WYVL explained

WYVL
Airdate:November 2, 1998
City:Youngsville, Pennsylvania
Area:Jamestown, New York
Format:Christian Contemporary Music
Owner:Calvary Chapel of Russell
Erp:2,500 watts
Haat:130m (430feet)
Facility Id:89403
Coordinates:41.9022°N -79.2613°W
Branding:Dove FM
Class:A
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:http://dovefm.org/
Callsign Meaning:WYVL: YoungsVilLe
WTWT: TWin Tiers
WZDV: DoVe
Licensing Authority:FCC

WYVL is a radio station airing a Christian Contemporary Music format, licensed to Youngsville, Pennsylvania, broadcasting on 88.5 MHz FM. The station is owned by Calvary Chapel of Russell, Pennsylvania.[1]

WYVL also airs blocks of Christian Talk and Teaching programming early mornings and late evenings including; Truth for Life with Alistair Begg, Word for Today with Chuck Smith, and A New Beginning with Greg Laurie.[2]

History

In its first several years of operation, WYVL operated a Christian-oriented classic rock format. The station adopted a more conventional contemporary Christian music format February 1, 2016.

Simulcasts

WYVL's programming is simulcast on WTWT 90.5 in Bradford, Pennsylvania and WZDV 92.1 in Amherst, New York, as well as a translator at 98.7 MHz in Jamestown, New York. WZDV is officially operated as a joint venture between Calvary Chapel of Russell and Calvary Chapel of the Niagara Frontier.

An additional full-service signal, WGIP 89.1 in Tidioute, Pennsylvania, was sold to rival religious broadcaster Family Life Network in May 2020 in exchange for forgiveness of a debt[3] and was eventually relocated to Union City, Pennsylvania as WCGT.[4]

Call signdata-sort-type="number" FrequencyCity of licensedata-sort-type="number" Facility IDdata-sort-type="number" ERP
W
data-sort-type="number" Height
m (ft)
Class
WTWT 91.5 FM 2,500 173m (568feet) B1
WZDV 92.1 FM 1,400 94m (308feet) A

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WYVL Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. November 17, 2018.
  2. http://dovefm.org/index.php/what-to-expect-2 Our Schedule
  3. Web site: Year in Review 2020, Part I: The Year in Station Sales. Scott. Fybush. NorthEast Radio Watch. 28 December 2020.
  4. Fybush, Scott (September 10, 2021). Around Northwest Pennsylvania. Tower Site of the Week. Retrieved September 18, 2021.