WRVL
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| City | Lynchburg, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | New River Valley |
| Branding | "The Journey" |
| Slogan | "Life. Hope. Music." |
| Frequency | 88.3 MHz |
| First air date | 1981 |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| Power |
50,000 Watts Horizontal 44,000 Watts Vertical |
| HAAT | 330 Meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 37249 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°11′50.0″N 79°21′7.0″W / 37.197222°N 79.351944°W |
| Callsign meaning |
W Radio Victory Liberty former branding |
| Owner |
Liberty University (Liberty University, Inc.) |
| Webcast | WRVL Webstream |
| Website | WRVL Online |
WRVL is a Contemporary Christian formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Lynchburg, Virginia, serving the New River Valley. WRVL is owned and operated by Liberty University.[1]
History
In 2009, WRVL broke ground by forming a partnership with NPR broadcaster WVTF in Roanoke, Virginia, allowing them to repeat Victory FM programming on WVTW's HD-3 channel in Charlottesville, Virginia. This is noteworthy because it makes WVTW perhaps one of the only HD radio stations in the nation funded by the federal Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP).[2]
On December 26, 2014, WRVL dropped all Religious teaching programming for a Contemporary Christian format. The station's name also changed from "Victory Radio Network" to "The Journey".
Translators
In addition to the main station and WVTW HD-3, WRVL is relayed by an additional 25 translators to widen its broadcast area. W236BO at 95.1 served Burlington, North Carolina prior to 2013, when WPCM took it over.
HD Radio
As of September 2015, The Journey is also carried on WRXL-HD3 in Richmond.
References
- ↑ "WRVL Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ 1n grant year 2007 the PTFP funded a project to increase the power of WVTW, to extend its signal coverage to about 193,000 additional persons.2007 PTFP Radio Awards, retrieved 2010-08-17
External links
- The Journey Online
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WRVL
- Radio-Locator information on WRVL
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WRVL
