- WIVI
Infobox Radio station
name = WIVI
city = Charlotte Amalie,U. S. Virgin Islands
area =
branding = "Pirate Radio 96.1"
slogan = "Radio That Rocks"
frequency = 96.1 FM (MHz)
airdate = May 17, 1988
format =Classic rock
erp = 2400Watt s
haat = 457meter s (1500 feet)
class = B1
facility_id = 57787
coordinates = coord|18|21|33|N|64|58|18|W
callsign_meaning = W I Virgin Islands
former_callsigns =
affiliations =
owner = Gordon P. Ackley
licensee = GARK LLC
sister_stations =
webcast = http://www.amg.vi/pirateradio
website =:"This article is about the WIVI Radio Station. For the Israeli
startup Wivi, see Wivi"WIVI (96.1 FM) is a
radio station licensed to serve Charlotte Amalie,U. S. Virgin Islands . The station is owned by Gordon P. Ackley through GARK LLC. It airs aClassic rock music format. [ cite web |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?srvy_id=FA07&surveyID=FA07&band=fm&callLetter=WIVI |title=Fall 2007 Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron]Lonely Planet's guide to the Virgin Islands describes this station as, "probably the most popular rock & roll station" in the USVI. [cite book |title=Virgin Islands |last=Peffer |first=Randall |year=2001 |publisher=Lonely Planet |location=Oakland, California |isbn=0864427352 |pages=41 ]
The station has been assigned these call letters by the
Federal Communications Commission sinceMay 17 ,1988 . [cite web |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=57787&Callsign=WIVI |title=Call Sign History |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database ]Ownership
In May 2007, WIVI was sold by Rox Radio Enterprises Inc. (Jason Ackley, president, CEO) to Gordon P. Ackley. Rox Radio, 60% owned by Gordon Ackley, assigned WIVI to GARK LLC, which is 100% owned by Ackley, for a reported $300,000. [cite web |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6441343.html?q=WVJZ |title=Deals |author=BIA Financial Networks |work=Broadcasting & Cable |date=2007-05-14]
References
External links
* [http://www.amg.vi/pirateradio WIVI official website]
* [http://www.amg.vi/ Ackley Media Group]
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