Frequency | 102.1 FM (MHz) |
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Branding | Pirate Radio |
Programming | |
Format | Classic rock |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WVJZ, WWKS | |
History | |
First air date | August 24, 1988 |
Former call signs | WDCM (1988-1996) WWKS (1996-2017) |
Former frequencies | 96.1MHz (1988-2017) |
Call sign meaning | W I Virgin Islands |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 31084 |
Class | B |
ERP | 50,000 Watts |
HAAT | 374 meters (1,228 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 18°20′30″N 64°43′59″W / 18.34167°N 64.73306°W |
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Public license information |
WIVI (102.1 FM, "Pirate Radio") is a radio station licensed to serve Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands. The station is licensed to Ackley Caribbean Enterprises, Inc. which is wholly owned by Gordon P. Ackley as part of the Ackley Media Group. It airs a classic rock format.[2]
Lonely Planet's 2001 guide to the Virgin Islands described this station as, "probably the most popular rock & roll station" in the USVI.[3]
The station had branded itself as "Pirate Radio" before a flip to the "Hitz 96" moniker on October 1, 2009 and again reverting to the "Pirate Radio" moniker in 2015.
The station swapped call signs and formats with sister station WIVI on July 1, 2017.