title: WSVE
text: # 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.
  
  ## 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. 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. 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. WEXI became WXOZ circa 1985.
  
  ### 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. 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.
  
  