WSVA

WSVA

City of license	Harrisonburg, Virginia
Broadcast area	Central Shenandoah Valley
Branding	"NewsRadio 550 WSVA"
Slogan	"Read it Tomorrow, See it Tonight or Hear it Now!"
Frequency	550 kHz
First air date	June 9, 1935
Format	News/Talk/Sports
Power	5,000 Watts daytime 1,000 Watts nighttime
Class	B
Facility ID	39493
Transmitter coordinates	38°27′4.0″N 78°54′29.0″W
Callsign meaning	We Serve Virginia Agriculture W Shenandoah VAlley
Affiliations	ABC Radio News
Owner	M. Belmont VerStandig, Inc.
Sister stations	WHBG, WJDV, WQPO, WTGD
Webcast	WSVA Webstream
Website	WSVA Online

WSVA is a News/Talk/Sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Harrisonburg, Virginia, serving the Central Shenandoah Valley. WSVA is owned and operated by M. Belmont VerStandig, Inc.

History

Radio station WSVA went on the air on June 9, 1935 with 500 watts of power. It was the first radio station to serve Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, and the call letters originally stood for "We Serve Virginia Agriculture." The station was affiliated with NBC, and offered news, agricultural programs, music and other items of local interest. Bluegrass singer Mac Wiseman worked at the station as a news reader and disc jockey in the 1940s. From 1953 to 1976, the radio station was co-owned with WSVA-TV, channel 3 (now WHSV-TV). In the late 1980s, the station switched to a daytime talk format.

Programming

WSVA's current lineup includes Early Mornings with hosts Jim Britt & Frank Wilt, news by Karl Magenhofer and Bill Phipps plus sports from Bill Phipps and Mike Schikman's Question of the Day from 5:30 am til 10:00 am. In addition to local information, the show features agricultural news with Jeff Ishee, who started with the station and produces the nationally syndicated On The Farm Radio program, Stuff & Nonsense at 7:50 and 8:50am, and Mike Huckabee. The morning show is number one in the market and has reached the pinnacle of number one nationally. Britt has been with the station since 1987 and Wilt since 1989.

After "Early Mornings" from 10 till 11 a.m. is "Middays" with Jim Britt. During the program listeners can talk with government officials including the Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General and local county and city council and board of supervisors members. Other guests include experts in gardening and pet care.

WSVA Midday News airs from 11 till 1 p.m. and features Local News updates every 20 minutes, Mike Huckabee, Kim Komando's digital minute, Wall Street updates, Agriculture reports and detailed weather reports for farming and those suffering from Allergies.

National consumer advocate Clark Howard airs from 1 till 4 p.m.

WSVA Late Afternoon News runs from 4 till 6 p.m. and is anchored by Mike Schikman. Featuring local news updates every 20 minutes, traffic and weather along with sports updates and features including The Huckabee Report with Mike Huckabee, Talking Points with Bill O'Reilly.

Evenings on WSVA include syndicated programming from Neal Boortz from 6 till 10 p.m. and Jim Bohannon, from 10 p.m. till 1 a.m. as well as numerous broadcasts of high school football, basketball and baseball.

Midnight Radio Network airs from 1 till 5 a.m. and features listeners a chance to comment on national issues.

External links

• NewsRadio 550 WSVA Online
• Query the FCC's AM station database for WSVA
• Radio-Locator Information on WSVA
• Query Arbitron's AM station database for WSVA