WSWV (AM)

Last updated
WSWV
Broadcast area Pennington Gap, Virginia
Lee County, Virginia
Frequency 1570 AM kHz
Programming
Format Country Music
Ownership
Owner
  • (Cumberland Broadcasting LLC)
History
First air date
1959
Former call signs
  • WSWV (1958–2022)
  • WHNQ (2022–2024)
[1] [2]
Technical information
Facility ID 36893
Class B
Power 2,300 Watts daytime
191 Watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
36°44′2.0″N83°2′34.0″W / 36.733889°N 83.042778°W / 36.733889; -83.042778
Translator(s) 101.9 MHz  W270CB (Pennington Gap)
Links
Webcast WSWV Listen Live
Website Official Website

WSWV is a Country Music formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Pennington Gap, Virginia, United States, serving Pennington Gap and Lee County, Virginia. [3] WSWV is owned by Cumberland Broadcasting LLC. [4]

Contents

WSWV was assigned that call sign originally by the Federal Communications Commission on November 6, 1959. The station changed its call sign to WHNQ on December 31, 2022, and back to WSWV on February 7, 2024. [1] [2]

Translator

In addition to the main station, WSWV is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area. [5]

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W270CB101.9 FM FM Pennington Gap, Virginia 2474200 watts95.7  m (314  ft)D LMS

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References

  1. 1 2 "WSWV History Card". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "LMS Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  3. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  4. "WSWV Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  5. "W270CB Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 23, 2014.