WDVH-FM
| City | Trenton, Florida |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Gainesville-Ocala, Florida |
| Branding | The Joy FM |
| Slogan | Positive and Encouraging |
| Frequency | 101.7 MHz |
| First air date | March 25, 1987 (as WCWB) |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| ERP | 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | 143 meters (469 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 21797 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 29°36′31.73″N 82°50′58.0416″W / 29.6088139°N 82.849456000°W |
| Former callsigns | WCWB (1987-1994) WDJY (1994-2004) WDVH-FM (2004-2011) WPLL-FM (2011-2012) |
| Owner | The Radio Training Network |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | TheJoyFM.com |
WDVH-FM is an FM radio station, licensed to Trenton, Florida, and broadcasting to the Gainesville-Ocala, Florida radio market on 101.7 MHz. It is owned by the Radio Training Network and airs a Contemporary Christian radio format known as The Joy FM. The Radio Training Network owns about a dozen FM stations and translators in Florida, as part of the Joy FM network. While WDVH-FM is a licensed as a commercial station, The Joy FM Network operates as a non-commercial organization, asking for donations during on-air fundraisers.
The 101.7 frequency in Trenton was added to the FCC's table of allotments in 1985. On March 25, 1987, the station first signed on the air as WCWB from a tower site approximately two miles west of Trenton. It broadcast an automated country music format from a single wide mobile home next to the transmitting tower. In April 1994, the call sign was changed to WDJY.
In late 2000, the station ownership changed from Pinnacle AM Broadcasting, Inc to Pamal Broadcasting along with sister station AM 980 WLUS. In February 2004, WLUS's call letters were changed back to its heritage call sign, WDVH. At the same time, WDJY's call letters changed to WDVH-FM. This began the simulcast of the "Country Legends" classic country format from the WDVH studios on SE 27th Street in Gainesville.
In October 2005, the studios were moved into the Sunshine Broadcasting building, located on 100 NW 76th Street in the Tower Hill Office Park, Gainesville.
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