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| - | | style="text-align: left;" | [[ | + | | style="text-align: left;" | [[CBS]]<br>[[My Network TV]]/[[Kids Box TV]] (via [[WBIV-LP]] on DT2)<br>[[Retro Television Network|RTN]] on DT3<br>[[The Baptist Channel]] on DT3<br>[[AccuWeather]] on DT4 |
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| - | | style="text-align: left;" | silent (1999-2007) | + | | style="text-align: left;" | silent (1999-2007)<br> [[My Network TV]] (main channel)(2007-2009) |
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WVIF has applied to the Federal Communications Commission for permission to turn off any analog signals and begin broadcast of a digital signal on the same channel (called a "flash-cut") at the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations (February 17, 2009) | WVIF has applied to the Federal Communications Commission for permission to turn off any analog signals and begin broadcast of a digital signal on the same channel (called a "flash-cut") at the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations (February 17, 2009) | ||
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| + | On June 1, 2009, shortly before the Digital television transition, WVIF switched affiliations, from My Network TV to CBS, and now airs MyTV on 15.2 (which is simulcasted on WBIV-LP as '''My Virgin Islands''') and Retro Television Network on 15.3. Since WVIF . | ||
Revision as of 04:54, 3 July 2009
| WVIF | |
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| Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| Branding | CBS 15 Virgin Islands Retro TV (on DT3) |
| Analog channel | 15 (UHF) |
| Digital channel | 15 (UHF)(Flash-cut) |
| Affiliations | CBS My Network TV/Kids Box TV (via WBIV-LP on DT2) RTN on DT3 The Baptist Channel on DT3 AccuWeather on DT4 |
| Owner | Corporate Media Consultants Group (Under LMA/Taylor Media Stations Group) |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Call letters meaning | Virgin Islands Fox |
| Former affiliations | silent (1999-2007) My Network TV (main channel)(2007-2009) |
WVIF is a full-power dual affiliate of My Network TV and the Retro Television Network]] in Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands licenced to transmit over analog channel 15. The station is owned by Corporate Media Consultants Group (Under LMA/Taylor Media Stations Group).
WVIF was supposed to air as a Fox affiliate, instead the low power station WEON-LP affilated the network, thus the station when silent for 8 years and finally went back on the air as a My Network TV affiliate. The station can also be seen in Puerto Rico on DirecTV, TaylorCom Sat, AD Cablevision, OneLink Communications cable, and as part of the Puerto Rico locals package on Dish Network .
WVIF is not currently operating a digital television station.
WVIF has applied to the Federal Communications Commission for permission to turn off any analog signals and begin broadcast of a digital signal on the same channel (called a "flash-cut") at the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations (February 17, 2009)
On June 1, 2009, shortly before the Digital television transition, WVIF switched affiliations, from My Network TV to CBS, and now airs MyTV on 15.2 (which is simulcasted on WBIV-LP as My Virgin Islands) and Retro Television Network on 15.3. Since WVIF .
