WSVE (defunct)
| City | Jacksonville, Florida |
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| Broadcast area | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Frequency | 1280 kHz |
| First air date | August 1948 |
| Last air date | 2004 |
| Format | Black gospel |
| Language(s) | English |
| Power | 5,000 watts daytime 133 watts nighttime |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 10519 |
| Former callsigns | WIVY (1948-1976) WEXI (1976-1985) WXOJ (1985-March 14, 1987) WSVE (March 14, 1987-June 24, 2004) |
| Owner | Rev. Levi Willis, Sr. (Willis & Sons) |
WSVE was 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 & KLRG. Of those 4 stations, KLRG is still on the air under different ownership.
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