WYVL

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]