WSVA
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| Broadcast area | Central Shenandoah Valley |
| Frequency | 550 kHz |
| Branding | 92.1 FM and 550 AM WSVA |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Network | CBS News Radio |
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| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | June 9, 1935 |
Call sign meaning | "We Serve Virginia Agriculture" or Shenandoah Valley |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 39493 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 38°27′4.4″N 78°54′28.1″W / 38.451222°N 78.907806°W |
| Translator(s) | 92.1 W221CF (Harrisonburg) |
| Repeater(s) | 96.1-2 WMQR-HD2 (Broadway) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WSVA (550 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Harrisonburg, Virginia, and serving the Central Shenandoah Valley. It broadcasts a news/talk format and is owned by Saga Communications, through licensee Tidewater Communications, LLC. The studios and offices are on Heritage Center Way in Harrisonburg.
By day, WSVA transmits with 5,000 watts non-directional, but at night (to protect other stations on 550 AM from interference) it reduces power to 1,000 watts and uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array. The transmitter is on Garbers Church Road near West Market Street (U.S. Route 33) in Harrisonburg. Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W221CF at 92.1 MHz.