFIG-LP 5 Charlotte Amalie WZVI 43.1 Charlotte Amalie
Affiliations	Ion Television (2016–present)
Owner	Atlas News and Information Services Inc. (Alpha Broadcasting Corporation ^[1])
First air date	November 10, 1965 (1965-11-10)
Call letters' meaning	WSVI: United States Virgin Islands WZVI: WSVI 2 (represented with Z), Virgin Islands WFIG-LP: W-FIGgie Family (former owners)
Former channel number(s)	Analog 8 (VHF, 1965–2009)
Former affiliations	ABC (1965–2015)
Transmitter power	1.1 kW
Height	312 m
Class	Full service
Facility ID	2370
Transmitter coordinates	17°45′13.7″N 64°47′54.5″W / 17.753806°N 64.798472°W / 17.753806; -64.798472
Licensing authority	FCC
Public license information:	Profile CDBS
Website	www.wsvi.tv www.wsvichannel8.com

WSVI is an Ion Television-affiliated, full-power television station licensed to Christiansted, St. Croix, and serving as the network's affiliate for the entire insular area of the United States Virgin Islands. The station transmits over channel 20, and identifies as their former analog channel, channel 8, via PSIP. The station is owned by Atlas News and Information Services.

WSVI has a satellite, WZVI channel 43, in Charlotte Amalie, as well as an analog translator, WFIG-LP channel 5. WFIG went off the air December 3, 2014 for financial reasons.^[2]

The station under ABC affiliation signed off nightly at 2:00am AST (1:00 am AST March to November), but now carries a 24-hour schedule. Also under ABC affiliation without the resources or financial means to fill network time, it carried paid programming, Caribbean Lottery drawings, some local arts and events programming, and their weeknight-only local newscasts, as U.S. Virgin Islands receives other broadcast networks and superstations from the mainland via cable and satellite, thus the need for WSVI to maintain a full broadcast schedule of syndicated programming outside of network hours for island residents and tourists was negated, since those stations usually contain that syndicated programming in their schedules. Under their Ion affiliation this is less obvious, though some local programs continue to be carried in some timeslots, pre-empting Ion programming.

The company has had multiple ownership changes. Antilles Broadcasting Corp. sold WSVI to Group III Inc. for US$4 million.^[3] In April 2011, WSVI's former owner, the Figgie Family Equity Fund, agreed to sell the station to Atlas News and Information Services of Las Vegas, Nevada, pending FCC approval.^[4]^[5]

Until December 31, 2015, WSVI was affiliated with ABC. On January 1, 2016, the station switched to Ion Television after nearly 50 years with ABC; agreements were made with Lilly Broadcasting (which already provides a CBS feed with Caribbean-specific weather to the region via a second feed of their Erie, Pennsylvania station WSEE-TV) to provide an alternate ABC affiliate to serve the region, via WENY-TV in Elmira, New York on pay television.^[6] Despite losing its affiliation with ABC, the station continues to carry the Litton's Weekend Adventure E/I block most associated with ABC affiliates, since that block is syndicated by Litton Entertainment and separate from any contract with ABC.

Digital Television

WSVI's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP short name	Programming
8.1	720p	16:9	WSVI-TV	Main WSVI programming / Ion

WZVI's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP short name	Programming
43.1	720p	16:9	WZVI-HD	Main WZVI programming / Ion

On June 12, 2009, WSVI & WZVI signed off its analog signals and completed its move to digital.

References

↑ https://stations.fcc.gov/station-profile/wsvi
↑ "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA (WFIG-LP)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
↑ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting: The Newsmagazine of the Fifth Estate: 99. November 17, 1986. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ TV Newscheck: "Full-Power TV On St. Croix Goes For $350K", May 2, 2011
↑ FCC Document: "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF ENTITY HOLDING BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE" for WSVI, dated April 28, 2011.
↑ http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/where-is-abc-bachelor-fans-want-to-know-1.1991111[]

External links

Television stations in the Virgin Islands

Saint Thomas, USVI	WFIG-LP 5 (ION) WTJX-TV (12.1 PBS, 12.2 Kids, 12.3 Signature) WVXF (17.1 This TV, 17.2 Fox) WVGN-LD (19.3 NBC) WMNS-LP (22.1 TV2/CBS) W24DO-D (24.1 Silent) W29CB 29 (3ABN) W33DD-D (33.1 Tutu tourist info) W36DX-D (36.1 3ABN, 36.2 Latino, 36.3 Proclaim!, 36.4 D2D, 36.5 Radio, 36.6 Radio Latino, 36.7 Radio74) WZVI (43.1 ION) W47DS-D (47.1 DrTV) W49DO-D (49.1 AntTV, 49.2 Fam/Ind) W50CQ (50.1 TBN, 50.2 Church, 50.3 JUCE/Smile, 50.4 Enlace, 50.5 TBN Salsa) W50EG-D (50.1 DrTV)

Saint Croix, USVI	W05AW-D (5.1 PBS, 5.2 Kids, 5.3 Signature) WSVI (8.1 ION) W18CV (18.1 TBN, 18.2 Church, 18.3 JUCE/Smile, 18.4 Enlace, 18.5 TBN Salsa) WCVI-TV (23.1 LeSEA, 23.2 WHT, 23.3 Cozi TV) W26EF-D (26.1 Rel.) WJWM-LP 34 (Ind) W35CE (35.1 TBN, 35.2 Church, 35.3 JUCE/Smile, 35.4 Enlace, 35.5 TBN Salsa) WBIV-LP 38 (Ind) W39DP-D (39.1 Rel.) W43DA-D (43.1 EstrellaTV, 43.2 DrTV) W45DQ-D (45.1 H&I) WEYA-LP 52 (Ind)

British Virgin Islands	CBN 5/51 (IND)

Local cable channels	TV2 (CBS) BVI Visitors Channel Island Tour Network Island Showcase CalaWeather Cala Classics ESPN Caribbean SportsMax Legislative Access Channel Government Channel Innovative Community Bulletin Board Innovative Community Calendar

Defunct stations	WBNB-TV 10 (CBS, Saint Thomas) WWCW 15 (Rel., Saint Croix) WVIF 15 (Pax/Ind, Saint Croix) WVGI 17 (Ind, Saint Thomas) W23AD 23 (WBNB-TV/CBS, Saint Croix) W27BP 27 (WBNB-TV/CBS, Saint Thomas) W43BJ 43 (WSVI/ABC, Saint Thomas) WAIG 43 (Ind, Saint Thomas) W45AB 45 (WSVI/ABC, St. Croix) WEON-LP 60 (Fox, Frederiksted)

Mainland US stations available on cable and satellite	WGN-TV (The CW, Chicago) WWOR-TV (MNTV, New York City) WTVJ (NBC, Miami) WENY-TV (ABC, Elmira) WPLG (ABC, Miami) WFOR-TV (CBS, Miami) WSVN (Fox, Miami)

U.S. Territories broadcast television Puerto Rico American Samoa Guam US Virgin Islands Insular Areas See also Communications in the Northern Mariana Islands the Federated States of Micronesia Palau Communications in the Marshall Islands Hawaii

Other television stations in the U.S. Territories

Guam	KTKB-LD (26.1 The CW)

Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands	WVXF (17.1 This TV, 17.2 FOX) W29CB 29 (3ABN)

Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands	WSVI 8 (ION) WCVI 23 (LeSEA) WJWM-LP 34 (Ind) W35CE 35 (TBN)

San Juan, Puerto Rico	WKAQ 2 (TEL) WZNA-LD 3 (Rel) WAPA 4 (Ind) WSTE 7 (Ind) WWXY-LD 8 WRUA 8 (Ind) WLII 11 (UNI) WORO 13 (Ind/Rel) WTCV 18 (Ind) WECN 18 (Rel) WSJN-CD 20 (Rel) WJPX 24 (MundoMax) WSJU 31 (Ind) WDWL 36 (TBN) WMTJ 40 (PBS) WIRS 42 (America TeVe) W44CK-D 44 (3ABN) WVQS-LD 50 (CTNi) WRFB 51 (Ind) WUJA 58 (Rel) WVSN 68 (Rel)

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	WORA 5 (UNI) WSTE 7 (Ind) WOLE 12 (TEL) WOST 16 (Ind) WSJP-LD 18.3 (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico) WNJX 22 (Ind) WELU 32 (Rel) WJWN 38 (CV) WVEO 44 (Ind) WQHA 50 (Rel) W63BF 63 (Rel) WTPM-LP 67 (Rel)

Ponce, Puerto Rico	WSTE 7 (Ind) W08AB 8 / W54AQ 54 (Rel) WSUR 9 (UNI) WTIN 14 (Ind) WKPV 20 / WIRS 42 (CV) WXWZ-LP 22 (A1) WQTO 26 (PBS) WQQZ-CA 33 (Ind) WIDP 46 (Rel) WVOZ 48 (Ind)

Arecibo, Puerto Rico	WSTE 7 (Ind) WIMN-CA 20 (Rel) WQSJ-LP 48 (Rel) WCCV 54 (Rel) WMEI 60 (Ind)

Pago Pago, American Samoa	K11UU-D 11 (Rel Ind) KJCP 38 (TBN/JUCE TV)

Defunct	WVIF 15 (Pax/Ind) WBIV-LP 38 (Ind) WEYA-LP 52 (Ind)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in US Territories

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