WZVI

WZVI
Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands;
Channels	Digital: 21 (UHF); Virtual: 21;
Branding	Z21 (general); Channel 8 News (newscasts);
Programming
Affiliations	Independent
Ownership
Owner	Atlas News and Information Services Inc.; (Alpha Broadcasting Corporation);
Sister stations	WSVI
History
First air date	August 5, 2004 (20 years ago)
Former channel number(s)	Digital: 43 (UHF, 2004–2018); Virtual: 43 (2004–2018 and 2019–2020), 21 (2018−2019);
Former affiliations	ABC (2004–2015); Ion Television (2016–2018);
Call sign meaning	WSVI 2 (represented with "Z"), Virgin Islands
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	83270
ERP	6 kW
HAAT	322.6 m (1,058 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	18°19′47.7″N 64°54′38.2″W / 18.329917°N 64.910611°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wsvi.tv

WZVI (channel 21) is an independent television station serving the United States Virgin Islands that is licensed to Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas. It is owned by Atlas News and Information Services alongside Christiansted-licensed Ion Television affiliate WSVI (channel 8). The two stations share studios at the Sunny Isle Shopping Center in Christiansted; WZVI's transmitter is located on Flag Hill. WZVI serves as a secondary station for the Virgin Islands Television Network.

Subchannels

Subchannels of WZVI^[3]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
8.1	1080i	16:9	WSVI	Ion Television (WSVI)
8.3	480i	4:3		VI TV (WSVI-DT3)
8.4	480i	4:3		Tracking the Tropics (WSVI-DT4)
21.1	720p	16:9	WZVI	Main WZVI programming

Simulcast of subchannels of another station

Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands

Channels	Digital: 21 (UHF) Virtual: 21
Branding	Z21 (general) Channel 8 News (newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations	Independent
Ownership
Owner	Atlas News and Information Services Inc. (Alpha Broadcasting Corporation^[1])
Sister stations	WSVI
History
First air date	August 5, 2004 (20 years ago) (2004-08-05)
Former channel number(s)	Digital: 43 (UHF, 2004–2018) Virtual: 43 (2004–2018 and 2019–2020), 21 (2018−2019)
Former affiliations	ABC (2004–2015) Ion Television (2016–2018)
Call sign meaning	WSVI 2 (represented with "Z"), Virgin Islands
Technical information^[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	83270
ERP	6 kW
HAAT	322.6 m (1,058 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	18°19′47.7″N 64°54′38.2″W / 18.329917°N 64.910611°W / 18.329917; -64.910611
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.wsvi.tv