WYVL

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WYVL
Broadcast area Jamestown, New York
Frequency 88.5 MHz
BrandingDove FM
Programming
Format Christian Contemporary Music
Ownership
OwnerCalvary Chapel of Russell
WZDV
History
First air date
November 2, 1998
Call sign meaning
WYVL: YoungsVilLe
WTWT: TWin Tiers
WZDV: DoVe
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 89403
Class A
ERP 2,500 watts
HAAT 130 meters (430 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 41°54′08.0″N79°15′40.8″W / 41.902222°N 79.261333°W / 41.902222; -79.261333
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website http://dovefm.org/

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. [2]

Contents

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. [3]

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 [4] and was eventually relocated to Union City, Pennsylvania as WCGT. [5]

Call sign Frequency City of license Facility ID ERP
W 		Height
m (ft)		 Class
WTWT91.5 FM Bradford, Pennsylvania 172674 2,500173 m (568 ft)B1
WZDV92.1 FM Amherst, New York 185147 1,40094 m (308 ft)A
Broadcast translator for WTWT
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W254AQ98.7 FM Jamestown, New York 1416631088.4  m (290  ft)D LMS

References

  1. ↑ '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000002-QINU`"' "Facility Technical Data for WYVL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WYVL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ Our Schedule, WYVL. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ Fybush, Scott (December 28, 2020). "Year in Review 2020, Part I: The Year in Station Sales". NorthEast Radio Watch.
  5. ↑ Fybush, Scott (September 10, 2021). Around Northwest Pennsylvania. Tower Site of the Week. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
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