WYVL is a

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airing a

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format, licensed to

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, broadcasting on 88.5 MHz FM. The station is owned by

Calvary Chapel Calvary Chapel is an international association of charismatic evangelical churches, with origins in Pentecostalism. It maintains a number of radio stations around the world and operates many local Calvary Chapel Bible College programs. Beg ...

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 Alistair Begg (born May 22, 1952) is an American pastor of Scottish birth. He is the senior pastor of Cleveland's Parkside Church (located in Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, Ohio), a position he has held since 1983. He is the voice behind ...

, ''Word for Today'' with Chuck Smith, and ''A New Beginning'' with

Greg Laurie Greg Laurie (born December 10, 1952) is an American evangelical pastor, evangelist, and Christian author who serves as the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship, based in Riverside, California. He also is the founder of Harvest Crusa ...

History

In its first several years of operation, WYVL operated a Christian-oriented

classic rock Classic rock is a radio format that developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, it comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the early-1990s, primarily focusing on comm ...

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

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and WZDV 92.1 in

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, as well as a translator at 98.7 MHz in

Jamestown, New York Jamestown is a city in southern Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 28,712 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Situated between Lake Erie to the north and the Allegheny National Forest to the south, Jamesto ...

. WZDV is officially operated as a

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between Calvary Chapel of Russell and Calvary Chapel of the Niagara Frontier. An additional full-service signal, WGIP 89.1 in

Tidioute, Pennsylvania Tidioute is a borough in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 688 at the 2010 census. Etymology The name is an Iroquoian word meaning "protrusion of land", referring to a sharp bend in the Allegheny River. Geography ...

, was sold to rival religious broadcaster

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in May 2020 in exchange for forgiveness of a debt and was eventually relocated to

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as WCGT.Fybush, Scott (September 10, 2021)
Around Northwest Pennsylvania
''Tower Site of the Week''. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

References

External links

WYVL's official website
* * * {{Religious Radio Stations in Pennsylvania YVL Radio stations established in 1999 1999 establishments in Pennsylvania Warren County, Pennsylvania Calvary Chapel Association Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States