- WVWI
Infobox Radio station
name = WVWI
city = Charlotte Amalie,U. S. Virgin Islands
area =
branding = "Radio One AM 1000"
slogan =
frequency = 1000 AM (kHz)
airdate =
format = News/Talk
power = 5000Watt s (day)
1000 Watts (night)
class = B
facility_id = 66976
coordinates = coord|18|20|11|N|64|56|41|W
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
affiliations =CBS
owner = Ackley Media Group
licensee = GARK LLC
sister_stations =WVJZ ,WWKS
webcast = [http://204.200.222.126:8080/ramgen/broadcast/wvwi.rm Listen Live]
website = http://www.amg.vi/radiooneWVWI (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. [ 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]The station has been assigned these call letters by the
Federal Communications Commission since the station was initially licensed. [cite web |url=http://fjallfoss.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]Programming
In addition to its regular programming, this station airs the "dLife Diabetes Minute" health advisory program. [ cite web |url=http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowContent/resources/dlife_radio/station_listing.html#44 |title=dLife Radio Affiliates |work=LifeMed Media |date=2006-01-20]
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. [ cite web |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6329687.html |title=Deals |author=BIA Financial Networks |work=Broadcasting & Cable |date=2006-05-01] GARK LLC is the licensee of WVWI as well as sister stations
WVJZ andWWKS . Local press coverage pegged the sale price "in the neighborhood of $4.3 million" for the three-station combo. [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. |accessmonthday= December 25 |accessyear= 2007]References
External links
* [http://www.amg.vi/radioone WVWI official website]
* [http://www.amg.vi/ Ackley Media Group]
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