WWEV-FM (91.5

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) is a non-

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, and serving the Northeast

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. It is owned by War Hill Christian Fellowship, Inc. and calls itself Victory 91.5. The station has a

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with some

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programs. WWEV-FM funds its operations by asking for listener donations and holding periodic fundraising drives on the air. The Victory 91.5

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s and offices are on Sawnee Drive in Cumming. The

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is off Tower Road on

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Specialty programs

* Underground Revival: Fridays, 9:00 pm 1:00 am (with Goshen Sai) * City Takers: Saturdays, 9:00 pm midnight

History

Early years

The station

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the air on December 15, 1981. It was originally owned by the Curriculum Development Foundation and broadcast at only 220 watts. It has always been a Christian radio station, but with different programming and music at its founding. In its early days, the radio station was totally

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. The music and announcers were pre-recorded. The tapes were shuttled back and forth to the transmitter site on

in Cumming. The operations were in a one-room portable building at the base of the tower on top of the mountain. Bad weather made changing the tapes dangerous and difficult. Jim Pennington was the first

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and in the early years Bonnie Voss was the only on-air personality. The station hired Mike Fernandez as the afternoon announcer in 1983. His slot was called "Heading Home with Mike." Fernandez was instrumental in bringing

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to the station. In 1984, Tim Bagley was hired to do fill in work but later started one of the longest running

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shows in the United States, "Powersource."

Music

In the early history of the station the music was different from the current style. Most of the

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could be classified as inspirational with some

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artists. The music included such artists as

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, The

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and The Haven of Rest Quartet. The format was changed to all contemporary in 1985 when Barry Holt became the General Manager. The music aired on the station is selected for its message content. Music makes up most of the 24-hour day, targeted to young and middle-aged listeners, with special emphasis on youth on Saturday night. A couple of hours each day are set aside for

Technology

Victory 91.5 made the switch from https://victory915.com to https://victory.radio on May 9, 2017. The radio station was one of the first to have access to the

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