WCCV-TV explained

Callsign:WCCV-TV
Branding:La Cadena del Milagro
(The Miracle Network)
Digital:35 (UHF)
Virtual:54
Translators:see below
Affiliations:54.1: CDM Internacional
Founded:April 29, 1988
Location:Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Callsign Meaning:Cadena
Cristo
Viene
Former Callsigns:WATX-TV (1982-1989)
Former Channel Numbers:Analog:
54 (UHF, 1982-2009)
Digital:
46 (UHF, 2005-2019)
Owner:Asociacion Evangelistica Cristo Viene, Inc.
Former Affiliations:Independent (1982-1989)
Erp:60 kW
71 kW (STA)
Haat:5210NaN0
Class:DT
Facility Id:3001
Coordinates:18.2331°N -66.7597°W
Licensing Authority:FCC
Callsign:WVSN
Above:Satellite of WCCV-TV,
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Branding:see WCCV-TV
Digital:23 (UHF)
Virtual:68
Affiliations:68.1: CDM Internacional
Founded:March 12, 1984
October 30, 1986
Location:Humacao, Puerto Rico
Former Channel Numbers:Analog:
68 (UHF, 1984-2009)
Digital:
49 (UHF, 2005-2019)
Owner:La Cadena del Milagro, Inc.
Former Affiliations:Music videos (1984-1986)
Silent (1986)
Independent (1986-1989)
Erp:50 kW
316 kW (STA)
Haat:7690NaN0
Class:DT
Facility Id:67190
Coordinates:18.2831°N -65.8522°W
Licensing Authority:FCC

WCCV-TV (channel 54) is a religious independent television station licensed to Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The station is owned by the Asociacion Evangelistica Cristo Viene, Inc. The station maintains studios located at Barrio Membrillo in Camuy with transmitter facilities at Cerro Roncador in Utuado.

History

WCCV-TV

WCCV-TV began operations in 1982 as WATX-TV, and was an independent with local programming. It was owned by Bay Industries. In 1984, WATX-TV, became a satellite of WSJU (channel 18), later in 1987, to WRWR-TV (channel 30). On January 7, 1988, televangelist Yiye Avila bought WATX-TV for $40,000; the sale was completed on August 25, 1988. In 1989, WATX-TV changed its callsign to WCCV-TV and became a religious network known as La Cadena del Milagro.

WVSN

WVSN (channel 68) began operations on March 12, 1984, and was the first independent television station that broadcast music videos from the 60s, 70s & 80s based in Humacao. WVSN was owned by Radio Voz, until its closure on August 6, 1986. On October 30, 1986, WVSN resumed broadcasting, operating under the station general manager, Tito Atiles Natal, and was broadcasting music videos and local programming. In the 1990s, Yiye Avila bought WVSN for $20,000 and it became a repeater of WCCV-TV, La Cadena del Milagro. Currently, WVSN has its studios and offices located in Caparra Terrace in San Juan with its transmitter at Barrio Cubuy in Canovanas.

Satellite and translator stations

WCCV-TV can be seen across Puerto Rico on the following stations:

WVSN and W30ED-D are owned by La Cadena del Milagro, while W13DI-D & W16DX-D are owned by Asociación Evangelistica Cristo Viene. Other translator stations are owned & operated by TV Red de Puerto Rico, Inc.

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WCCV-TV

Subchannels of WVSN-TV

Analog-to-digital conversion

On February 17, 2009, WCCV-TV & WVSN-TV signed off its analog signal and completed its move to digital.

External links

Notes and References

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