WYVL
Broadcast areaJamestown, New York
Frequency88.5 MHz
BrandingDove FM
Programming
FormatChristian 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
Facility ID89403
ClassA
ERP2,500 watts
HAAT130 meters (430 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°54′08.0″N 79°15′40.8″W / 41.902222°N 79.261333°W / 41.902222; -79.261333
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitehttp://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.[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 sign Frequency City of license Facility ID ERP
W		 Height
m (ft)		 Class
WTWT91.5 FMBradford, Pennsylvania172674 2,500173 m (568 ft)B1
WZDV92.1 FMAmherst, New York185147 1,40094 m (308 ft)A
Broadcast translator for WTWT
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseERP (W)HAATClassFCC info
W254AQ 98.7 FMJamestown, New York1088.4 m (290 ft)DFMQ

References

  1. ↑ "WYVL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  2. ↑ Our Schedule, WYVL. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ Fybush, Scott (28 December 2020). "Year in Review 2020, Part I: The Year in Station Sales". NorthEast Radio Watch.
  4. ↑ Fybush, Scott (September 10, 2021). Around Northwest Pennsylvania. Tower Site of the Week. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
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