| WVIE | |
| City: | Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Branding: | K-LOVE |
| Airdate: | 1991 |
| Frequency: | 107.3 MHz |
| Format: | Contemporary Christian |
| Erp: | 1,650 watts |
| Haat: | 439 meters (2315 feet) |
| Class: | A |
| Facility Id: | 14999 |
| Coordinates: | 18.3567°N -64.9664°W |
| Callsign Meaning: | Virgin Islands Radio Entertainment |
| Former Callsigns: | WVNX (1991–1998) WVGN (1998–2015) |
| Former Frequencies: | 97.1 MHz (1991-2001) |
| Owner: | Educational Media Foundation |
| Sister Stations: | WJKL |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
| Webcast: | Listen Live |
WVIE (107.3 MHz), branded on-air as K-LOVE, is a non-commercial FM radio station in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands. The station is currently owned by Educational Media Foundation and carries network programming from K-LOVE, EMF's main Contemporary Christian music network.
The station, then known as WVGN, was acquired by Caribbean Broadcasting Network (then known as LKK Group; Keith Bass, President) from Calypso Communications in 2002.[1] [2]
While Caribbean Broadcasting Network is a company whose television stations are affiliates of commercial networks, WVGN was operated under a separate arm, Caribbean Community Broadcasting, and solicited and accepted donations from listeners, as would most other NPR members.
Caribbean Broadcasting Network reached a deal to sell WVGN to R.J. Watkins, owner of WHPR-FM and operator of W33BY-D in Detroit, on August 7, 2014;[3] the sale was completed on February 17, 2015,[4] accompanied by a call sign change to WVIE.[5] WVGN's NPR programming continued through March 15, 2015; Watkins replaced this programming with contemporary music and talk shows.[6]
Since November 7, 2015, WVIE's signal was simulcast on W33BY's 3rd subchannel. Until then, it had been a SD simulcast of 33.1, 33.2 and 33.4, however, are still simulcasting W33BY-DT1 in SD.
On March 14, 2023, it was announced that the Educational Media Foundation was buying WVIE for $150,000. The station would be EMF's second located in a U.S. territory and would switch to the company's K-Love network. The sale was completed on May 26, 2023.