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WCCV-TV (channel 54) is a religious independent television station in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. It is relayed on satellite station WVSN (channel 68) in Humacao. Owned by the Asociacion Evangelistica Cristo Viene, Inc., the stations maintain studios at Barrio Membrillo in Camuy. WCCV-TV's transmitter is located at Cerro Roncador in Utuado, while WVSN's antenna is at Barrio Cubuy in Canovanas.

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Channels for WVSN
BrandingLa Cadena del Milagro (The Miracle Network)
Affiliations54.1/68.1: Spanish religious independent
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WCCV-TV and WVSN
Channels for WCCV-TV
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BrandingLa Cadena del Milagro (The Miracle Network)
Programming
Affiliations54.1/68.1: Spanish religious independent
Ownership
OwnerAsociacion Evangelistica Cristo Viene, Inc.
History
Founded
  • WCCV-TV: April 29, 1988
  • WVSN: March 12, 1984 (1984-03-12) (original incarnation)
    October 30, 1986 (1986-10-30) (current incarnation)
First air date
November 15, 1981 (1981-11-15)
Former call signs
  • WCCV-TV: WATX-TV (1982–1989)
Former channel number
  • WCCV-TV:
    • Analog: 54 (UHF, 1982–2009)
    • Digital: 46 (UHF, 2005–2019)
  • WVSN:
    • Analog: 68 (UHF, 1984–2009)
    • Digital: 49 (UHF, 2005–2019)
Call sign meaning
Cadena Cristo Viene
Technical information[1][2]
Licensing authority
FCC
  • WCCV-TV: 3001
  • WVSN: 67190
ERP
  • WCCV-TV: 60 kW
  • WVSN: 50 kW
HAAT
  • WCCV-TV: 521 m (1,709 ft)
  • WVSN: 623 m (2,044 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
  • WCCV-TV: 18°14′0″N 66°45′33″W
  • WVSN: 18°16′37″N 65°51′8″W
Translators
Links
Public license information
Websitecdminternacional.com
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History

WCCV-TV

WCCV-TV began operations in 1982 as WATX-TV, and was an independent with local programming. It was owned by Bay Industries. In 1984, WATX-TV, became a satellite of WSJU (channel 18), later in 1987, to WRWR-TV (channel 30). On January 7, 1988, televangelist Yiye Avila bought WATX-TV for $40,000; the sale was completed on August 25, 1988. In 1989, WATX-TV changed its callsign to WCCV-TV and became a religious network known as La Cadena del Milagro.

WVSN

WVSN began operations on March 12, 1984, and was the first independent television station that broadcast music videos from the 60s, 70s & 80s based in Humacao. WVSN was owned by Radio Voz, until its closure on August 6, 1986. On October 30, 1986, WVSN resumed broadcasting, operating under the station general manager, Tito Atiles Natal, and was broadcasting music videos and local programming. In the 1990s, Yiye Avila bought WVSN for $20,000 and it became a repeater of WCCV-TV, La Cadena del Milagro. Currently, WVSN has its studios and offices located in Caparra Terrace in San Juan with its transmitter at Barrio Cubuy in Canovanas.

Technical information

Subchannel

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Subchannels of WCCV-TV[3] and WVSN[4]
Subchannel Res.Tooltip Display resolution Short name Programming
WCCV-TVWVSNWCCV-TVWVSN
54.168.1 1080iWCCV-HDWVSN-HDMain programming
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Analog-to-digital conversion

On February 17, 2009, WCCV-TV and WVSN signed off their analog signals and completed their move to digital.

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