WSVS

WSVS
City	Crewe, Virginia
Broadcast area	Southside Virginia
Branding	"97.1 FM and 800 AM WSVS"
Slogan	"Southside Virginia's Real Country"
Frequency	800 AM kHz
First air date	April 6, 1947
Format	Classic Country Bluegrass
Power	10,000 Watts daytime 270 Watts nighttime
Class	B
Facility ID	320
Transmitter coordinates	37°11′43.0″N 78°10′1.0″W / 37.195278°N 78.166944°W / 37.195278; -78.166944
Callsign meaning	W Southside Virginia's Voice (of) Service
Owner	Gee Communications, Inc.
Webcast	WSVS Webstream

WSVS is a Classic Country and Bluegrass formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Crewe, Virginia, serving Southside Virginia.^[1] WSVS is owned and operated by Gee Communications, Inc.^[2]

History

Logo used until August 11, 2014.

WSVS began broadcasting April 4, 1947, on a frequency of 650 kHz. Formal dedication ceremonies, held April 6, 1947, included transcribed speeches by government officials and broadcasts from the station's studios in Crewe, Blackstone and Farmville. The station was licensed to Southern Virginia Broadcasting Company.^[3]

In 1955, WSVS received the Douglas Southall Freeman Award for public service in radio journalism from the Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters. The award was for the station's coverage of three hurricanes, Connie, Diane and Hazel.^[4]

The station changed formats to Sports on August 11, 2014, after years as a Classic Country/Bluegrass station. On October 15, 2014, WSVS changed their format from sports back to Classic Country and Bluegrass.

Translator

In addition to the main station, WSVS is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.^[5]

Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	Facility ID	ERP W	Height m (ft)	Class	FCC info
W246BZ	97.1 FM	Crewe, Virginia	18871	38 watts	56.7 m (186 ft)	D	FCC

References

↑ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
↑ "WSVS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
↑ "Virginia Notables Hail WSVS at Dedication" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 14, 1947. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
↑ "Va. AP Honors WRNL, WSVS For Public Service in Radio". Broadcasting. November 14, 1955. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
↑ "W246BZ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WSVS

Radio-Locator Information on WSVS

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WSVS

Radio stations in the Farmville, Virginia market

By AM frequency	650 800 870 1440 1490

By FM frequency	88.7 91.3 92.9 93.5 93.9 94.1 95.7 97.1 99.5 101.3 104.7 105.3 107.1

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Defunct stations	WWEQ (90.5 FM) WWHS-FM

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