WRVL

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]

WRVL
CityLynchburg, Virginia
Broadcast areaNew River Valley
Frequency88.3 MHz
BrandingThe Journey
SloganLife. Hope. Music.
Programming
FormatContemporary Christian
Ownership
OwnerLiberty University
(Liberty University, Inc.)
History
Call sign meaning
W Radio Victory Liberty
former branding
Technical information
Facility ID37249
ClassC1
Power50,000 Watts horizontal
44,000 Watts vertical
HAAT330 meters
Transmitter coordinates
37°11′50.0″N 79°21′7.0″W
Links
WebcastWRVL Webstream
WebsiteWRVL Online

History

WRVL went on the air in July 1981 and faced a series of technical problems in its early years revolving around interference to television reception near the station site.[2] In December 1981, the Federal Communications Commission ordered the station to reduce effective radiated power from 100,000 to 5,000 watts.[3] In 1982, its radio tower was brought down by vandals;[4] while the station was silent, viewers reported better reception of WDBJ (channel 7).[5]

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 few HD radio stations in the nation funded by the federal Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP).[6]

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".

Simulcasts

"The Journey" is carried on several stations in Virginia and North Carolina.

Call sign Frequency City of license ERP
W		 Class FCC info
WBOP95.5 FMBuffalo Gap, Virginia6,000AFCC
WVRA107.3 FMEnfield, North Carolina4,100AFCC
WVRD90.5 FMZebulon, North Carolina1,200AFCC
WVRH94.3 FMNorlina, North Carolina6,000AFCC
WVRI90.9 FMClifton Forge, Virginia1,000BFCC
WVRL88.3 FMElizabeth City, North Carolina50,000C2FCC
WVRP91.1 FMRoanoke Rapids, North Carolina2,000AFCC

Digital subchannels

Additionally, "The Journey" is broadcast on several FM digital subchannels:

Call sign Frequency City of license Notes
WHRO-HD390.3 FM HD3Norfolk, Virginia
WRXL-HD3102.1 FM HD3Richmond, VirginiaAdded September 2015
WVTF-HD389.1 FM HD3Roanoke, Virginia
WVTR-HD391.9 FM HD3Marion, Virginia
WVTW-HD388.5 FM HD3Charlottesville, Virginia

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 signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseERP
(W)		ClassFCC infoNotes
W234CT94.7Marion, Virginia99DFCCRelays WVTR-HD3
W235AI94.9Richmond, Virginia16DFCCRelays WRXL-HD3
W246DD97.1Charlottesville, Virginia99DFCCRelays WVTW-HD3
W270BO101.9Wytheville, Virginia10DFCCRelays WVTR-HD3
W293AS106.5Pulaski, Virginia10DFCCRelays WVTF-HD3
W293AX106.5Roanoke, Virginia10DFCCRelays WVTF-HD3
W297BH107.3Suffolk, Virginia25DFCCRelays WHRO-HD3

References
  1. "WRVL Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "FCC threatens Falwell station". Kingsport Times-News. UPI. July 15, 1981. p. 9A. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. "FCC orders station to reduce power". The Leader. Associated Press. December 17, 1981. p. 11. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  4. "Vandals Fell Rev. Falwell's 138-Foot-Tall Radio Tower". Clarion-Ledger. Associated Press. June 1, 1982. p. 5A. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  5. "TV reception improves since WRVL tower down". The Leader. June 4, 1981. p. 9. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  6. 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
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