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.WSVX fcc.gov. Accessed November 22, 2013 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."Giant FM Adds 106.3 FM to 96.5 FM, AM 1520, Giant.FM", WSVX. March 5, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
History The station began broadcasting January 14, 1961, and originally held the call sign WSVL.History Cards for WSVX, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2018. The station was originally licensed to run 250 watts, 24 hours a day, using a directional array. In 1963, the station's daytime power was increased to 1,000 watts.
In 1990, the station's call sign was changed to WOOO. WOOO aired a country music format in the early 1990s.The M-Street Radio Directory. 1991. p. 145. Retrieved July 20, 2018. By 1996, the station had begun airing an oldies format.The M-Street Radio Directory. 1996. p. 231. Retrieved July 20, 2018. In 2000, the station's call sign was changed to WKWH. The station continued to air an oldies format, with the branding "Power Oldies".The M-Street Radio Directory. 2001-2002. p. 211. Retrieved July 21, 2018. By 2004, the station's format had shifted to classic hits, and the station was branded "Classic Hits 1520".The M-Street Radio Directory. 2001-2002. p. 221. Retrieved July 21, 2018. In 2007, the station's call sign was changed to WSVX, and the station began airing a CHR format.Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2008, Broadcasting & Cable, 2008. p. D-209. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
In 2008, 3 Towers Broadcasting Company purchased W243CL 96.5 in Shelbyville for $20,000, and it began rebroadcasting the programming of WSVX."Application for Transfer of Control of a Corporate Licensee or Permittee, or for Assignment of License or Permit of TV or FM Translator Station or Low Power Television Station", fcc.gov. Retrieved July 21, 2018. 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."Engineering Report - Minor Construction Permit Application", fcc.gov. Retrieved July 21, 2018. In 2018, WSVX began to be rebroadcast in Hancock County on 106.3 W292FH.
On November 30, 2020, WSVX changed their format from top 40 (CHR) to country, branded as "Giant FM Country".WSVX Flips to Country Radioinsight - November 30, 2020
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External links WSVX's website