WSVE

DWSVE
	Jacksonville, Florida; United States;
Broadcast area	Jacksonville, Florida
Frequency	1280 kHz
Programming
Language	English
Format	Defunct (was Black gospel)
Ownership
Owner	Rev. Levi Willis, Sr.; (Willis & Sons);
History
First air date	August 1948
Last air date	2004
Former call signs	WIVY (1948–1976); WEXI (1976–1985); WXOJ (1985-March 14, 1987); WSVE (March 14, 1987–June 24, 2004)
Technical information
Facility ID	10519
Class	D
Power	5,000 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

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.^[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

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

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

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]

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)

[1] 2003–2004 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook, p. D-98

[2] 1977 Broadcasting Yearbook, p. C-42. This shows 1280 as WEXI.^{[dead link]}

[3] 1949 Broadcasting Yearbook, p. 101.^{[dead link]}

[4] 1972 Broadcasting Yearbook, p. B-42^{[dead link]}

[5] 1979 Broadcasting Yearbook, p. C-44.^{[dead link]}

[6] 1986 Broadcasting Yearbook, p.B-59.^{[dead link]}

[7] 1987 Broadcasting Yearbook, p. B-61.^{[dead link]}

[8] Radio World article "Willis Must Surrender Licenses"-June 17, 2004. Retrieved January 13, 2015.

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