WSWV (AM)

WSWV is a Country Music formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Pennington Gap, Virginia, United States, serving Pennington Gap and Lee County, Virginia.^[4] WSWV is owned by Cumberland Broadcasting LLC.^[5]

WSWV

Pennington Gap, Virginia
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[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	36893
Class	B
Power	2,300 Watts daytime 191 Watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates	36°44′2.0″N 83°2′34.0″W
Translator(s)	101.9 MHz W270CB (Pennington Gap)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	WSWV Listen Live
Website	Official Website

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.^[6]

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	FCC info
W270CB	101.9 FM FM	Pennington Gap, Virginia	2474	200 watts	95.7 m (314 ft)	D	LMS