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WSVE

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DWSVE
Broadcast areaJacksonville, Florida
Frequency1280 kHz
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatDefunct (was Black gospel)
Ownership
Owner
  • Rev. Levi Willis, Sr.
  • (Willis & Sons)
History
First air date
August 1948[1]
Last air date
2004
Former call signs
WIVY (1948–1976)
WEXI (1976–1985)[2]
WXOJ (1985-March 14, 1987)
WSVE (March 14, 1987–June 24, 2004)
Technical information
Facility ID10519
ClassD
Power5,000 watts daytime
133 watts nighttime

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

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As WIVY

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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.[3] 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.[4] It also spawned WIVY-FM/102.9 in 1965. It changed callsigns to WEXI circa 1976.

As WEXI

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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.[5] WEXI became WXOZ circa 1985.[6]

Willis & Sons

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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.[7] On March 14, 1987 it became WSVE.

Leaving the air

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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.[8]

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