WRVL

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WRVL (88.3 MHz) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Lynchburg, Virginia, serving the New River Valley. WRVL is owned and operated by Liberty University and was founded by Jerry Falwell.[1] It broadcasts a Christian Contemporary radio format known as "The Journey." The station is listener-supported and holds periodic fundraisers on the air. The studios and offices are on Candlers Mountain Road in Lynchburg.

WRVL has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 28,000 watts. The transmitter is on Uphill Trail in Altavista.[2] Programming is also simulcast on 19 rebroadcasters and FM translators in Virginia and North Carolina.

History

Early years

WRVL signed on the air in July 1981; Template:Years or months ago (1981-Error: Invalid time.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".. It had been powered at 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations in the U.S. but on a shorter tower than it uses today. It originally broadcast Christian talk and teaching programs, including those of founder and televangelist Jerry Falwell, who started Liberty University. WRVL faced a series of technical problems in its early years revolving around interference to television reception near the station site.[3]

In December 1981, the Federal Communications Commission ordered the station to greatly reduce its effective radiated power (ERP) from 100,000 to 5,000 watts.[4] In 1982, its tower was brought down by vandals.[5] While the station was off the air, viewers reported better reception of WDBJ Channel 7, the CBS network affiliate for Roanoke-Lynchburg.[6] WRVL later moved to a new tower in Altavista, reducing interference with Channel 7.

WVTW subchannel

In 2009, WRVL broke ground by forming a partnership with NPR broadcaster 89.1 WVTW, owned by Virginia Tech. This allowed WRVL to repeat Victory FM programming on WVTW's HD-3 digital subchannel in Charlottesville, Virginia. This is noteworthy because it makes WVTW perhaps one of few HD radio stations in the nation funded by the federal Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP).[7]

On December 26, 2014, WRVL dropped nearly all its Christian talk and teaching programs, switching to a Contemporary Christian music format. The station's moniker also changed from "Victory Radio Network" to "The Journey". It uses the slogan "Life, Hope, Music."

Simulcasts

"The Journey" is carried on several stations and HD Radio digital subchannels in Virginia and North Carolina.

Call sign Frequency City of license State Facility ID Class ERP
(W)
Template:Rh | WVRL 88.3 FM Elizabeth City North Carolina Template:FID C2 50,000
Template:Rh | WVRA 107.3 FM Enfield North Carolina Template:FID A 4,100
Template:Rh | WVRH 94.3 FM Norlina North Carolina Template:FID A 6,000
Template:Rh | WVRP 91.1 FM Roanoke Rapids North Carolina Template:FID A 2,000
Template:Rh | WVRD 90.5 FM Zebulon North Carolina Template:FID A 1,200
Template:Rh | WBOP 95.5 FM Buffalo Gap Virginia Template:FID A 6,000
Template:Rh | WVTW-HD3 88.5-3 FMTemplate:Efn Charlottesville Virginia Template:FID B1 1,000
Template:Rh | WVRI 90.9 FM Clifton Forge Virginia Template:FID B 1,000
Template:Rh | WVTR-HD3 91.9-3 FMTemplate:Efn Marion Virginia Template:FID C2 4,500
Template:Rh | WHRO-HD3 90.3-3 FMTemplate:Efn Norfolk Virginia Template:FID B 8,800
Template:Rh | WRXL-HD3Template:Efn 102.1-3 FMTemplate:Efn Richmond Virginia Template:FID B 20,000
Template:Rh | WVTF-HD3 89.1-3 FMTemplate:Efn Roanoke Virginia Template:FID C 100,000

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Translators

"The Journey" is relayed by additional translators to widen its broadcast area. W236BO at 95.1 served Burlington, North Carolina prior to 2013, until WPCM took it over.

Call sign Frequency
(MHz) 		City of license State Facility ID Class ERP
(W) 		Rebroadcasts
Template:Rh | W246DD 97.1 Charlottesville Virginia Template:FID D 99 WVTW-HD3
Template:Rh | W234CT 94.7 Marion Virginia Template:FID D 99 WVTR-HD3
Template:Rh | W293AS 106.5 Pulaski Virginia Template:FID D 10 WVTF-HD3
Template:Rh | W235AI 94.9 Richmond Virginia Template:FID D 16 WKHK-HD3
Template:Rh | W293AX 106.5 Roanoke Virginia Template:FID D 10 WVTF-HD3
Template:Rh | W297BH 107.3 Suffolk Virginia Template:FID D 25 WHRO-HD3
Template:Rh | W270BO 101.9 Wytheville Virginia Template:FID D 10 WVTR-HD3

References

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External links

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