WSVX

WSVX
Broadcast areaGreenfield, Indiana
Rushville, Indiana
Frequency1520 kHz
BrandingGiant FM Country
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
Owner3 Towers Broadcasting Company, LLC
History
First air date
January 14, 1961 (as WSVL)[1]
Former call signs
WSVL (1961[2]-1990)[3]
WOOO (1990–2000)[3]
WKWH (2000–2007)[3]
Call sign meaning
ShelbyVille
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID2872
ClassD
Power260 watts day
4 watts night
Translator(s)96.5 W243CL (Shelbyville)
106.3 W292FH (Shelbyville)
Links
Public license information
Websitegiant.fm

WSVX 1520 AM is a radio station licensed to Shelbyville, Indiana. The station broadcasts a country music format and is owned by 3 Towers Broadcasting Company, LLC.[5] WSVX is also heard on 96.5 FM and through a translator in Shelbyville, Indiana and 106.3 FM through a translator in Hancock County, Indiana.[6]

History

The station began broadcasting January 14, 1961, and originally held the call sign WSVL.[1][2] The station was originally licensed to run 250 watts, 24 hours a day, using a directional array.[2] In 1963, the station's daytime power was increased to 1,000 watts.[2]

In 1990, the station's call sign was changed to WOOO.[3] WOOO aired a country music format in the early 1990s.[7] By 1996, the station had begun airing an oldies format.[8] In 2000, the station's call sign was changed to WKWH.[3] The station continued to air an oldies format, with the branding "Power Oldies".[9][10] By 2004, the station's format had shifted to classic hits, and the station was branded "Classic Hits 1520".[11][12] In 2007, the station's call sign was changed to WSVX,[3] and the station began airing a CHR format.[13]

In 2008, 3 Towers Broadcasting Company purchased W243CL 96.5 in Shelbyville for $20,000, and it began rebroadcasting the programming of WSVX.[14] In 2011, the station's daytime power was reduced to 260 watts and the nighttime power was reduced to 4 watts, with omnidirectional daytime and nighttime operation, using a single tower, following the collapse of one of the station's three towers.[15] In 2018, WSVX began to be rebroadcast in Hancock County on 106.3 W292FH.[6]

On November 30, 2020 WSVX changed their format from top 40 (CHR) to country, branded as "Giant FM Country".[16]

Translators

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W243CL 96.5 FM Shelbyville, Indiana 142111 250 96.4 m (316 ft) D LMS
W292FH 106.3 FM Shelbyville, Indiana 200682 170 100 m (328 ft) D LMS

References

  1. ^ a b 1972 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1972. p. B-73. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d History Cards for WSVX, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSVX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ^ WSVX fcc.gov. Accessed November 22, 2013
  6. ^ a b "Giant FM Adds 106.3 FM to 96.5 FM, AM 1520, Giant.FM", WSVX. March 5, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  7. ^ The M-Street Radio Directory. 1991. p. 145. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  8. ^ The M-Street Radio Directory. 1996. p. 231. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  9. ^ The M-Street Radio Directory. 2001-2002. p. 211. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  10. ^ "Power Oldies WKWH". WKWH. Archived from the original on August 6, 2002. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  11. ^ The M-Street Radio Directory. 2001-2002. p. 221. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  12. ^ "Classic Hits 1520 AM". WKWH. Archived from the original on May 26, 2004. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  13. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2008, Broadcasting & Cable, 2008. p. D-209. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  14. ^ "Application for Transfer of Control of a Corporate Licensee or Permittee, or for Assignment of License or Permit of TV or FM Translator Station or Low Power Television Station", fcc.gov. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  15. ^ "Engineering Report - Minor Construction Permit Application", fcc.gov. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  16. ^ WSVX Flips to Country Radioinsight - November 30, 2020

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