WSTX-FM
Encyclopedia
WSTX-FM is a radio station
licensed to serve Christiansted, U. S. Virgin Islands. The station is owned by Family Broadcasting, Inc.
The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
since the station was initially licensed.
On April 20, 2005, WSTX FM 100 began programming of the U.S. Virgin Islands's first 24 hour reggae
radio station. The format
was launched and programmed by Program Director
and Radio Personality
Troy Brown and features several VI Reggae
artists like Pressure "Busspipe," Midnite
and Dezarie
.
On October 15th, 2009, Brown left WSTX to launch Shanty Vibes Radio. Since October, WSTX FM 100 has started playing more dancehall
, Soca
and Calypso
. On August 13, 2010, WSTX FM 100 aired several hours of "Caribbean Hits" with Radio Personality “Mean” Dean but then switched back to the reggae format.
Ryan Nugent (2009 - 2011)
Mean Dean (2010 - 2011)
DJ Many (2010 - 2011)
Radio station
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licensed to serve Christiansted, U. S. Virgin Islands. The station is owned by Family Broadcasting, Inc.
The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
since the station was initially licensed.
On April 20, 2005, WSTX FM 100 began programming of the U.S. Virgin Islands's first 24 hour reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
radio station. The format
Radio format
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was launched and programmed by Program Director
Program director
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and Radio Personality
Radio personality
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Troy Brown and features several VI Reggae
Music of the Virgin Islands
The music of the Virgin Islands reflects long-standing West Indian cultural ties to the island nations to the south, the islands' African heritage and European colonial history, as well as recent North American influences. Though the United States Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands are...
artists like Pressure "Busspipe," Midnite
Midnite
Midnite is a roots reggae band hailing from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, which has been playing since 1989.The band's music follows in tradition with the roots reggae bands of 1970s Jamaica. The lyrical portions of Midnite's compositions are characterized as the "chant and call" style which...
and Dezarie
Dezarie
Dezarie is a female roots reggae singer born in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.She received Atlanta's "Best New Female Reggae Artist" award in 2001 before returning to St. Croix.She works closely with Midnite. She currently has four albums available...
.
On October 15th, 2009, Brown left WSTX to launch Shanty Vibes Radio. Since October, WSTX FM 100 has started playing more dancehall
Dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably,...
, Soca
Soca music
Soca is a style of music from Trinidad and Tobago. Soca is a musical development of traditional Trinidadian calypso, through loans from the 1960s onwards from predominantly black popular music....
and Calypso
Calypso music
Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago from African and European roots. The roots of the genre lay in the arrival of enslaved Africans, who, not being allowed to speak with each other, communicated through song...
. On August 13, 2010, WSTX FM 100 aired several hours of "Caribbean Hits" with Radio Personality “Mean” Dean but then switched back to the reggae format.
Past presenters
Troy BrownRyan Nugent (2009 - 2011)
Mean Dean (2010 - 2011)
DJ Many (2010 - 2011)