WMNS-LD (channel 22) was a low-power

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serving the

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that is licensed to Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas. Owned by V.I. Christian Ministries, Inc., the station was operated under a

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(LMA) by Innovative Communications Corporation as

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-only channel TV2. WMNS-LD's transmitter was located atop Hawk Hill.

History

The station was founded on October 17, 2001, as K22GA. It gained the WMNS-LP callsign on December 22, 2003. Prior to July 13, 2009, WMNS-LP broadcast Daystar programming. However, after

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programming moved from WVXF to the cable-only channel TV2, WMNS-LD provided over-the-air coverage for TV2. V.I. Christian Ministries ceased operations of WMNS-LD on September 20, 2023; its license was surrendered on December 12.

Subchannel

References

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