Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
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Branding | La Cadena del Milagro (The Miracle Network) |
Slogan | Alcanzando al Mundo (reaching around the world) |
Channels |
Digital: 46 (UHF) Virtual: 54 () |
Subchannels | 54.1 Religious independent |
Translators | W44CS-D 44.1 Guayama W13DI-D 13.1 Yauco W49CZ-D 49.1 Aguada WVSN 68.1 Humacao |
Owner | Asociacion Evangelistica Cristo Viene Inc. |
Founded | April 29, 1988 |
Call letters' meaning |
Cadena Cristo Viene |
Former callsigns | WATX-TV (1982-1989) |
Transmitter power | 50 kW |
Height | 600 m |
Class | Full service |
Facility ID | 3001 |
Transmitter coordinates | 18°13′59″N 66°45′35″W / 18.23306°N 66.75972°W |
Website | www.cdminternacional.com |
WCCV-TV is a Spanish-language religious television station in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, broadcasting locally on channel 54. Founded May 19, 1989, the station is owned by the Asociacion Evangelistica Cristo Viene, Inc.
WCCV-TV begins operations in 1982 as WATX-TV, and was an Independent station with local programming. It was owned by Bay Industries. In 1984, WATX-TV, becomes a satellite of WSJU channel 18, later in 1987, to WRWR-TV, Cinema 30. On January 7, 1988, Televangelist Yiye Avila buys WATX-TV for $40,000, the sale was completed on August 25, 1988. In 1989, WATX-TV changes its callsign to WCCV-TV, and becomes a religious network, known as La Cadena del Milagro.
WVSN channel 68 begins operations on March 12, 1984, and was the first Independent television station that broadcasts 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 resumes broadcasting, operating under the station general manager, Tito Atiles Natal, and was broadcasts music videos and local programming. In the 1990s, Yiye Avila, buys WVSN for $20,000 and will become a repeater of WCCV-TV, La Cadena del Milagro.
WCCV-TV can be seen across Puerto Rico on the following stations:
These stations are owned by La Cadena del Milagro, Inc.
WCCV-TV's digital signal is multiplexed:
On February 17, 2009, WCCV-TV signed off its analog signal and completed its move to digital.