WCVK is a Christian

Christian radio

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 radio station

Radio station

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 with studios and transmitter located in Bowling Green, Kentucky

Bowling Green, Kentucky

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. The station is the flagship for Christian Family Radio

Christian Family Radio

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, which currently simulcasts WCVK's programming to WJVK

WJVK

WJVK is a Christian radio station in Owensboro, Kentucky which simulcasts the signal of WCVK, the flagship station of Christian Family Radio. The station went on the air in 1990 as a low-power repeater, but is now a full-power station....

 in Owensboro, Kentucky

Owensboro, Kentucky

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, with plans to expand to other repeater stations in the region.

The station went on the air in 1986.

The station's format is a mix of music, primarily contemporary Christian

Contemporary Christian music

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, and long-form Christian programs such as Focus on the Family

Focus on the Family

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 with James Dobson

James Dobson

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, Adventures in Odyssey

Adventures in Odyssey

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, The Hour of Decision

Hour of Decision

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with Billy Graham

Billy Graham

William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr. is an American evangelical Christian evangelist. As of April 25, 2010, when he met with Barack Obama, Graham has spent personal time with twelve United States Presidents dating back to Harry S. Truman, and is number seven on Gallup's list of admired people for...

, and Insight for Living with Chuck Swindoll

Chuck Swindoll

Charles Rozell "Chuck" Swindoll is an evangelical Christian pastor, author, educator and radio preacher. He founded Insight for Living, currently headquartered in Plano, Texas, which airs a radio program of the same name on more than 2,000 stations around the world in 15 languages...

.

The station was founded by James Chapman, a local businessman and farmer who still serves as the chairman of the board of directors, with the help of a group of other businesses, churches and local residents. Before going on the air, the station's organizational offices were located at First Assembly of God, two doors down from the station's current studios. Ken Cummins was the director of development before the station went on the air, and the first general manager afterward. (Cummins left WCVK to serve on the mission field in Central America

Central America

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Mike Wilson is the general manager, and Ken Burns is the operations manager. Susan Woodard serves as Program Director and Derek Gregory is the promotions director.