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| Broadcast area | Central Shenandoah Valley |
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| Frequency | 550 kHz |
| Branding | 92.1 FM and 550 AM WSVA |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Network | CBS News Radio |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Salem Radio Network Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WHBG, WMQR, WQPO, WSIG, WWRE | |
| History | |
First air date | June 9, 1935 |
Call sign meaning | We Serve Virginia Agriculture or W Shenandoah VAlley |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 39493 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°27′4.0″N 78°54′29.0″W / 38.451111°N 78.908056°W |
| Translator(s) | 92.1 W221CF (Harrisonburg) |
| Repeater(s) | 96.1-2 WMQR-HD2 (Broadway) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wsvaonline.com |
WSVA (550 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Harrisonburg, Virginia, and serving the Central Shenandoah Valley. It broadcasts a news/talk format and is owned by Saga Communications, through licensee Tidewater Communications, LLC.[2] The studios and offices are on Heritage Center Way in Harrisonburg.
By day, WSVA transmits with 5,000 watts non-directional, but at night (to protect other stations on 550 AM from interference) it reduces power to 1,000 watts and uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array. The transmitter is on Garbers Church Road near West Market Street (U.S. Route 33) in Harrisonburg.[3] Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W221CF at 92.1 MHz.[4]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSVA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WSVA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WSVA
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/W221CF