branding tv 30 slogan the christian alternative channels digital 22 uhf virtual 30 psip translators w04cw 4 tigerton marion analog w26ee d wittenburg wisconsin uhf 26 virtual 30 psip affiliations religious independent owner vcy america inc. first air date january 11 1983 call letters meaning wisconsin voice of christian youth sister station s wvcy fm & vcy america former channel number s analog 30 uhf 1983 2009 former affiliations familynet 2009 ; still airs recorded programming from former southern baptist convention ownership period transmitter power 196 kw height 286 m facility id 72342 transmitter coordinates 43 5 45.7 n 87 54 15.3 w 43.096028 n 87.904250 w 43.096028 ; 87.904250 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website vcyamerica.org wvcy tv virtual channel 30 uhf digital channel 22 is a religious independent television station located in milwaukee wisconsin united states . the station is owned by vcy america inc. wvcy maintains studio facilities located on west kilbourn avenue in milwaukee and its transmitter is located on north humboldt boulevard in milwaukee s riverwest neighborhood on the milwaukee public television broadcast tower . wvcy is also carried on cable television throughout southeastern wisconsin and invokes must carry statuses for mandatory carriage . contents 1 history 1.1 sister stations 2 digital television 2.1 digital channel 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 programming 4 references 5 external links history edit the station first signed on the air on january 11 1983 ; it has operated as a religious station since its sign on . on may 23 1994 fox signed an affiliation deal with new world communications to shift the network affiliations of the company s stations in 12 markets to fox starting in the fall of 1994 . 1 locally the deal included witi channel 6 which would switch from cbs to fox in december 1994 . with only months to find an affiliate cbs approached wvcy s owners to purchase the station . offers to affiliate with the network had already been turned down by nbc affiliate wtmj tv channel 4 abc affiliate wisn tv channel 12 which had been affiliated with cbs from 1961 to 1977 wvtv channel 18 ; which had earlier been a cbs owned and operated station in the 1950s wcgv channel 24 and wjja channel 49 now wmlw tv . the board of vcy america along with station founder and vcy america chairman vic eliason decided to reject the offer and retain ownership of the station resulting in cbs then aligning itself with then low profile independent wdjt tv channel 58 which had also initially declined an offer to affiliate with cbs just days before witi switched to fox . sister stations edit wvcy formerly had a sister station in the green bay market suring licensed wsco channel 14 which vcy america owned from 1993 to 1997 . that year vcf sold wsco to paxson communications the forerunner to ion media networks in order to concentrate on its milwaukee operations 2 that station is now wcwf which serves as green bay s cw affiliate . in 1980 vcy was granted a construction permit to operate a station on uhf channel 43 in tomah under the callsign wvcx tv 3 which would serve the la crosse eau claire market . however that construction permit expired in 1985 . in 2008 vcy acquired w04cw channel 4 in tigerton marion an area located between green bay and wausau well outside of the milwaukee market which is used as a repeater of wvcy s programming . on july 18 2012 vcy america was granted a digital broadcast license for w26ee d uhf 26 virtual 30 in wittenburg wisconsin . 4 digital television edit digital channel edit channel video aspect psip short name programming 5 30.1 480i 4 3 wvcy tv main wvcy tv programming analog to digital conversion edit wvcy tv shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 30 on february 17 2009 the original date in which full power television stations in the united states were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate . the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 22 . 6 7 through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former uhf analog channel 30 . the station does not broadcast any digital subchannel services and broadcasts its main feed in the 480i format for transmission and expense concerns . programming edit although wvcy operates under a commercial license 8 the station chooses not to accept advertising and asks for viewer support through donations via the station and vcy america radio instead for funding . unlike other religious television stations it does not carry contemporary christian music programming or signs and wonders televangelists such as benny hinn . the station is unique for carrying a top of the hour text weather forecast as part of its station identification a practice long discontinued by most commercial television stations . the station airs programming from familynet from before the network s 2009 purchase by a company owned by televangelist robert a. schuller and subsequent 2013 conversion into a secular classic television and rural living service by the rural media group reflecting that network s previously religious roots ; familynet shows and films airing on wvcy show the network s pre 2008 logo suggesting they were recorded before then and retained in the station s tape archive for later use . vcy america s radio network has also discontinued programs or affiliations in the past that have changed to more mainstream religious views or have financial appeals that go beyond the conservative views of vcy and both television and radio operations refuse any programming featuring modern contemporary christian music . wvcy tv also carries a disclaimer on cbn news broadcasts stating that cbn s views are not that of vcy america . a limited amount of programming from the christian television network also airs on the station . wvcy also carries some government hearings and presidential speeches along with simulcasts of state political debates and the state of the state address produced by the state s public television organizations and is the last commercial station in the state to continue to program weekday afternoon children s programming a block that includes a rotation of series including davey and goliath becky s barn and sunshine factory . besides wisconsin public television s stations during school recesses and vacations wvcy was the final commercial station in the state until the start of 2010 to sign off the air on a nightly basis . 9 references edit fox gains 12 stations in new world deal . chicago sun times . may 23 1994 . retrieved june 1 2013 . vcy america sells stations milwaukee journal sentinel may 30 1997 . retrieved from http www.bizjournals.com milwaukee stories 1997 06 02 tidbits.html . rec broadcast query . retrieved from http cdbs.recnet.com fmq.php facid & call dwvcx & ccode 1 & latd & lond & city & state & country us & zip & party & party type licen & jaws 0 . application search details fcc.gov . accessed july 19 2012 rabbitears tv query for wvcy dtv tentative channel designations for the first and second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . cuprisin tim february 5 2009 . channels 24 30 will shut down analog signals and go digital feb. 17 . milwaukee journal sentinel february 5 2009 . retrieved from http www.jsonline.com entertainment tvradio 39177437.html . fcc may 5 2009 . station search details wvcy tv . retrieved from http fjallfoss.fcc.gov cgi bin ws.exe prod cdbs pubacc prod sta det.pl facility id 72342 . http vcyamerica.org index.php option com content & task view & id 193 & itemid 129 external links edit wvcy tv official website history of milwaukee television query the fcc s tv station database for wvcy query tv fool s coverage map for wvcy query the fcc s tv station database for w04cw query tv fool s coverage map for w04cw query the fcc s tv station database for w26ee d query tv fool s coverage map for w26ee d biafn s media web database information on wvcy tv v t e broadcast television in southeast wisconsin including milwaukee and kenosha english stations wtmj 4.1 nbc 4.2 laff 4.3 cozi witi 6.1 fox 6.2 antenna tv wisn 12.1 abc 12.2 movies wvtv 18.1 the cw 18.2 gettv wmke cd 21.1 rev n wcgv 24.1 mntv 24.2 comet 24.3 grit wpvs lp 29 unknown wtsj ld 38 38.2 buzzr 38.3 escape wbme cd 41.1 metv wmlw 49.1 ind 49.2 bounce tv 49.3 this wpxe 55.1 ion 55.2 qubo 55.3 ion life wdjt 58.1 cbs 58.2 metv 58.3 h & i 58.4 decades public television milwaukee public television pbs wmvs 10.1 .11 pbs 10.2 .12 world 10.4 .14 mptv accuwx kec60 audio wmvt 36.1 pbs 36.2 wmvs widescreen sd simulcast 36.3 create 36.4 bsn classical audio 36.5 jsn jazz audio 36.6 wisdot traffic cameras wisconsin public television pbs wha tv 21.1 pbs 21.2 wi channel 21.3 create available in market via cable over the air in jefferson county religious wvcy 30.1 religious ind. wwrs 52.1 tbn 52.2 hillsong 52.3 smile juce tv wiwn 68.1 sonlife spanish stations wmvs 10.3 .13 v me wtsj ld 38 38.1 mundomax wytu ld 63.1 wmlw 49.4 tmd wwrs 52.4 enlace usa 52.5 tbn salsa wpxe 55.2 qubo via sap wiwn 68.4 latv home shopping wtsj ld 38 38.4 qvc plus wpxe 55.4 shoptv 55.5 qvc ota 55.6 hsn wiwn 68.2 evine live 68.3 68.8 ontv4u 68.5 qvc plus 68.6 qvc ota 68.7 lc local cable channels fox sports wisconsin twc sports channel wisconsineye defunct channels selectv after 7pm on wcgv from 1981 84 wcan 25 cbs adjacent areas chicago green bay madison rockford grand rapids northern michigan v t e broadcast television in green bay and the fox cities reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local channels wbay 2.1 abc 2.2 local wx 2.3 ion wfrv 5.1 cbs 5.2 bounce tv wluk 11.1 fox 11.2 antenna tv wcwf 14.1 cw 14.2 comet wgba tv wlwk cd 22 26.1 22.1 nbc 26.2 22.2 metv 26.3 22.3 laff wacy 32.1 mntv 32.2 grit 32.3 escape wpne 38.1 pbs wpt 38.2 wis 38.3 create wiwn 68.1 sonlife 68.2 evine live 68.3 ontv4u 68.4 latv 68.5 qvc plus 68.6 qvc ota 68.7 lc ; 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