WCCV-TV (channel 54) is a

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. The station is owned by the Asociacion Evangelistica Cristo Viene, Inc. The station maintains studios located at Barrio Membrillo in

Camuy Camuy () is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Lares and San Sebastián; east of Quebradillas; and west of Hatillo. Camuy is spread over 12 barrios and Camuy Pueblo (the downtown area and the admini ...

with transmitter facilities at Cerro Roncador in

Utuado Utuado () is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central mountainous region of the island known as the '' Cordillera Central''. It is located north of Adjuntas and Ponce; south of Hatillo and Arecibo; east of Lares; and west ...

History

WCCV-TV

WCCV-TV began operations in 1982 as WATX-TV, and was an

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,

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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

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s from the 60s,

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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: *W30ED-D (virtual channel 44, UHF digital channel 30) in

Guayama Guayama (, ), officially the Autonomous Municipality of Guayama ( es, Municipio Autónomo de Guayama) is a city and municipality on the Caribbean coast of Puerto Rico. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 36,614. It is the c ...

(formerly W44CS-D 44) *W13DI-D (virtual channel 54,

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digital channel 13) in

Yauco Yauco () is a town and municipality in southern Puerto Rico. Although the downtown is inland, the municipality stretches to a southern coast facing the Caribbean Sea. Yauco is located south of Maricao, Lares and Adjuntas; east of Sabana Grande ...

*W16DX-D (virtual channel 54, UHF digital channel 16) in Aguada (formerly W49CZ-D 49) *WVSN (virtual channel 68, UHF digital channel 23) in

Humacao Humacao () is a city and municipality in Puerto Rico located in the eastern coast of the island, north of Yabucoa; south of Naguabo; east of Las Piedras; and west of Vieques Passage. Humacao is spread over 12 barrios and Humacao Pueblo (the ...

* W16CW-D (virtual channel 54, UHF digital channel 16) in Villalba *W16EG-D (virtual channel 68, UHF digital channel 16) in Cidra * W17DL-D (virtual channel 68, UHF digital channel 17) in

Toa Baja Toa Baja (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the northern coast, north of Toa Alta and Bayamón; east of Dorado; and west of Cataño. Toa Baja is spread over five barrios, including Toa Baja Pueblo (the downtown area and ...

*W17EP-D (virtual channel 68, UHF digital channel 17) in

Yabucoa Yabucoa () is a town and municipality in Puerto Rico located in the eastern region, north of Maunabo; south of San Lorenzo, Las Piedras and Humacao; and east of Patillas. Yabucoa is spread over 9 barrios and Yabucoa Pueblo (the downtown area ...

*W18DQ-D (virtual channel 54, UHF digital channel 18) in Santa Isabel *

W18DZ-D W18DZ-D (channel 68) is a television station serving eastern Puerto Rico that is licensed to Ceiba. The station is owned by TV Red Puerto Rico. The station's transmitter is located at highway PR-982 between Fajardo Fajardo (, ) is a town and ...

(virtual channel 35, UHF digital channel 18) in

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*W18EN-D (virtual channel 68, UHF digital channel 18) in Sion Farm, USVI (formerly W24DO-D 24) *W19EP-D (virtual channel 68, UHF digital channel 19) in Culebra (formerly W24DW-D 24) *W19EY-D (virtual channel 54, UHF digital channel 19) in

(formerly W25EF-D 25) *

W22FA-D W22FA-D (channel 34) is a television station licensed to Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and serving Western Puerto Rico. The station is owned by TV Red Puerto Rico. The station's transmitter is located at Cerro Canta Gallo in Aguada. Digital televisio ...

(virtual channel 54, UHF digital channel 22) in Mayagüez (formerly W32DZ-D 32) *W22FF-D (virtual channel 35, UHF digital channel 22) in

*W31EJ-D (virtual channel 68, UHF digital channel 31) in Tutu, USVI (formerly W33DD-D 33) *

W32FB-D W32FB-D (channel 23) is a television station serving eastern Puerto Rico that is licensed to Ceiba ''Ceiba'' is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae, native to tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas (from Mexico and the Caribbean ...

(virtual channel 68, UHF digital channel 32) in

) (formerly W23EM-D 23) * W33ED-D (virtual channel 68, UHF digital channel 33) in

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(formerly W34DY-D 34) *

W34FK-D W34FK-D (channel 33) is a television station serving western Puerto Rico that is city of license, licensed to Añasco, Puerto Rico, Añasco. The station is owned by TV Red Puerto Rico. The station's transmitter is located at Cerro Canta Gallo in ...

(virtual channel 54, UHF digital channel 34) in Añasco (formerly W33CY-D 33) 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

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: Subchannels of WCCV-TV Subchannels of WVSN-TV

Analog-to-digital conversion

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

References

External links

La Cadena del Milagro
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