WRVL

WRVL

Lynchburg, Virginia
Broadcast area	New River Valley
Frequency	88.3 MHz
Branding	"The Journey"
Programming
Format	Contemporary Christian
Ownership
Owner	Liberty University (Liberty University, Inc.)
History
First air date	1981
Call sign meaning	W Radio Victory Liberty former branding
Technical information
Facility ID	37249
Class	C1
Power	50,000 Watts Horizontal 44,000 Watts Vertical
HAAT	330 Meters
Transmitter coordinates	37°11′50.0″N 79°21′7.0″W
Links
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.

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).

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.

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
W284BC	104.7 FM	Waldorf, Maryland	10	D	FMQ
W253AZ	98.5 FM	Creedmoor, North Carolina	40	D	FMQ
W279BW	103.7 FM	Roxboro, North Carolina	10	D	FMQ
W273BD	102.5 FM	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	4	D	FMQ
W210BY	89.9 FM	Aquia Harbour, Virginia	5	D	FMQ
W274AV	102.7 FM	Ashland, Virginia	14	D	FMQ
W208BL	89.5 FM	Berryville, Virginia	10	D	FMQ
W245BG	96.9 FM	Cave Spring, Virginia	10	D	FMQ
W217BR	91.3 FM	Chantilly, Virginia	10	D	FMQ
W244BP	96.7 FM	Charlottesville, Virginia	10	D	FMQ
W278BF	103.5 FM	Covington, Virginia	10	D	FMQ
W237CA	95.3 FM	Culpeper, Virginia	19	D	FMQ
W282BH	104.3 FM	Danville, Virginia	155	D	FMQ
W267BA	101.3 FM	Harrisonburg, Virginia	10	D	FMQ
W286BN	105.1 FM	Marion, Virginia	10	D	FMQ
W295BF	106.9 FM	Midlothian, Virginia	10	D	FMQ
W293AS	106.5 FM	Pulaski, Virginia	10	D	FMQ
W235AI	94.9 FM	Richmond, Virginia	16	D	FMQ
W293AX	106.5 FM	Roanoke, Virginia	10	D	FMQ
W298AZ	107.5 FM	South Hill, Virginia	19	D	FMQ
W218CK	91.5 FM	Warrenton, Virginia	10	D	FMQ
W262BK	100.3 FM	Waynesboro, Virginia	7	D	FMQ
W270BO	101.9 FM	Wytheville, Virginia	10	D	FMQ

HD Radio

As of September 2015, The Journey is also carried on WRXL-HD3 in Richmond.

External links

• The Journey Online
• WRVL in the FCC FM station database
• WRVL in Nielsen Audio's FM station database