WEON-LP

WEON-LP was a low-power television station serving the United States Virgin Islands. The station is documented in connection with the Fox programming service that was later carried through WVXF's digital operation in Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas. Its role was therefore primarily that of a local broadcast outlet and Fox distribution platform rather than a consumer product brand. The station formed part of a broader Caribbean television structure involving stations in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. In the period before WEON-LP went dark, its Fox feed was associated with a high-definition simulcast on a digital subchannel of WVXF. This arrangement reflected the transition from the station's former analog distribution to a consolidated digital and network-affiliate model. The related Puerto Rico operation was WSJX-LP, while WVXF operated from Saint Thomas and served the Virgin Islands market. WEON-LP ceased broadcasting on December 31, 2011. Following its shutdown, Fox programming continued through WVXF's digital second subchannel, preserving a Virgin Islands outlet for the network while consolidating operations. Subsequent changes to WVXF's channel lineup included the return of This TV to its primary channel in late 2014. The available reference material does not identify a separate current owner, executive team, launch date, transmitter location, or financial history for WEON-LP.

WEON-LP was a low-power television station serving the United States Virgin Islands. The station's documented significance lies in its association with Fox programming and in the way its service was integrated into the digital operations of WVXF, a television station based in Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas. The relevant broadcast history developed against a changing television environment in the Caribbean. WVXF began operations in 1999 as a CBS affiliate, later changing affiliations and channel formats as digital broadcasting expanded. The Fox service linked to WEON-LP and the related Puerto Rico station WSJX-LP eventually received a high-definition simulcast on WVXF's second digital subchannel. This allowed Fox programming to remain available while the market moved away from the former analog low-power station structure. WEON-LP went dark on December 31, 2011. Rather than ending Fox distribution in the Virgin Islands, the associated programming was carried through WVXF-DT2. This arrangement made WVXF the continuing digital home for the Fox service and helped consolidate the Caribbean Broadcasting Network's Virgin Islands operations. The available source material does not provide a confirmed launch date for WEON-LP, details about its licensee, transmitter, ownership history, staffing, or independent local-programming schedule. The station should therefore be understood as a defunct local broadcast outlet whose main historical role was supporting Fox distribution in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Later WVXF lineup changes are relevant to the continuity of the service: the station had previously carried This TV, briefly operated with the EFN Caribbean identity, and used its digital multiplex to accommodate multiple programming services. These later developments concern WVXF directly, but they explain why the Fox service associated with WEON-LP survived the low-power station's shutdown.

• 2011

  WEON-LP ceases broadcasting

  [1]WVXFen.wikipedia.org

  WEON-LP went dark on December 31, 2011, after its Fox programming service was moved into WVXF's digital operation.

A local low-power broadcast outlet used to distribute network television programming in the Caribbean market.

• Television network affiliation

  Fox programming service

  The principal service associated with WEON-LP was the distribution of Fox network programming in the United States Virgin Islands. The service was later represented through a high-definition feed on WVXF's second digital subchannel, allowing the programming to continue after WEON-LP ceased operations.

• 2011

  Consolidation of Fox distribution onto WVXFStrategy

  Background

  The low-power WEON-LP outlet and related Fox distribution arrangement were being replaced by a digital-subchannel model as Caribbean broadcast operations were consolidated.

  Action taken

  WEON-LP went dark on December 31, 2011, while the Fox feed received a high-definition home on WVXF's second digital subchannel.

  Aftermath

  WVXF continued to provide the Virgin Islands market with Fox programming through its digital operation.

  Source

• 2011

  WEON-LP goes dark as Fox distribution is consolidated onto WVXF[1]WVXFen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  WEON-LP ceased broadcasting on December 31, 2011. The Fox service associated with the station continued through WVXF's digital second subchannel, consolidating the Virgin Islands operation.

• 2011

  Fox programming receives a high-definition digital outlet through WVXF[1]WVXFen.wikipedia.org

  Product generation

  The Fox feed formerly associated with WEON-LP was given a high-definition home on WVXF's second digital subchannel as part of the transition to a consolidated digital broadcast arrangement.

1. 1WVXFen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Fox TV US Virgin Islands websitefoxtvusvi.com