Jump to content

WCCV-TV

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by John of Reading (talk | contribs) at 08:43, 5 February 2016 (Typo/general fixes, replaced: begans → begins, its was → it was using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

{{Infobox broadcast}} may refer to:

{{Template disambiguation}} should never be transcluded in the main namespace.

WCCV-TV is a Spanish-language religious television station in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, broadcasting locally on channel 54. Founded May 19, 1989, the station is owned by the Asociacion Evangelistica Cristo Viene, Inc.

History as WCCV-TV

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

As WVSN

WVSN channel 68 begins operations on March 12, 1984, and was the first Independent television station that broadcasts 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 resumes broadcasting, operating under the station general manager, Tito Atiles Natal, and was broadcasts music videos and local programming. In the 1990s, Yiye Avila, buys WVSN for $20,000 and will become 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
8.2 480i 4:3 Tiva tv WRUA programming / Tiva TV
44.1/54.1/68.1 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.