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]
| 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) |
Transmitter coordinates | 18°21′33″N 64°58′18″W / 18.35917°N 64.97167°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | http://www.amg.vi/ |
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
editGARK 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| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W276CH | 103.1 FM | Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands | 139997 | 10 | LMS |
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVJZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Fall 2007 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ Peffer, Randall (2001). Virgin Islands. Oakland, California: Lonely Planet. pp. 41. ISBN 0-86442-735-2.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ BIA Financial Networks (2006-05-01). "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable.
- ^ Pennington, Shaun A. (2006-04-28). "Knight to Sell Radio One, KISS and JAMZ". St. Thomas Source. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
External links
edit- 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
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