WDVV is a radio station

Radio station

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 broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Wilmington, North Carolina

Wilmington, North Carolina

Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina...

, USA, the station serves the Wilmington area. The station is currently owned by Carolina Christian Radio Inc.

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

McDonald's

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 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

Hurricane Fran

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, 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

Psalm 100

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 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

Spanish language

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 program aired on weekends, and radio stations in Haiti

Haiti

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, Sudan

Sudan

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 and Uganda

Uganda

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 were planned.

Family Radio Network of Wilmington, owners of WLSG

WLSG

WLSG is a radio station broadcasting a Religious format. Licensed to Wilmington, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Wilmington area. The station is currently owned by Carolina Christian Radio.-History:...

, WWIL-AM

WWIL (AM)

WWIL is a radio station broadcasting a Gospel format. Licensed to Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. The station is currently owned by Carolina Christian Radio Inc.-History:At one time, this station was called WHSL....

 and WWIL-FM

WWIL-FM

WWIL-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Wilmington, North Carolina, USA, the station serves the Wilmington area. The station is currently owned by Carolina Christian Radio Inc. The station has obtained a construction permit from the FCC for a power...

, 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.