WSVO explained

WSVO
City:Staunton, Virginia
Area:Staunton, Virginia
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Augusta County, Virginia
Branding:Mix 93-1
Airdate:May 29, 1959[1]
Frequency:93.1 MHz
Format:Adult contemporary[2]
Erp:2,800 watts
Haat:103m (338feet)
Class:A
Facility Id:11665
Coordinates:38.1756°N -79.07°W
Callsign Meaning:W Shenandoah Valley Oldies
former format
Former Callsigns:WSGM (1959–1992)
WKDW-FM (1992–1996)[3]
Owner:iHeartMedia
Licensee:iHM Licenses, LLC
Sister Stations:WACL, WAZR, WKCI, WKCY, WKCY-FM, WKDW
Webcast:WSVO Webstream
Website:WSVO Online
Affiliations:Premiere Networks
Licensing Authority:FCC

WSVO (93.1 FM) is an adult contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Staunton, Virginia and serving Staunton and Augusta County, Virginia. WSVO is owned and operated by iHeartMedia.[4]

History

WSVO first launched with the callsign WSGM on May 29, 1959, and carried a mainstream rock format.

The station became country on February 13, 1992, and changed the callsign to WKDW-FM, becoming a sister station of WKDW at 900 AM, which was also carrying a country format. WKDW-FM remained a sister station of 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 a Country format to Oldies, 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 its oldies format[5] until 11:00 P.M. on April 3, 2005, when the format was changed to adult contemporary, branded as "Mix 93.1; The 80s to Now".[6]

The station broadcasts in an all-Christmas format from mid-November through Christmas day.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D4-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf American Radio History
  2. Web site: Arbitron Station Information Profiles. www1.arbitron.com.
  3. Web site: Call Sign History . FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. Web site: WSVO Facility Record. Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1999/D-Radio-NE-Ter-BC-YB-1999..pdf American Radio History
  6. News: VARTV.com . As the dominos fall, SVO goes AC . April 4, 2005.