WVRH (94.3 FM) is a

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broadcasting a

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format. Licensed to

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, United States, the station is currently owned by

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, Inc.

History

The station began broadcasting in 2001, and held the call sign WBDS.
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CSN International CSN Radio is a Christian radio network based in Twin Falls, Idaho. KAWZ, 89.9 MHz, in Twin Falls is the uplink station, feeding over 348 broadcast translators and 59 full-power radio stations across the United States, including Alaska and the ...

and aired a Christian format. Its call sign was changed to WJIJ on August 9, 2001. In 2008, CSN International sold WJIJ, along with a number of other stations, to

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, Inc. These stations were sold to

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later that year.Religious noncoms find second new home
, ''Radio & Television Business Report''. November 12, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2020. In 2010, Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa sold WJIJ and several other stations to Liberty University for $1.25 million, and the station's call sign was changed to WVRH.Liberty U. Buys A Bunch
, ''All Access Music Group''. October 19, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2020.

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