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WYVL
Youngsville, Pennsylvania;
Broadcast area	Jamestown, New York
Frequency	88.5 MHz
Branding	Dove FM
Programming
Format	Christian Contemporary Music
Ownership
Owner	Calvary Chapel of Russell
Sister stations	WZDV
History
First air date	November 2, 1998
Call sign meaning	WYVL: YoungsVilLe; WTWT: TWin Tiers; WZDV: DoVe
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	89403
Class	A
ERP	2,500 watts
HAAT	130 meters (430 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°54′08.0″N 79°15′40.8″W / 41.902222°N 79.261333°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
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]

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
WTWT	91.5 FM	Bradford, Pennsylvania	172674	2,500	173 m (568 ft)	B1
WZDV	92.1 FM	Amherst, New York	185147	1,400	94 m (308 ft)	A

Broadcast translator for WTWT
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	FCC info
W254AQ	98.7 FM	Jamestown, New York	141663	10	88.4 m (290 ft)	D	LMS

References

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

External links

WYVL's official website
Facility details for Facility ID 89403 (WYVL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WYVL in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 172674 (WTWT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WTWT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 185147 (WZDV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WZDV in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

[1] "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 (28 December 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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