WVVH-CD

{{Short description|Television station in Southampton, New York}}

{{Infobox television station

| callsign = WVVH-CD

| logo = WVVH-CD logo.png

| logo_upright = 1

| analog =

| branding = Hamptons Television

| digital = 18 (UHF)

| virtual = 18

| affiliations = {{ubl|18.1: YTA TV and Outside TV|for others, see {{Section link||Subchannels}}}}

| founded = {{start date and age|1983|10|13}}

| airdate = {{start date and age|1988}}

| location = Southampton, New York

| city =

| country = United States

| callsign_meaning = "The Video Voice of the Hamptons"

| former_callsigns = {{ubl|W23AA (1983–1994)|WVVH-LP (1994–2008)|WVVH-CA (2008–2011)}}

| owner = Greg and Ernie Schmizzi

| licensee = Video Voice, Inc.

| former_affiliations = {{ubl|Channel America (1988–1996)|America One (1996–2015)|Omni Broadcasting Network (2003)}}

| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|Analog: 23 (UHF, 1994–2001), 50 (UHF, 2001–2011)|Digital: 50 (UHF, 2011–2020)}}

| erp = 15 kW

| haat = {{convert|143.1|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| facility_id = 70158

| class = CD

| coordinates = {{Coord|40|58|10.8|N|72|20|46.6|W}}

| licensing_authority = FCC

| website = {{URL|https://www.wvvh.com/}}

}}

WVVH-CD (channel 18) is a low-power Class A television station in Southampton, New York, United States. The station is owned by Greg and Ernie Schmizzi, doing business as Video Voice, Inc., and runs programming from YTA TV and Outside TV. WVVH-CD's studios are located in East Hampton, and its transmitter is located in Sag Harbor, New York.

History

The station was founded in 1983, but it signed on as an affiliate of Channel America in 1988.{{cite news |title=Low Power Television Stations |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Annuals/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/90s-OCR-YB/1993-YB/1993-BC-YB-OCR-Page-0857.pdf |access-date=January 3, 2021 |work=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook |year=1993}} Brothers Greg and Ernie Schimizzi, doing business as Video Voice, brought W23AA from David Post changing the call sign to WVVH-LP on October 4, 1994.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} In 2001, WVVH-LP moved to channel 50 since WFTY (channel 67) would be broadcasting its digital signal on channel 23 and could potentially cause interference to WVVH. In 2003, the station signed to become an affiliate of the Omni Broadcasting Network.{{Cite web |title=Registration Statement - OBN Holdings |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1261204/000121839603000072/obnsb2a3.txt|year=2003|publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission}}

In 2004, the station began streaming its programming online.

On November 15, 2005, the station applied for a construction permit to begin digital broadcasting on its existing channel 50.

In 2007, a consortium from its home base in the Hamptons, acquired Resort Sports Network with an eye towards expanding the network's shows with broadcasts from WVVH about the lifestyle options at resorts.{{cite news |title=South Fork Signs on With Resort Television |first=Kate |last=Maier |url=http://www.easthamptonstar.com/DNN/Default.aspx?tabid=1038 |newspaper=The East Hampton Star |date=January 10, 2007 |access-date=March 27, 2010}}

The station changed its call letters to WVVH-CA on April 15, 2008, this reflected its change from a low-power (LP) station to a Class A station (CA). The station changed its call sign again on October 21, 2011, to the current WVVH-CD.{{cite web | url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=70158 | title=Facility Details « Licensing and Management System Admin « FCC }}

Programming

In addition to its network programming, WVVH-CD also shows local programming, such as the Hampton Classic Horse Show, Hamptons International Film Festival, and the Bridgehampton Road Rally, as well as the talk show In The Mixx, which premiered in summer 2012. At one time, WVVH maintained a local newscast, but eventually began carrying INN News. WVVH also carried the syndicated The Daily Buzz program on weekday mornings.

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

class="wikitable" \|+Subchannels of WVVH-CD{{cite web\|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WVVH#station \|title=RabbitEars TV Query for WVVH\|website=RabbitEars\|accessdate=May 1, 2025}} ! scope = "col" \| Channel ! scope = "col" \| Res. ! scope = "col" \| Aspect ! scope = "col" \| Short name ! scope = "col" \| Programming
scope = "row" \| 18.1 \| 720p \|\| rowspan=5\|16:9 \|\| rowspan=2\|WVVH-DT \|\| rowspan=2\|YTA TV/Outside TV
scope = "row" \| 18.2 \| rowspan=4\|480i
scope = "row" \| 18.3 \| SHOP LC \|\| Shop LC
scope = "row" \| 18.4 \| JTV \|\| Jewelry TV
scope = "row" \| 18.5 \| NTD-TV \|\| NTD America

class="wikitable"

|+Subchannels of WVVH-CD{{cite web|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WVVH#station |title=RabbitEars TV Query for WVVH|website=RabbitEars|accessdate=May 1, 2025}}

! scope = "col" | Channel

! scope = "col" | Res.

! scope = "col" | Aspect

! scope = "col" | Short name

! scope = "col" | Programming

scope = "row" | 18.1

| 720p || rowspan=5|16:9 || rowspan=2|WVVH-DT || rowspan=2|YTA TV/Outside TV

scope = "row" | 18.2

| rowspan=4|480i

scope = "row" | 18.3

| SHOP LC || Shop LC

scope = "row" | 18.4