KVSA

KVSA
McGehee, Arkansas;
Frequency	1220 kHz
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Defunct (was Adult standards/MOR)
Ownership
Owner	Southeast Arkansas Broadcasters, Inc.
History
First air date	June 29, 1953
Last air date	March 3, 2020
Call sign meaning	Voice of Southeast Arkansas
Technical information
Facility ID	61187
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts (day); 40 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	33°33′39″N 91°23′06″W / 33.56083°N 91.38500°W

KVSA (1220 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve McGehee, Arkansas, United States. The station, was last owned by Southeast Arkansas Broadcasters, Inc.^[1]

History

KVSA was founded in 1953 by Abbott F. Kinney. The station broadcast an adult standards/middle of the road music format to southeastern Arkansas.^[2]

As of 1 p.m., March 3, 2020, KVSA signed off the air for the last time, and made a Facebook post on its page reporting that fact.^[3] The station surrendered its license to the FCC on March 5, 2020, and the FCC cancelled the license on March 12, 2020.

References

^ ^a ^b "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1975. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1975. p. C-13.
^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
^ KVSA March 3 at 8:42 AM, facebook.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020.

External links

KVSA historic profile video (youtube.com, circa 2010)
FCC Station Search Details: DKVSA (Facility ID: 61187)
FCC History Cards for KVSA (covering 1951-1979)

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[bc75-1] "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1975. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1975. p. C-13.

[arb1-2] "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved June 6, 2011.

[3] KVSA March 3 at 8:42 AM, facebook.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020.

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