WYVL

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
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
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitehttp://dovefm.org/

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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