KVSA

Last updated
KVSA
Frequency 1220 kHz
Programming
Language(s) English
Format Defunct (was Adult standards/MOR)
Ownership
OwnerSoutheast Arkansas Broadcasters, Inc.
History
First air date
June 29, 1953 [1]
Last air date
March 3, 2020
Call sign meaning
Voice of Southeast Arkansas
Technical information
Facility ID 61187
Class D
Power 1,000 watts (day)
40 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
33°33′39″N91°23′06″W / 33.56083°N 91.38500°W / 33.56083; -91.38500

KVSA (1220 AM) was an American radio station licensed to serve McGehee, Arkansas, United States. The station, was last owned by Southeast Arkansas Broadcasters, Inc. [1]

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History

KVSA was founded in 1953 by Abbott F. Kinney. The station broadcast an adult standards/middle of the road music format to southeastern Arkansas. [2]

As of 1 p.m., March 3, 2020, KVSA signed off the air for the last time, and made a Facebook post on its page reporting that fact. [3] The station surrendered its license to the FCC on March 5, 2020, and the FCC cancelled the license on March 12, 2020.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1975. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1975. p. C-13.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  3. KVSA March 3 at 8:42 AM, facebook.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020.