WUVI (1090 AM) was a

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licensed to serve

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. The station was owned by Three Angels Corporation and leased to the

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. Its license was cancelled September 23, 2019. The station aired a

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format using student on-air talent from the university's radio program. News programming from

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was also broadcast.

History

This station received its original

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from the

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(FCC) on August 28,

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. The new station was assigned the

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WIBS by the FCC on October 2, 1985. WIBS received its license to cover from the FCC on November 7, 1988. In February 1989, Raphael A. Figueroa and Lucy E. Figueroa (doing business as Saint Thomas Broadcasters) reached an agreement to sell this station to Three Angels Corporation. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 5, 1989, and the transaction was consummated on July 31, 1989. The new owners had the FCC assign the WGOD call letters on October 5, 1989.

Expanded Band assignment

On March 17, 1997 the FCC announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available " Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with WGOD authorized to move from 1090 to 1690 kHz."FCC Public Notice: Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations"
(FCC DA 97-537), March 17, 1997. A construction permit for the expanded band station was assigned the call letters

WIGT WIGT (1690 AM) is a currently silent Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands non-commercial radio station, owned by El Logos, Inc. History WIGT originated as the expanded band "twin" of an existing station on the standard AM band. On March 17, ...

on August 12, 2010. The FCC's initial policy was that both the original station and its expanded band counterpart could operate simultaneously for up to five years, after which owners would have to turn in one of the two licenses, depending on whether they preferred the new assignment or elected to remain on the original frequency. This deadline was extended multiple times, and both stations remained authorized beyond the original time limit.

Later history

On September 14, 2012, the station changed its call sign to WUVI, in conjunction with Three Angels' lease of the station to the

, which launched a college radio format on January 9, 2013. WUVI was deleted on September 23, 2019.

Managers

* Alexander Randall 5, Faculty Advisor (2012) * DaraMonifah Cooper, Station/Programming Manager (2013) * Dr. Chenzira Davis-Kahina, Culture and Education Director/St. Croix Manager (2013)

On-air staff

Managers

* Alexander Randall 5, Faculty Advisor (2012) * April Rose Fale-Knight, Station Manager (2012) * Akila Henry, Program Manager (2013) * Elesha Hazel, Archivist (2013) * Marisha Jno-Lewis, News Director (2013) * Nichole Moore, Studio Operations (2012) * Stefan Todman, Pacifica Content (2013) * Heru Shango, Marketing and Sales (2013)

Staff

* Shugga Deborah Rosenbloom * Glenn Pride * Manefa O'Connor * Michael McFarlane * Renee Williams * Tatyanna Eades * Shari Alfred * Aletia Hodge * Shawn Seabrookes * Antoinette Anderson

Former on-air staff

The following individuals have been on WUVI as on-air staff:

Managers

* Twanna Hodge, Archivist (2012–13) * Linda Ritter, News Director (2012–13) * Leslyn Tonge, Production Manager (2012–13) * Shugga Deborah Rosenbloom, Sunday Program Coordinator (2012–13) * Christina Chanes, Sales (2013 - 2016)

Staff

* Marisha Jno-Lewis * Renee Williams * Akila Henry * Ronnie Greenaway * Kaeche Liburd * Shawn Auguste * Chinet Bernier * Monai Greene * Najuma Dunn * Stefan Todman * Shawn Seabrookes

References

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 66988 (WUVI)
in the FCC Licensing and Management System {{Daytime-only radio stations in the U.S. Territories Defunct radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1985 1985 establishments in the United States Virgin Islands Radio stations disestablished in 2019 2019 disestablishments in the United States Virgin Islands UVI 2012 establishments in the United States Virgin Islands UVI Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands College radio stations in the United States University of the Virgin Islands Pacifica Foundation stations