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WCCV-TV, virtual channel 54 (UHF digital channel 35), is a religious independent television station licensed to Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The station is owned by the Asociacion Evangelistica Cristo Viene, Inc.

History as WCCV-TV

WCCV-TV began operations in 1982 as WATX-TV, and was an Independent station with local programming. It was owned by Bay Industries. In 1984, WATX-TV, became a satellite of WSJU channel 18, later in 1987, to WRWR-TV, Cinema 30. On January 7, 1988, Televangelist Yiye Avila bought WATX-TV for $40,000; the sale was completed on August 25, 1988. In 1989, WATX-TV changed its callsign to WCCV-TV and became a religious network known as La Cadena del Milagro.

As WVSN

WVSN channel 68 began operations on March 12, 1984, and was the first Independent television station that broadcast music videos from the 60s, 70s & 80s based in Humacao. WVSN was owned by Radio Voz, until its closure on August 6, 1986. On October 30, 1986, WVSN resumed broadcasting, operating under the station general manager, Tito Atiles Natal, and was broadcasting music videos and local programming. In the 1990s, Yiye Avila, bought WVSN for $20,000 and became a repeater of WCCV-TV, La Cadena del Milagro.

Broadcasting

Satellite and translator stations

WCCV-TV can be seen across Puerto Rico on the following stations:

These stations are owned by La Cadena del Milagro, Inc.

Digital television

WCCV-TV's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP short name Programming[3]
44.1/54.1/68.1 480i 4:3 WCCV-DT / WVSN-DT Main WCCV-TV programming / CDM Internacional

On February 17, 2009, WCCV-TV signed off its analog signal and completed its move to digital.

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