KVSA

KVSA (1220 AM) was an American radio station licensed to serve McGehee, Arkansas, United States. The station, founded in 1953 by Abbott F. Kinney, was last owned by Southeast Arkansas Broadcasters, Inc.[2]

KVSA
CityMcGehee, Arkansas
Slogan"The Voice of Southeast Arkansas"[1]
Frequency1220 kHz
First air dateJune 29, 1953[2]
FormatDefunct (was Adult standards/MOR)
Language(s)English
Power1,000 watts (day)
40 watts (night)
ClassD
Facility ID61187
Transmitter coordinates33°33′39″N 91°23′06″W
Call sign meaningVoice of Southeast Arkansas
OwnerSoutheast Arkansas Broadcasters, Inc.

KVSA broadcast an adult standards/middle of the road music format to southeastern Arkansas.[3]

The station was assigned the call sign KVSA by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).[4]

As of 1 p.m., March 3, 2020, KVSA signed off the air for the last time and made a Facebook post on its page reporting that fact.[5] The station surrendered its license to the FCC on March 5, 2020, and the FCC cancelled the license on March 12, 2020.

References

  1. "Music trail marker to be unveiled". The Daily World. December 10, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  2. "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1975. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1975. p. C-13.
  3. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  4. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  5. KVSA March 3 at 8:42 AM, facebook.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020.


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