WSVU

WSVU
City	North Palm Beach, Florida
Broadcast area	West Palm Beach, Florida
Branding	95.9 The Palm
Frequency	960 kHz
Translator(s)	95.9 W240CI (North Palm Beach) 106.9 W295BJ (Jupiter)
First air date	2003-10-13 (as WGGT)
Format	Soft Adult Contemporary
Power	2,400 watts day 1,400 watts night
Class	B
Facility ID	129188
Transmitter coordinates	26°49′1.00″N 80°15′7.00″W / 26.8169444°N 80.2519444°W / 26.8169444; -80.2519444
Former callsigns	WGGT (2003-2005) WPBI (2005-2006)
Affiliations	CBS Radio
Owner	JVC Media, LLC (JVC Media of South Fla, LLC)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	959thepalm.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]

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References

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

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WSVU

Radio-Locator Information on WSVU

Radio stations in the West Palm Beach–Boca Raton, Florida market

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Adult Contemporary radio stations in the state of Florida

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See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Florida

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