WSVX
# WSVX

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 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.

## History

The station began broadcasting January 14, 1961, and originally held the call sign WSVL. 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. By 1996, the station had begun airing an oldies format. In 2000, the station's call sign was changed to WKWH. The station continued to air an oldies format, with the branding "Power Oldies". By 2004, the station's format had shifted to classic hits, and the station was branded "Classic Hits 1520". In 2007, the station's call sign was changed to WSVX, and the station began airing a CHR format.

In 2008, 3 Towers Broadcasting Company purchased W243CL 96.5 in Shelbyville for $20,000, and it began rebroadcasting the programming of WSVX. 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. 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".

## Translators

| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W243CL | 96.5 FM | Shelbyville, Indiana | 250 | 96.4 m (316 ft) | D | FMQ |
| W292FH | 106.3 FM | Shelbyville, Indiana | 170 | 100 m (328 ft) | D | FMQ |
