WZVI

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.

Channels

• Digital: 21 (UHF)
• Virtual: 21

Branding

• Z21 (general)
• Channel 8 News (newscasts)

AffiliationsIndependent

Owner

• Atlas News and Information Services Inc.
• (Alpha Broadcasting Corporation^[1])

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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[1])
Sister stations	WSVI
History
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
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.wsvi.tv

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