WSVU

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WSVU
Broadcast areaWest Palm Beach, Florida
Frequency960 kHz
Branding95.9 The Palm
Programming
FormatSoft Adult Contemporary
AffiliationsCBS Radio
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
2003-10-13 (as WGGT)
Former call signs
WGGT (2003-2005)
WPBI (2005-2006)
Technical information
Facility ID129188
ClassB
Power2,400 watts day
1,400 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
26°49′1.00″N 80°15′7.00″W / 26.8169444°N 80.2519444°W / 26.8169444; -80.2519444
Translator(s)95.9 W240CI (North Palm Beach)
106.9 W295BJ (Jupiter)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Website959thepalm.com

WSVU (960 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a soft adult contemporary format. Licensed to North Palm Beach, Florida, USA, the station serves the West Palm Beach area. The station is currently owned by JVC Media, LLC, through licensee JVC Media of South Fla, LLC, and features programing from CBS Radio and Dial Global.[1]

The station is largely heard in metropolitan West Palm Beach on FM translator W240CI, at 95.9 FM. The station is also heard on Jupiter-based translator W295BJ, at 106.9 FM.

History

The station went on the air as WGGT on in 2003. On October 28, 2005, the station changed its call sign to WPBI, and on October 1, 2006 to the current WSVU.[2]

On May 14, 2014, North Palm Beach Broadcasting, Inc. announced that it had sold WSVU and its translators to JVC Media, pending FCC approval.[3] The sale closed effective September 8, 2014, at a purchase price of $850,000.

On October 6, 2014, WSVU changed their format to soft adult contemporary, branded as "95.9 The Palm".[4]

File:WSVU logo.png

References

  1. ^ "WSVU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ "WSVU Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ JVC Expands Into Palm Beach Area from Radio Insight (May 14, 2014)
  4. ^ WSVU Grows a Palm

External links