WRVL is a Religious

Religious broadcasting

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 formatted broadcast

Broadcasting

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 radio station

Radio station

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 licensed to Lynchburg, Virginia

Lynchburg, Virginia

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, serving the New River Valley

New River Valley

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. WRVL is owned and operated by Liberty University

Liberty University

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In 2009 WRVL broke ground by forming a partnership with NPR

NPR

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 broadcaster WVTF

WVTF

WVTF is the flagship National Public Radio station for most of western Virginia. Owned and operated by Virginia Tech through its fundraising arm, the Virginia Tech Foundation, the station is licensed to Roanoke and operates a large satellite and translator network covering much of the western part...

 in Roanoke, Virginia

Roanoke, Virginia

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, allowing them to repeat Victory FM programming on WVTW's HD-3 channel in Charlottesville, Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia

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. 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) which is broadcasting with a Contemporary Christian Music

Contemporary Christian music

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format.

Translators

In addition to the main station and WVTW HD-3, WRVL is relayed by an additional 26 translators to widen its broadcast area.

External links

• Victory FM Online