WSVX 1520 AM is a radio station licensed to Shelbyville, Indiana. The station broadcasts a country music format and is owned by 3 Towers Broadcasting Company, LLC.[4] WSVX is also heard on 96.5 FM and through a translator in Shelbyville, Indiana and 106.3 FM through a translator in Hancock County, Indiana.[5]

WSVX
Broadcast areaGreenfield, Indiana
Rushville, Indiana
Frequency1520 kHz
BrandingGiant FM Country
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
Owner3 Towers Broadcasting Company, LLC
History
First air date
January 14, 1961 (as WSVL)[1]
Former call signs
WSVL (1961[2]-1990)[3]
WOOO (1990–2000)[3]
WKWH (2000–2007)[3]
Call sign meaning
ShelbyVille
Technical information
Facility ID2872
ClassD
Power260 watts day
4 watts night
Translator(s)96.5 W243CL (Shelbyville)
106.3 W292FH (Shelbyville)
Links
Websitegiant.fm

History

The station began broadcasting January 14, 1961, and originally held the call sign WSVL.[1][2] The station was originally licensed to run 250 watts, 24 hours a day, using a directional array.[2] In 1963, the station's daytime power was increased to 1,000 watts.[2]

In 1990, the station's call sign was changed to WOOO.[3] WOOO aired a country music format in the early 1990s.[6] By 1996, the station had begun airing an oldies format.[7] In 2000, the station's call sign was changed to WKWH.[3] The station continued to air an oldies format, with the branding "Power Oldies".[8][9] By 2004, the station's format had shifted to classic hits, and the station was branded "Classic Hits 1520".[10][11] In 2007, the station's call sign was changed to WSVX,[3] and the station began airing a CHR format.[12]

In 2008, 3 Towers Broadcasting Company purchased W243CL 96.5 in Shelbyville for $20,000, and it began rebroadcasting the programming of WSVX.[13] In 2011, the station's daytime power was reduced to 260 watts and the nighttime power was reduced to 4 watts, with omnidirectional daytime and nighttime operation, using a single tower, following the collapse of one of the station's three towers.[14] In 2018, WSVX began to be rebroadcast in Hancock County on 106.3 W292FH.[5]

On November 30, 2020 WSVX changed their format from top 40 (CHR) to country, branded as "Giant FM Country".[15]

Translators

Call signFrequencyCity of licenseERP (W)HAATClassFCC info
W243CL96.5 FMShelbyville, Indiana25096.4 m (316 ft)DFMQ
W292FH106.3 FMShelbyville, Indiana170100 m (328 ft)DFMQ

References

39°33′29″N 85°46′13″W / 39.55806°N 85.77028°W / 39.55806; -85.77028