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WSVG
WSVG-AM 2009.PNG
City of license Mount Jackson, Virginia
Broadcast area Woodstock, Virginia
Shenandoah County, Virginia
Branding "AM 790 WSVG"
Slogan "The Talk of the Valley"
Frequency 790 kHz
First air date 1954
Format News/Talk
Power 1,000 watts (daytime)
40 watts (nighttime)
Class D
Facility ID 60106
Transmitter coordinates 38°46′15.0″N 78°37′17.0″W / 38.77083°N 78.62139°W / 38.77083; -78.62139
Callsign meaning W Shenandoah Valley Gold
W Shenandoah Valley Gospel
Former callsigns WSIG (1954-1988)
Affiliations CBS Radio News
UVA Sports Network
Virginia News Network
Owner Shenandoah Valley Group
Sister stations WAMM
Website WSVG Online

WSVG is a News/Talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Mount Jackson, Virginia, serving Woodstock and most Shenandoah County, Virginia. WSVG is owned and operated by Shenandoah Valley Group.

[edit] History

WSVG signed on in 1953 as WSIG with a country format. WSIG was owned by the Lewis Family (owners of WINC-AM/FM til 2007) for many years and was considered the "farm team" of WINC-AM.

WSIG-AM would remain popular until the late 80s when WSIG-FM was launched. Many listeners moved over to the FM station and WSIG-AM made a change. WSIG-AM became WSVG, which at the time, stood for Shenandoah Valley Gold, and began playing oldies.

In 1991, the oldies would give way to religion, the calls would remain the same, but now meant Shenandoah Valley Gospel. Religion would only last two years on WSVG. In 1993, WSVG would once again by simulcasting sister WSIG.

During 1988, WSIG-AM and WSIG were sold to Tuschedy Broadcasting and began simulcasting Tuschedy owned WSKO (now WBOP and now on 95.5) as "Super Country". It was an effort to compete with country powerhouses WUSQ in Winchester and WKCY in Harrisonburg but it wasn't to last.

By 1992, WSKO switched to Hot Adult Contemporary, while WSIG-AM/FM remained country.

In 2002, sister WSIG was sold to Vox Communications, though WSVG remained locally-owned. In August 2003, Woodstock, Virginia station WAMM began simulcasting on WSVG as "Retro Radio". In November 2004, WAMM owner Hometown Broadcasting bought WSVG for $85,000 and moved WSVG's operations to Downtown Woodstock, Virginia.

In May 2005, WAMM went silent due to severe money problems, and WSVG was again sold to Hometown Broadcasting of Mount Jackson and is now on the air from their old Mount Jackson location.

In July 2008, Hometown Broadcasting entered a Local Marketing Agreement with Shenandoah Valley Group to manage WSVG. In early October 2008, the format was flipped to News/Talk, and features a lineup of local host Craig Orndorff in the mornings with nationally syndicated hosts Dennis Miller, Fred Thompson, Clark Howard, Dave Ramsey, Free Talk Live and Jim Bohannon filling out the rest of the weekday schedule.

On July 6, 2009, Shenandoah Valley Group bought WSVG for $175,000.

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