WSVO

WSVO

Staunton, Virginia
Broadcast area	Staunton, Virginia Harrisonburg, Virginia Augusta County, Virginia
Frequency	93.1 MHz
Branding	Mix 93-1
Programming
Format	Adult contemporary[1]
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WACL, WAZR, WKCI, WKCY, WKCY-FM, WKDW
History
First air date	May 29, 1959[2]
Former call signs	WSGM (1959–1992) WKDW-FM (1992–1996)[3]
Call sign meaning	W Shenandoah Valley Oldies former format
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	11665
Class	A
ERP	2,800 watts
HAAT	103 meters (338 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	38°10′32.0″N 79°4′12.0″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	WSVO Webstream
Website	WSVO 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.^[5]

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^[6] 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".^[7]

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 ^{[dead link‍]}
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 ^{[dead link‍]}
7. "As the dominos fall, SVO goes AC". VARTV.com. April 4, 2005.

External links

• Mix 93-1 Online
• Facility details for Facility ID 11665 (WSVO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WSVO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database