WMNS-LD
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| Owner |
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| Operator | Innovative Communications Corporation via LMA |
| History | |
First air date | October 17, 2001 |
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Former channel number(s) | Analog: 22 (UHF, 2001–2016) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 125735 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 3.75 kW |
| HAAT | 425 m (1,394 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 18°21′12″N 64°58′34″W / 18.35333°N 64.97611°W |
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Public license information | LMS |
WMNS-LD (channel 22) was a low-power independent television station serving the United States Virgin Islands that is licensed to Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas. Owned by V.I. Christian Ministries, Inc., the station was operated under a local marketing agreement (LMA) by Innovative Communications Corporation as sister to cable-only channel TV2. WMNS-LD's transmitter was located atop Hawk Hill.
History
[edit]The station was founded on October 17, 2001, as K22GA. It gained the WMNS-LP callsign on December 22, 2003.
Prior to July 13, 2009, WMNS-LP broadcast Daystar programming. However, after CBS programming moved from WVXF to the cable-only channel TV2, WMNS-LD provided over-the-air coverage for TV2.
V.I. Christian Ministries ceased operations of WMNS-LD on September 20, 2023; its license was surrendered on December 12.[2]
Subchannel
[edit]| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 22.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | TV2-VI | Main WMNS-LD programming |
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMNS-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WMNS-LD Surrender Letter". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. December 12, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
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