WSVE

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.

DWSVE
Broadcast areaJacksonville, Florida
Frequency1280 kHz
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatDefunct (was Black gospel)
Ownership
Owner
  • Rev. Levi Willis, Sr.
  • (Willis & Sons)
History
First air date
August 1948[1]
Last air date
2004
Former call signs
WIVY (1948–1976)
WEXI (1976–1985)[2]
WXOJ (1985-March 14, 1987)
WSVE (March 14, 1987–June 24, 2004)
Technical information
Facility ID10519
ClassD
Power5,000 watts 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.
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