WIVI

WIVI
Frequency102.1 MHz
BrandingPirate Radio
Programming
FormatClassic rock
Ownership
Owner
  • News of St. John
  • (STJ Media, LLC)
History
First air date
August 24, 1988 (1988-08-24)
Former call signs
  • WDCM (1988–1996)
  • WWKS (1996–2017)
Former frequencies
96.1 MHz (1988–2017)
Call sign meaning
Virgin Islands
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
31084
ClassB
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT374 meters (1,227 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
18°20′30″N 64°43′59″W / 18.34167°N 64.73306°W / 18.34167; -64.73306
Links
Public license information
Websitenewsofstjohn.com

WIVI (102.1 FM, "Pirate Radio") is a radio station licensed to serve Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands. The station is licensed to STJ Media, LLC. It airs a classic rock format.[2]

Lonely Planet's 2001 guide to the Virgin Islands described this station as, "probably the most popular rock & roll station" in the USVI.[3]

The station had branded itself as "Pirate Radio" before a flip to the "Hitz 96" moniker on October 1, 2009 and again reverting to the "Pirate Radio" moniker in 2015.

The station swapped call signs and formats with sister station WIVI on July 1, 2017.

Awards

WWKS was chosen as ABC Radio Network's international affiliate of the year for 1999. ABC Radio representatives the station's "commitment to professional broadcasting" and cited "flawless coordination" of two live remote broadcasts of The Tom Joyner Morning Show that originated from the Virgin Islands.[4]

Ownership

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.[5] GARK LLC is the licensee of WIVI as well as sister stations WVJZ and WVWI. Local press coverage pegged the sale price "in the neighborhood of $4.3 million" for the three-station combo.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WIVI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Fall 2007 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ^ Peffer, Randall (2001). Virgin Islands. Oakland, California: Lonely Planet. pp. 41. ISBN 0-86442-735-2.
  4. ^ Zalaznick, Matt (June 28, 1999). "101.3 Wins 'Affiliate of the Year' Award". St. Thomas Source. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
  5. ^ BIA Financial Networks (May 1, 2006). "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable.
  6. ^ Pennington, Shaun A. (April 28, 2006). "Knight to Sell Radio One, KISS and JAMZ". St. Thomas Source. Retrieved December 25, 2007.

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