WSVA

WSVA
Broadcast areaCentral Shenandoah Valley
Frequency550 kHz
Branding92.1 FM and 550 AM WSVA
Programming
FormatNews/talk
NetworkCBS News Radio
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Salem Radio Network
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • Saga Communications
  • (Tidewater Communications, LLC)
WHBG, WMQR, WQPO, WSIG, WWRE
History
First air date
June 9, 1935; 89 years ago (1935-06-09)
Call sign meaning
We Serve Virginia Agriculture or
W Shenandoah VAlley
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID39493
ClassB
Power5,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
38°27′4.0″N 78°54′29.0″W / 38.451111°N 78.908056°W / 38.451111; -78.908056
Translator(s)92.1 W221CF (Harrisonburg)
Repeater(s)96.1-2 WMQR-HD2 (Broadway)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewsvaonline.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]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSVA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WSVA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WSVA
  4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/W221CF