WVJZ
| Frequency | 105.3 FM (MHz) |
|---|---|
| Branding | 105 Jamz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream Urban/reggae, Calypso music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WIVI, WWKS | |
| History | |
First air date | December 23, 1985 |
Former call signs | WVGN (1985-1998) |
Call sign meaning | W V JamZ |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 62113 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 30,200 watts |
| HAAT | 483 meters (1,586 feet) |
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Public license information | |
| Website | http://www.amg.vi/ |
WVJZ (105.3 FM) 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 as part of the Ackley Media Group. It airs a Mainstream Urban and reggae music format.[2]
Lonely Planet's guide to the Virgin Islands describes this station as "the station for continuous R&B" in the USVI.[3]
The Federal Communications Commission assigned the WVGN call letters to this station on December 23, 1985. It held this call sign until switching to the current WVJZ call letters on June 15, 1998.[4]
Ownership
[edit | edit source]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 WVJZ as well as sister stations WVWI and WIVI. Local press coverage pegged the sale price "in the neighborhood of $4.3 million" for the three-station combo.[6]
Translator stations
[edit | edit source]| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W276CH | 103.1 FM | Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands | 139997 | 10 | LMS |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Ackley Media Group
- Facility details for Facility ID 62113 (WVJZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WVJZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Radio stations in the United States Virgin Islands
- Mainstream urban radio stations
- Radio stations established in 1985
- 1985 establishments in the United States Virgin Islands
- Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Reggae, soca and calypso radio stations
- Mainstream urban radio stations in the United States
- United States Virgin Islands stubs
- United States insular area radio station stubs