WZVI

WZVI
	Charlotte Amalie; United States Virgin Islands;
Channels	Digital: 21 (UHF); Virtual: 21;
Branding	Z21 (general); Channel 8 News (newscasts);
Programming
Affiliations	Independent
Ownership
Owner	Atlas News and Information Services Inc.; (Alpha Broadcasting Corporation);
Sister stations	WSVI
History
Founded	May 17, 2001
First air date	August 5, 2004
Former channel numbers	Digital: 43 (UHF, 2004–2018); Virtual: 43 (2004–2018 and 2019–2020), 21 (2018−2019);
Former affiliations	ABC (2004–2015); Ion Television (2016–2018);
Call sign meaning	WSVI 2 (represented with "Z"), Virgin Islands
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	83270
ERP	6 kW
HAAT	322.6 m (1,058 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	18°19′47.7″N 64°54′38.2″W / 18.329917°N 64.910611°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wsvi.tv

Branding

AffiliationsIndependent

Owner

WZVI (channel 21) is an independent television station serving the United States Virgin Islands that is licensed to Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas. It is owned by Atlas News and Information Services alongside Christiansted-licensed Ion Television affiliate WSVI (channel 8). The two stations share studios at the Sunny Isle Shopping Center in Christiansted; WZVI's transmitter is located on Flag Hill. WZVI serves as a secondary station for the Virgin Islands Television Network.

Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
8.1	1080i	16:9	WSVI	Ion Television (WSVI)
8.3	480i	4:3		VI TV (WSVI-DT3)
8.4	480i	4:3		Tracking the Tropics (WSVI-DT4)
21.1	720p	16:9	WZVI	Main WZVI programming

v t e Television stations in the Virgin Islands
Saint Thomas, USVI	W05DP-D 8 .1 Ion Television .2 International .3 VITV .4 WX .5 Religious WZVI 21 Z21 WTJX-TV 12 PBS WVXF 17 .1 Cozi TV .2 Fox WVGN-LD 19 NBC W33DD-D 33 Religious
Saint Croix, USVI	WSVI 8 .1 Ion Television .2 International .3 VITV .4 WX .5 Religious W05AW-D 12 PBS WCVI-TV 23 .1 CBS .2 ABC W24DO-D 24 Religious
British Virgin Islands	CBN
Local cable channels	TV2
Defunct stations	WBNB-TV 10 CBS, Saint Thomas WVIF 15 Pax/Independent, Saint Croix WMNS-LD 22 TV2/Independent
U.S. territories broadcast television Puerto Rico American Samoa Guam US Virgin Islands Insular Areas See also Communications in the Northern Mariana Islands Federated States of Micronesia Palau Marshall Islands Hawaii

v t e Other television stations in the U.S. Territories
Guam	KTKB-LD (26.1 CW)
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands	WVXF (17.1 This, 17.2 Fox)
Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands	WSVI 8 (Ion) WCVI 23 (LeSEA) WJWM-LP 34 (Ind.) W35CE 35 (TBN)
San Juan, Puerto Rico	WKAQ 2 (TMD) WZNA-LD 3 (Rel.) WAPA 4 (Ind.) WSTE 7 (Ind.) WWXY-LD 8 WRUA 8 (Ind.) W10DD-D 10 (3ABN) WLII 11 (UNI) WORO 13 (Ind./Rel.) WTCV 18 (Ind.) WECN 18 (Rel.) WSJN-CD 20 (Rel.) WJPX 24 (America TeVe) WDWL 36 (TBN) WMTJ 40 (PBS) WIRS 42 (America TeVe) WVQS-LD 50 (CTNi) WRFB 51 (Ind.) WUJA 58 (Rel.) WVSN 68 (Rel.)
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	WORA 5 (TMD) WSTE 7 (Ind.) WOLE 12 (UNI) WOST 16 (Ind.) WSJP-LD 18.3 (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico) WNJX 22 (Ind.) WELU 32 (Rel.) WJWN 38 (CV) WVEO 44 (Ind.) WQHA 50 (Rel.) W63BF 63 (Rel.) WTPM-LP 67 (Rel.)
Ponce, Puerto Rico	WSTE 7 (Ind.) W08AB 8 / W54AQ 54 (Rel.) WSUR 9 (UNI.) WTIN 14 (Ind.) WKPV 20 / WIRS 42 (CV) WXWZ-LD 22 (A1) WQTO 26 (PBS) WQQZ-CA 33 (Ind.) WIDP 46 (Rel.) WVOZ 48 (Ind.)
Arecibo, Puerto Rico	WSTE 7 (Ind.) WIMN-CD 20 (Rel.) WQSJ-LP 48 (Rel.) WCCV 54 (Rel.)
Pago Pago, American Samoa	K11UU-D 11 (Rel. Ind.) KJCP 38 (TBN/JUCE TV)
Defunct	WVIF 15 (Pax/Ind.) W29CB 29 (3ABN) WSJU 31 (Ind.) WBIV-LP 38 (Ind.) WEYA-LP 52 (Ind.) WMEI 60 (Ind.)

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Programming

Charlotte Amalie United States Virgin Islands
Channels	Digital: 21 (UHF) Virtual: 21
Branding	Z21 (general) Channel 8 News (newscasts)
Affiliations	Independent
Ownership
Owner	Atlas News and Information Services Inc. (Alpha Broadcasting Corporation^[1])
Sister stations	WSVI
History
Founded	May 17, 2001
First air date	August 5, 2004 (2004-08-05)
Former channel numbers	Digital: 43 (UHF, 2004–2018) Virtual: 43 (2004–2018 and 2019–2020), 21 (2018−2019)
Former affiliations	ABC (2004–2015) Ion Television (2016–2018)
Call sign meaning	WSVI 2 (represented with "Z"), Virgin Islands
Technical information^[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	83270
ERP	6 kW
HAAT	322.6 m (1,058 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	18°19′47.7″N 64°54′38.2″W / 18.329917°N 64.910611°W / 18.329917; -64.910611
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.wsvi.tv