WDVV

WDVV

City	Wilmington, North Carolina
Broadcast area	Wilmington
Slogan	The Dove 89.7
Frequency	89.7 MHz
Format	Contemporary Christian
ERP	13,500 watts
HAAT	106.0 meters
Class	C3
Facility ID	43707
Transmitter coordinates	34°10′52.00″N 78°2′33.00″W / 34.1811111°N 78.0425000°W / 34.1811111; -78.0425000
Owner	Caroloma Christian Radio Inc
Website	doveonline.org

WDVV (89.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format.^[1] Licensed to Wilmington, North Carolina, USA, the station serves the Wilmington area. The station is currently owned by Carolina Christian Radio Inc.^[2]

History

In the mid-1980s, Dennis Anderson talked with Michael Escalante about the lack of Christian radio in the area. Anderson, an owner of several McDonald's franchises, started Praise Broadcasting Network Inc., with Escalante as vice-president. WMYT, a 10,000-watt AM which had been off the air since Hurricane Fran, was the first station and Darryl "Chuck" Langley as station manager. In September 1999, 89.7 Dove FM made its debut with "All music, all the time." Program director Al Lanier described the format as starting with "joyous music" as in Psalm 100 followed by softer music for reflection. The music included "upbeat, sing-along church camp favorites," orchestra arrangements, and urban gospel artists such as Andre Murrell. A Spanish language program aired on weekends, and radio stations in Haiti, Sudan and Uganda were planned.^[3][4]

Family Radio Network of Wilmington, owners of WLSG, WWIL-AM and WWIL-FM, purchased The Dove FM 89.7 and WMYT for $1.2 million, according to Langley, who had run the stations since the beginning but wanted to focus on his realty and marketing businesses.^[5]

References

External links

• Query the FCC's FM station database for WDVV
• Radio-Locator information on WDVV
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WDVV