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.
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.1949 Broadcasting Yearbook, p. 101. 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.1972 Broadcasting Yearbook, p. B-42 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 1978.1979 Broadcasting Yearbook, p. C-44. WEXI became WXOZ circa 1985.1986 Broadcasting Yearbook, p.B-59.
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.1987 Broadcasting Yearbook, p. B-61. 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.Radio World article "Willis Must Surrender Licenses"-June 17, 2004. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
References
External links Facility details for Facility ID 10519 (WSVE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System FCC History Cards for WSVE (covering 1947-1978 as WIVY / WEXI)