WDVH-FM
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| Broadcast area | Gainesville, Florida |
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| Frequency | 101.7MHz |
| Branding | The Joy FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Radio Training Network |
| History | |
First air date | March 25,1987(as WCWB) |
Former call signs | WCWB (1987–1994) WDJY (1994–2004) WDVH-FM (2004–2011) WPLL-FM (2011–2012) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 21797 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,000watts |
| HAAT | 143 meters (469 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°36′31.73″N82°50′58.0416″W/ 29.6088139°N 82.849456000°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | TheJoyFM.com |
WDVH-FMis anFMradio stationlicensedtoTrenton, Floridaand broadcasting to theGainesville-Ocala, Floridaradio marketon 101.7MHz.[2]It is owned by the Radio Training Network and airs aContemporary Christianradio formatknown as The Joy FM. The Radio Training Network owns about a dozen FM stations andtranslatorsinFloridaas part of "The Joy FM" network originating fromWJISinBradenton.While WDVH-FM is a licensed as a commercial station, The Joy FM Network operates as a non-commercial organization, asking for donations during on-air fundraisers.
History
[edit]The 101.7 frequency in Trenton was added to the FCC's table of allotments in 1985. On March 25, 1987, the station firstsigned onthe air asWCWBfrom a tower site approximately two miles west of Trenton. It broadcast anautomatedcountry musicformat from a single wide mobile home next to thetransmitting tower.In April 1994, thecall signwas changed toWDJY.
In late 2000, the station ownership changed from Pinnacle AM Broadcasting, Inc toPamal Broadcastingalong withsister stationAM 980WLUS.In February 2004, WLUS's call letters were changed back to its heritage call sign, WDVH. At the same time, WDJY's call letters changed toWDVH-FM.This began the simulcast of the "Country Legends"classic countryformat from the WDVH studios on SE 27th Street in Gainesville. In October 2005, the studios were moved into the Sunshine Broadcasting building, located on 100 NW 76th Street in the Tower Hill Office Park, Gainesville. On November 1, 2011, the station switched from a classic country format to Contemporary Christian, branded as "Pulse 101.7" under new call letters,WPLL-FM.On September 20, 2012, Pulse 101.7 moved up to 106.9 WKZY, along with its Contemporary Christian format. The station's call sign was changed back to WDVH-FM on October 24, 2012. On April 15, 2013 WDVH-FM split from its simulcast with WPLL and changed its format to classic country, branded as "101.7 Hank FM".[3]On May 1, 2016 sister stationWDVH980 AM flipped its format fromtalk radioto asimulcastof WDVH-FM. On September 6, 2016 WDVH-FM added a simulcast of country music on translator station 94.1 FMW241DH.The station and the translator were rebranded as "I Am Country 94.1/101.7".[4]
On August 17, 2017, the classic country format moved to 106.9WPLLas 101.7 WDVH-FM became anaffiliateof The Joy FM Network. The station was sold by MARC Radio Gainesville, LLC, to the parent company of The Joy FM, the Radio Training Network.[5]Following WDVH-FM's sale, AM 980 WDVH and translator station 94.1 W241DH began simulcasting WPLL, after the country format and "I am Country" branding moved to WPLL; WDVH AM / W241DH has since split from WPLL to broadcast an Urban Oldies format as "R&B 94.1".
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WDVH-FM".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^FCC.gov/WDVH-FM
- ^"Hank-FM Comes to Gainesville".
- ^WDVH Adds Translator as Hank Branding ExitsRadioinsight - September 7, 2016
- ^FCC.gov/WDVH-FM
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 21797 (WDVH-FM)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WDVH-FMinNielsen Audio's FM station database
- Pamal Broadcasting - Gainesville area stations