KSVL
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KSVL is a radio station
licensed to serve Smith, Nevada
. The station is owned by Donegal Enterprises. It airs an oldies music format.
The station was assigned the KSVL call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
on September 24, 1999.
by the FCC to relocate its transmitter slightly northwest to 38°41'09"N, 119°11'15"W. This would result in a minor lowering of the transmitter's height above average terrain
to 629 meters (2065 feet). This permit expires on December 10, 2010.
Radio station
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licensed to serve Smith, Nevada
Smith, Nevada
Smith is a small town in Lyon County, Nevada. It was named after a family that settled there in 1859....
. The station is owned by Donegal Enterprises. It airs an oldies music format.
The station was assigned the KSVL call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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on September 24, 1999.
Ownership
In March 2007, Lyon Broadcasters Inc. made a deal to buy KSVL from Donegal Inc. James Foss, Lyon Broadcasters’ president, told the Northern Nevada Business Weekly that he planned to add local news and a talk show hosted by a local personality to the station's automated alternative rock format.Construction permit
On December 10, 2007, the station was granted a construction permitConstruction permit
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by the FCC to relocate its transmitter slightly northwest to 38°41'09"N, 119°11'15"W. This would result in a minor lowering of the transmitter's height above average terrain
Height above average terrain
Height above average terrain is used extensively in FM radio and television, as it is actually much more important than effective radiated power in determining the range of broadcasts...
to 629 meters (2065 feet). This permit expires on December 10, 2010.