WVIQ

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WVIQ
WVIQ-Sunny-2003.jpg
Broadcast area St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. John, British Virgin Islands & eastern Puerto Rico
Frequency 99.5 MHz
BrandingSunny 99.5
Programming
Format Adult contemporary
Affiliations ABC Radio News
Ownership
Owner
  • JKC Communications
  • (JKC Communications of the Virgin Islands, Inc.)
History
First air date
October 27, 1964
Former call signs
WIVI-FM (1964-1987)
Call sign meaning
"Virgin Islands Quality"
Technical information
Facility ID 74457
Class B
ERP 32,000 watts
HAAT 225 meters (738 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
17°44′7″N64°40′46″W / 17.73528°N 64.67944°W / 17.73528; -64.67944
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website http://www.viradio.com

WVIQ (99.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands. The station is owned by JKC Communications of the Virgin Islands, Inc. It airs an adult contemporary music format. [1]

This station was assigned the call sign WIVI-FM by the Federal Communications Commission on October 2, 1978, which it held until switching to the current WVIQ call letters on July 5, 1987. [2]

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References

  1. "Fall 2007 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  2. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.