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| name = WVWI
| name = WVWI
| image =
| image =
| city = [[Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands|Charlotte Amalie]], [[U. S. Virgin Islands]]
| city = [[Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands|Charlotte Amalie, U. S. Virgin Islands]]
| area =
| area =
| branding = ''Radio One AM 1000''
| branding = ''Radio One AM 1000''
| slogan =
| slogan =
| frequency = 1000 AM ([[kilohertz|kHz]])
| frequency = 1000 AM ([[kilohertz|kHz]])
| airdate = 1973
| airdate = October 6, 1962
| format = [[News radio|News]]/[[Talk radio|Talk]]
| format = [[News radio|News]]/[[Talk radio|Talk]]
| power = 5000 [[watt]]s (day)<br / >1000 watts (night)
| power = 5000 [[watt]]s (day)<br / >1000 watts (night)
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| coordinates = {{coord|18|20|11|N|64|56|41|W}}
| coordinates = {{coord|18|20|11|N|64|56|41|W}}
| callsign_meaning =
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| former_callsigns = WBNB (1962-1970)
| affiliations = [[CBS Radio]], [[ESPN Radio]], [[Atlanta Braves Radio Network]]
| affiliations = [[CBS Radio]], [[ESPN Radio]], [[Atlanta Braves Radio Network]]
| owner = Ackley Media Group
| owner = Ackley Media Group
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'''WVWI''' (1000 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] licensed to serve [[Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands|Charlotte Amalie]], [[U. S. Virgin Islands]]. The station is licensed to GARK LLC which is wholly owned by Gordon P. Ackley. It airs a [[news radio|News]]/[[talk radio|Talk]] format.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?srvy_id=FA07&surveyID=FA07&band=am&callLetter=WVWI |title=Fall 2007 Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron}}</ref>
'''WVWI''' (1000 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] licensed to serve [[Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands|Charlotte Amalie, U. S. Virgin Islands]]. The station is licensed to GARK LLC which is wholly owned by Gordon P. Ackley. It airs a [[news radio|News]]/[[talk radio|Talk]] format.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?srvy_id=FA07&surveyID=FA07&band=am&callLetter=WVWI |title=Fall 2007 Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron}}</ref>

The station has been assigned these call letters by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] since the station was initially licensed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=66976&Callsign=WVWI |title=Call Sign History |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}}</ref>


==Programming==
==Programming==
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==Ownership==
==Ownership==
The station began operations in October 1962 as '''WBNB''', co-owned with the now-defunct [[WBNB-TV]], the Virgin Islands' first television station.<ref>{{cite journal|title = Radio stations: Virgin Islands-Charlotte Amalie|journal = Broadcasting Yearbook|pages = B-208|publisher = Broadcasting Publications, Inc.|location = Washington, D.C.|date = 1963|url = http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/60s-OCR-YB/1963-YB/1963-BC-YB-for-OCR-Page-0406.pdf|accessdate = 2013-03-20}}</ref> After founding owners '''Island Teleradio Service, Inc.''' sold the TV outlet in 1970, WBNB's call letters were changed to the present '''WVWI'''.<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-IDX/70-OCR/1970-06-01-BC-0062.pdf "For the Record: Existing FM stations-Call letter actions."] ''Broadcasting'', June 1, 1970, pg. 62.</ref><ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-IDX/70-OCR/1970-05-11-BC-0043.pdf "Cable group moves into broadcast."] ''Broadcasting'', May 11, 1970, pg. 43.</ref> The station's co-founder, Robert Noble, acquired sole control of WVWI that same year, renaming his new company '''Thousand Islands Corporation'''. Noble sold the station in 1996 to Randolph Knight after its facilities were destroyed by [[Hurricane Marilyn]] in September 1995.<ref>{{cite journal|title = Radio stations: Virgin Islands-Charlotte Amalie|journal = Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook|volume = 1|pages = B-515|publisher = Reed Elsevier.|location = New Providence, New Jersey|date = 1997|url = http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/90s-OCR-YB/1997-YB/1997-BC-YB-for-OCR-Page-0685.pdf|accessdate = 2013-03-20}}</ref>
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GARK LLC, originally a partnership between Gordon Ackley and Randolph Knight, was acquired solely by Gordon Ackley in April 2006 when Ackley bought out Knight's 50% interest for an undisclosed sum.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6329687.html |title=Deals |author=BIA Financial Networks |work=Broadcasting & Cable |date=2006-05-01}}</ref> GARK LLC is the licensee of WVWI as well as sister stations [[WVJZ]] and [[WWKS]]. Local press coverage pegged the sale price "in the neighborhood of $4.3 million" for the three-station combo.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onepaper.com/stthomasvi/?v=d&i=&s=News:Local&p=1147234763 |title=Knight to Sell Radio One, KISS and JAMZ |work=St. Thomas Source |date=2006-04-28 |last=Pennington |first=Shaun A. |accessdate= December 25, 2007}}</ref>

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Local businessman Gordon Ackley purchased WVWI and its FM sister station, [[WWKS]], from Knight in 2006. The two men were partners in another radio station, [[WVJZ]], and Ackley also bought out Knight's 50 percent interest in that outlet.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6329687.html |title=Deals |author=BIA Financial Networks |work=Broadcasting & Cable |date=2006-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onepaper.com/stthomasvi/?v=d&i=&s=News:Local&p=1147234763 |title=Knight to Sell Radio One, KISS and JAMZ |work=St. Thomas Source |date=2006-04-28 |last=Pennington |first=Shaun A. |accessdate= December 25, 2007}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:09, 20 March 2013

WVWI
Frequency1000 AM (kHz)
BrandingRadio One AM 1000
Programming
FormatNews/Talk
AffiliationsCBS Radio, ESPN Radio, Atlanta Braves Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Ackley Media Group
  • (GARK LLC)
WVJZ, WWKS, WIVI
History
First air date
October 6, 1962
Former call signs
WBNB (1962-1970)
Technical information
Facility ID66976
ClassB
Power5000 watts (day)
1000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
18°20′11″N 64°56′41″W / 18.33639°N 64.94472°W / 18.33639; -64.94472
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.amg.vi

WVWI (1000 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Charlotte Amalie, U. S. Virgin Islands. The station is licensed to GARK LLC which is wholly owned by Gordon P. Ackley. It airs a News/Talk format.[1]

Programming

In addition to its regular programming, this station airs the "dLife Diabetes Minute" health advisory program[2] and Major League Baseball games as an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves radio network.[3]

Ownership

The station began operations in October 1962 as WBNB, co-owned with the now-defunct WBNB-TV, the Virgin Islands' first television station.[4] After founding owners Island Teleradio Service, Inc. sold the TV outlet in 1970, WBNB's call letters were changed to the present WVWI.[5][6] The station's co-founder, Robert Noble, acquired sole control of WVWI that same year, renaming his new company Thousand Islands Corporation. Noble sold the station in 1996 to Randolph Knight after its facilities were destroyed by Hurricane Marilyn in September 1995.[7]

Local businessman Gordon Ackley purchased WVWI and its FM sister station, WWKS, from Knight in 2006. The two men were partners in another radio station, WVJZ, and Ackley also bought out Knight's 50 percent interest in that outlet.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Fall 2007 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  2. ^ "dLife Radio Affiliates". LifeMed Media. 2006-01-20.
  3. ^ "Affiliate Radio Stations". The Official Site of the Atlanta Braves.
  4. ^ "Radio stations: Virgin Islands-Charlotte Amalie" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc.: B-208 1963. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  5. ^ "For the Record: Existing FM stations-Call letter actions." Broadcasting, June 1, 1970, pg. 62.
  6. ^ "Cable group moves into broadcast." Broadcasting, May 11, 1970, pg. 43.
  7. ^ "Radio stations: Virgin Islands-Charlotte Amalie" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. 1. New Providence, New Jersey: Reed Elsevier.: B-515 1997. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  8. ^ BIA Financial Networks (2006-05-01). "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable.
  9. ^ Pennington, Shaun A. (2006-04-28). "Knight to Sell Radio One, KISS and JAMZ". St. Thomas Source. Retrieved December 25, 2007.

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