WDVV (89.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a

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format. Licensed to Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Wilmington area. The station is owned by Carolina Christian Radio, Inc.

History

In the mid-1980s, Dennis Anderson, an owner of several McDonald's franchises, & Michael Escalante started Praise Broadcasting Network Inc.to address the lack of Christian radio in the area. WMYT, a 10,000-watt AM which had been off the air since 1996 (when Hurricane Fran damaged the transmitter site and operations), signed on as the first station in the network with Darryl "Chuck" Langley serving 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

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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 program aired on weekends, and radio stations in

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and Uganda were planned. Until late 2021, Carolina Christian Radio of Wilmington, owners of WWIL-FM, aired a blend of Christian praise, worship, and hymns on 89.7 including music from artists such as

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, Sovereign Grace Music, Hosanna, Darlene Zschech, Chris Tomlin,

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, Keith Getty, Hillsong, Enfield, and Don Moen. In September 2021 WDVV changed their format from contemporary Christian (which moved to online-only) to Christian talk and teaching, branded as "The Word", format moved from WZDG 88.5 FM Scotts Hill.Hope Radio Expands In Wilmington
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* DVV Moody Radio affiliate stations Radio stations established in 1983 DVV {{NorthCarolina-radio-station-stub