WZVI

WZVI (channel 21) is an independent television station serving the United States Virgin Islands that is licensed to Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas. It is owned by Atlas News and Information Services alongside Christiansted-licensed Ion Television affiliate WSVI (channel 8). The two stations share studios at the Sunny Isle Shopping Center in Christiansted; WZVI's transmitter is located on Flag Hill. WZVI serves as a secondary station for the Virgin Islands Television Network.

WZVI
Channels
Branding
  • Z21 (general)
  • Channel 8 News (newscasts)
Programming
AffiliationsIndependent
Ownership
Owner
  • Atlas News and Information Services Inc.
  • (Alpha Broadcasting Corporation[1])
WSVI
History
First air date
August 5, 2004 (2004-08-05)
Former channel number(s)
  • Digital: 43 (UHF, 2004–2018)
  • Virtual: 43 (2004–2018 and 2019–2020), 21 (2018−2019)
Call sign meaning
WSVI 2 (represented with "Z"), Virgin Islands
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID83270
ERP6 kW
HAAT322.6 m (1,058 ft)
Transmitter coordinates18°19′47.7″N 64°54′38.2″W
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wsvi.tv

Subchannels

Subchannels of WZVI[3]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
8.1 1080i16:9WSVIIon Television (WSVI)
8.3 480i4:3VI TV (WSVI-DT3)
8.4 Tracking the Tropics (WSVI-DT4)
21.1 720p16:9WZVIMain WZVI programming
  Simulcast of subchannels of another station

References

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