WSVX

WSVX
City Shelbyville, Indiana
Branding Giant fm
Slogan Real Radio
Frequency 1520 AM (kHz)
First air date January 14, 1961[1]
Format Contemporary hit radio
Power 260 watts day
4 watts night
Class D
Facility ID 2872
Callsign meaning ShelbyVille
Former callsigns WSVL (1961[2]-1990)[3]
WOOO (1990-2000)[3]
WKWH (2000-2007)[3]
Owner 3 Towers Broadcasting Company, LLC
Webcast Listen Live
Website http://www.wsvx.com/

WSVX 1520 AM is a radio station licensed to Shelbyville, Indiana. The station broadcasts a Contemporary hit radio format and is owned by 3 Towers Broadcasting Company, LLC.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] By 1996, the station had begun airing an oldies format.[7] 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".[8][9] By 2004, the station's format had shifted to classic hits, and the station was branded "Classic Hits 1520".[10][11] In 2007, the station's call sign was changed to WSVX,[3] and the station began airing a CHR format.[12]

In 2008, 3 Towers Broadcasting Company purchased W243CL 96.5 in Shelbyville for $20,000, and it began rebroadcasting the programming of WSVX.[13] 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.[14] In 2018, WSVX began to be rebroadcast in Hancock County on 106.3 W292FH.[5]

Translators

Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseERP
W		Height
m (ft)		ClassFCC info
W243CL96.5Shelbyville, Indiana25096.4 m (316 ft)DFCC
W292FH106.3Shelbyville, Indiana170100 m (330 ft)DFCC

References

  1. 1 2 1972 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1972. p. B-73. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 History Cards for WSVX, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ WSVX fcc.gov. Accessed November 22, 2013
  5. 1 2 "Giant FM Adds 106.3 FM to 96.5 FM, AM 1520, Giant.FM", WSVX. March 5, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  6. ↑ The M-Street Radio Directory. 1991. p. 145. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  7. ↑ The M-Street Radio Directory. 1996. p. 231. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  8. ↑ The M-Street Radio Directory. 2001-2002. p. 211. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Power Oldies WKWH". WKWH. Archived from the original on August 6, 2002. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  10. ↑ The M-Street Radio Directory. 2001-2002. p. 221. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Classic Hits 1520 AM". WKWH. Archived from the original on May 26, 2004. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  12. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2008, Broadcasting & Cable, 2008. p. D-209. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "Engineering Report - Minor Construction Permit Application", fcc.gov. Retrieved July 21, 2018.

Coordinates: 39°33′29″N 85°46′13″W / 39.55806°N 85.77028°W / 39.55806; -85.77028

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