WSNV
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| City | Salem, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Metro Roanoke |
| Branding | "Sunny 93-5" |
| Slogan | "70's and 80's Hits" |
| Frequency | 93.5 MHz |
| First air date | March 7, 1969[1] |
| Format | Classic Hits[2] |
| Power | 5,800 Watts |
| HAAT | 30 Meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 73956 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°16′47.0″N 79°59′29.0″W / 37.279722°N 79.991389°W |
| Callsign meaning | W SuNny Virginia |
| Former callsigns |
WJLM (1969-2002) WSNV (2002-present)[3] |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia (Capstar TX LLC) |
| Sister stations | WJJS, WJJX, WROV-FM, WROV-HD2, WSFF, WSNZ, WYYD |
| Webcast | WSNV Webstream |
| Website | WSNV Online |
WSNV (93.5 FM) is a Classic Hits formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Salem, Virginia, serving Metro Roanoke. WSNV is owned and operated by iHeartMedia.[4]
WSNV broadcasts in an all-Christmas format from mid-November through Christmas Day.
History
WSNV launched on March 7, 1969 with the callsign WJLM and carried a Country format, branded as "J-93.5; Today's Hot Country".[5] Clear Channel purchased the station and at midnight on December 26, 2002, the format was flipped to Light Adult Contemporary, branded as "Sunny 93.5" and changed the callsign to WSNV.[6]
Just after noon on March 10, 2005, WSNZ at 102.7 FM became a simulcast of WSNV and changed the branding to "93.5 Roanoke, 102.7 Lynchburg; Sunny FM".[7] At noon on December 17, 2007, WSNZ swapped calls and formats with WJJX at 101.7 FM.[8] In March 2011, it was announced that WSNV would no longer be permitted to carry the station on more than one frequency due to broadcast laws.[9] Therefore, at approximately 5:00 P.M. on March 25, 2011, WSNZ split from its simulcast with WSNV and began simulcasting WSFF at 106.1 FM.[10] In late 2012, WSNV shifted more towards a Classic Hits format, slightly changing the branding back to "Sunny 93.5; Hits of the 60's, 70s and 80s" as it did from December 26, 2002 to March 10, 2005. On August 25, 2014, the slogan changed to "70's and 80's Hits".
References
- ↑ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D4-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf
- ↑
- ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ↑ "WSNV Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1999/D-Radio-NE-Ter-BC-YB-1999..pdf
- ↑ "A dawn of a new station...". VARTV.com. December 31, 2002.
- ↑ "Flipped stations to get new calls". VARTV.com. March 11, 2005.
- ↑ "Clear Channel Roanoke doing the shuffle". VARTV.com. December 14, 2007.
- ↑ http://www.mysunnyfm.com/pages/lettertolynchburg.html/
- ↑ "101.7 Lynchburg drops a simulcast for a new one". VARTV.com. March 25, 2011.
External links
- Sunny 93-5 Online
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WSNV
- Radio-Locator information on WSNV
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WSNV