WSVE

WSVE was a radio station licensed in Jacksonville, Florida. WSVE was owned by Willis & Sons. WSVE last operated on 1280 kHz with 5,000 watts of power daytime & 133 watts nighttime.

DWSVE

Jacksonville, Florida
Broadcast area	Jacksonville, Florida
Frequency	1280 kHz
Programming
Language	English
Format	Defunct (was Black gospel)
Ownership
Owner	Rev. Levi Willis, Sr. (Willis & Sons)
History
First air date	August 1948[1]
Last air date	2004
Former call signs	WIVY (1948–1976) WEXI (1976–1985)[2] WXOJ (1985-March 14, 1987) WSVE (March 14, 1987–June 24, 2004)
Technical information
Facility ID	10519
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts daytime 133 watts nighttime

History

As WIVY

WIVY started broadcasting on 1050 kilohertz in August 1948. Its initial power was 1,000 watts, daytime only. It was affiliated with MacGregor, World & Hearst's INS.^[3] In 1971 it held a construction permit to move to 1280 kHz and in increase power from 1,000 watts daytime-only to 5,000 watts daytime-only.^[4] It also spawned WIVY-FM/102.9 in 1965. It changed callsigns to WEXI circa 1976.

As WEXI

When WIVY changed calls to WEXI, WIVY-FM remained under its old callsign. WIVY/1280 aired a contemporary music format. It switched to all-news by 1978.^[5] WEXI became WXOZ circa 1985.^[6]

Willis & Sons

Bishop Levi Willis, Sr.'s Willis & Sons, Inc. bought the station on July 14, 1986. It was by then WXOZ with a children's educational format.^[7] On March 14, 1987 it became WSVE.

Leaving the air

Stemming from a 1999 FCC investigation, Willis was fined over $84,000 in fines from the regulatory agency. Partially to satisfy this debt, Willis agreed to surrender the licenses of 4 stations: WSVE, WCRY, KVLA and KLRG. Of those 4 stations, KLRG is still on the air under different ownership.^[8]