WIVI

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WIVI

City of license	Charlotte Amalie, U. S. Virgin Islands
Branding	Pirate Radio 96.1
Slogan	"Radio That Rocks"
Frequency	96.1 FM (MHz)
First air date	May 17, 1988
Format	Classic Rock
ERP	2400 Watts
HAAT	457 meters (1500 feet)
Class	B1
Facility ID	57787
Transmitter Coordinates	18°21′33″N, 64°58′18″W
Callsign meaning	W I Virgin Islands
Owner	Gordon P. Ackley (GARK LLC)
Webcast	http://www.amg.vi/pirateradio

This article is about the WIVI Radio Station. For the Israeli startup Wivi, see Wivi

WIVI (96.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Charlotte Amalie, U. S. Virgin Islands. The station is owned by Gordon P. Ackley through GARK LLC. It airs a Classic Rock music format.^[1]

Lonely Planet's guide to the Virgin Islands describes this station as, "probably the most popular rock & roll station" in the USVI.^[2]

The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since May 17, 1988.^[3]

[edit] Ownership

In May 2007, WIVI was sold by Rox Radio Enterprises Inc. (Jason Ackley, president, CEO) to Gordon P. Ackley. Rox Radio, 60% owned by Gordon Ackley, assigned WIVI to GARK LLC, which is 100% owned by Ackley, for a reported $300,000.^[4]

[edit] References

^ Fall 2007 Station Information Profile. Arbitron.
^ Peffer, Randall (2001). Virgin Islands. Oakland, California: Lonely Planet, 41. ISBN 0864427352.
^ Call Sign History. FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
^ BIA Financial Networks (2007-05-14). Deals. Broadcasting & Cable.

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