WSVE was a radio station licensed in Jacksonville, Florida. WSVE was owned by Willis & Sons. WSVE last operated on 1280 kHz with 5,000 watts of power daytime & 133 watts nighttime.

History

As WIVY

WIVY started broadcasting on 1050 kilohertz in August 1948. Its initial power was 1,000 watts, daytime only. It was affiliated with MacGregor, World & Hearst's INS.[3] In 1971 it held a construction permit to move to 1280 kHz and in increase power from 1,000 watts daytime-only to 5,000 watts daytime-only.[4] It also spawned WIVY-FM/102.9 in 1965. It changed callsigns to WEXI circa 1976.

As WEXI

When WIVY changed calls to WEXI, WIVY-FM remained under its old callsign. WIVY/1280 aired a contemporary music format. It switched to all-news by 1978.[5] WEXI became WXOZ circa 1985.[6]

Willis & Sons

Bishop Levi Willis, Sr.'s Willis & Sons, Inc. bought the station on July 14, 1986. It was by then WXOZ with a children's educational format.[7] On March 14, 1987 it became WSVE.

Leaving the air

Stemming from a 1999 FCC investigation, Willis was fined over $84,000 in fines from the regulatory agency. Partially to satisfy this debt, Willis agreed to surrender the licenses of 4 stations: WSVE, WCRY, KVLA and KLRG. Of those 4 stations, KLRG is still on the air under different ownership.[8]

References

  1. ^ 2003–2004 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook, p. D-98
  2. ^ 1977 Broadcasting Yearbook, p. C-42. This shows 1280 as WEXI.
  3. ^ 1949 Broadcasting Yearbook, p. 101.
  4. ^ 1972 Broadcasting Yearbook, p. B-42
  5. ^ 1979 Broadcasting Yearbook, p. C-44.
  6. ^ 1986 Broadcasting Yearbook, p.B-59.
  7. ^ 1987 Broadcasting Yearbook, p. B-61.
  8. ^ Radio World article "Willis Must Surrender Licenses"-June 17, 2004. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSVE
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