WSVO
| Broadcast area | Staunton, Virginia Harrisonburg, Virginia Augusta County, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 93.1MHz |
| Branding | Mix 93-1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult contemporary[1] |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WACL,WAZR,WKCI,WKCY,WKCY-FM,WKDW | |
| History | |
First air date | May 29,1959[2] |
Former call signs | WSGM (1959–1992) WKDW-FM (1992–1996)[3] |
Call signmeaning | WShenandoahValleyOldies former format |
| Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 11665 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,800watts |
| HAAT | 103 meters (338 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°10′32.0″N79°4′12.0″W/ 38.175556°N 79.070000°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | WSVO Webstream |
| Website | WSVO Online |
WSVO(93.1FM) is anadult contemporaryformattedbroadcastradio stationlicensed toStaunton, Virginiaand servingStauntonandAugusta County, Virginia.WSVO is owned and operated byiHeartMedia.[5]
History
[edit]WSVO first launched with the callsign WSGM on May 29, 1959, and carried amainstream rockformat.
The station becamecountryon February 13, 1992, and changed the callsign to WKDW-FM, becoming a sister station ofWKDWat 900 AM, which was also carrying a country format. WKDW-FM remained asister stationof WKDW until March 28, 1994, when the callsign for 900 AM was switched to WBGT. It was also around this time that the station's format was switched from aCountryformat toOldies,branded as "Oldies 93.1".
On January 31, 1996, the WKDW callsign was reassigned to 900 AM, while 93.1 FM became WSVO. The station continued to carry itsoldiesformat[6]until 11:00 P.M. on April 3, 2005, when the format was changed toadult contemporary,branded as "Mix 93.1; The 80s to Now".[7]
The station broadcasts in anall-Christmasformat from mid-November throughChristmasday.
References
[edit]- ^"Arbitron Station Information Profiles".www1.arbitron.
- ^American Radio History[dead link]
- ^"Call Sign History".FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WSVO".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"WSVO Facility Record".Federal Communications Commission,audio division.
- ^American Radio History[dead link]
- ^"As the dominos fall, SVO goes AC".VARTV. April 4, 2005.
External links
[edit]- Mix 93-1 Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 11665 (WSVO)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WSVOinNielsen Audio's FM station database
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