WYVL

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title: "WYVL" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["christian-radio-stations-in-pennsylvania", "radio-stations-established-in-1999", "1999-establishments-in-pennsylvania", "warren-county,-pennsylvania", "calvary-chapel-association", "contemporary-christian-radio-stations-in-the-united-states"] description: "Radio station in Youngsville, Pennsylvania" topic_path: "society/religion" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WYVL" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Radio station in Youngsville, Pennsylvania ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox radio station"]

Field	Value
logo	WYVL station logo.png
name	WYVL
airdate	November 2, 1998
frequency
city	Youngsville, Pennsylvania
area	Jamestown, New York
format	Christian Contemporary Music
owner	Calvary Chapel of Russell
erp	2,500 watts
haat	130 m
facility_id	89403
coordinates
branding	Dove FM
class	A
webcast	Listen Live
website	http://dovefm.org/
callsign_meaning	WYVL: YoungsVilLe
WTWT: TWin Tiers
WZDV: DoVe
sister_stations	WZDV
licensing_authority	FCC
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| logo = WYVL station logo.png | name = WYVL | airdate = November 2, 1998 | frequency = | city = Youngsville, Pennsylvania | area = Jamestown, New York | format = Christian Contemporary Music | owner = Calvary Chapel of Russell | licensee = | power = | erp = 2,500 watts | haat = 130 m | facility_id = 89403 | coordinates = | branding = Dove FM | class = A | webcast = Listen Live | website = http://dovefm.org/ | callsign_meaning = WYVL: YoungsVilLe WTWT: TWin Tiers WZDV: DoVe | sister_stations = WZDV | licensing_authority= FCC

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.

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.

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 and was eventually relocated to Union City, Pennsylvania as WCGT.

::data[format=table] | Call sign | Frequency | City of license | Facility ID | ERP W | Height m (ft) | Class | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | WTWT | 91.5 FM | Bradford, Pennsylvania | | 2,500 | 173 m | B1 | | | WZDV | 92.1 FM | Amherst, New York | | 1,400 | 94 m | A | ::

| callsign = WTWT | width =

| call1 = W254AQ | watts1 = 10 | haat1 = 88.4 | class1 = D | freq1 = 98.7 | city1 = Jamestown, New York | notes1 = | fid1 = 141663

References

References

1. "WYVL Facility Record". United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division.
2. [http://dovefm.org/index.php/what-to-expect-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). [https://www.fybush.com/site-20210910/ Around Northwest Pennsylvania]. ''Tower Site of the Week''. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

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