WVGN-LD (channel 19) is a low-power television station in Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, serving as the

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affiliate for the

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. Owned by Caribbean Broadcasting Network, it is a

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to dual

This TV This TV (also known as This TV Network and alternately stylized as thisTV) was an American free-to-air television network owned by Allen Media Broadcast Networks, LLC, part of the Allen Media Group division of Entertainment Studios. Originally ...

/ Fox affiliate WVXF (channel 17). WVGN-LD's transmitter is located on Signal Hill. WVGN is available on Viya Cable channel 11, and as part of the Virgin Islands locals package on

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. The station was also available in

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on Dish until

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, 2013 when it was replaced by a new NBC station on

WKAQ-TV WKAQ-TV (channel 2) is a television station in San Juan, Puerto Rico, serving as the U.S. territory's dual Telemundo and NBC outlet. It is owned and operated by the Telemundo Station Group subsidiary of NBCUniversal. WKAQ-TV's studios are loc ...

's third

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. The station simulcasts the 6 a.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 11 p.m. ET editions of

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's ''News 4 New York'' broadcasts. Notably, WNBC was the default NBC affiliate for the Virgin Islands until WVGN signed on. WVGN does not provide any local newscasts for the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Subchannel

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* 2004 establishments in the United States Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands VGN-LD NBC affiliates Television channels and stations established in 2004 VGN-LD {{USVirginIslands-tv-station-stub