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Radio station in Staunton, Virginia
WSVO
Broadcast areaStaunton, Virginia
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Augusta County, Virginia
Frequency93.1 MHz
BrandingMix 93-1
Programming
FormatAdult contemporary
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
Sister stationsWACL, WAZR, WKCI, WKCY, WKCY-FM, WKDW
History
First air dateMay 29, 1959
Former call signsWSGM (1959–1992)
WKDW-FM (1992–1996)
Call sign meaningW Shenandoah Valley Oldies
former format
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID11665
ClassA
ERP2,800 watts
HAAT103 meters (338 ft)
Transmitter coordinates38°10′32.0″N 79°4′12.0″W / 38.175556°N 79.070000°W / 38.175556; -79.070000
Links
Public license information
WebcastWSVO Webstream
WebsiteWSVO Online

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.

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 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".

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

References

  1. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". www1.arbitron.com.
  2. American Radio History
  3. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. "Facility Technical Data for WSVO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. "WSVO Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  6. American Radio History
  7. "As the dominos fall, SVO goes AC". VARTV.com. April 4, 2005.

External links

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List of radio stations in Virginia
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See also
adult contemporary
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college
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oldies
religious
rock
sports
top 40
urban
other radio stations in Virginia
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