Program Schedule

WEEKDAYS:                                    SATURDAY:                                     SUNDAY:

12:00 Music Through the Night       12:00 Music Through the Night       12:00 Music Through the Night

6:00 Music to Travel By (AM)          6:00 Southern Gospel Music            6:00 Sunday Morning Praise

7:00 Songtime Radio Weekday      7:00 Songtime Radio Weekend        7:00 Songtime Radio Weekend

7:30 Focus on the Family               7:30  Unshackled!                            7:30 Unshackled!

8:00 Music to Travel By (AM)          8:00 Gaither Homecoming Hour       8:00 Gaither Homecoming Hour

9:00 Music for Your Morning           9:00 Down Gilead Lane (family)       9:00 Sunday Morning Praise

– – –                                 9:30 A Visit with Mrs. G (family)                           – – –

– – –                                 9:45 Karen and Kids (family)                               – – –

– – –                                10:00 Gospel Music                                             – – –

12:00 Music at Midday                  12:00 Christian Perspectives              12:00 Sunday Afternoon Praise

1:00 Janet Mefford Today *           1:00 Focus on the Family Weekend                      – – –

2:00 Music for Your Afternoon        2:00 Music for a Saturday Afternoon                   – – –

4:00 Music to Travel By (PM)                          – – –                                    4:00 Christian Perspectives

– – –                                 5:00 The Gospel Greats (2 hrs.)         5:00 The Gospel Greats (2 hrs.)

7:00 Songtime Radio Weekday     7:00 Songtime Radio Weekend          7:00 Songtime Radio Weekend

7:30 Focus on the Family                              – – –                                     7:30 Unshackled!

8:00 Music for Your Evening         8:00 Lamplighter Theatre [monthly]    8:00 Daughters Nighttime

– – –                                8:30 Saturday Night Special (youth)   8:30 Sunday Evening Praise

– – –                               9:00 to Midnight The Hope Line                      – – –
–                                            with  Dawson McAllister

– – –                                              – – –                                      11:00 Music Through the Night (til 6AM)

Notes:  Starting times of programs are actually 2 to 5 minutes past the hour (following  news/information break). Mid-hour features run at the same hour (AM & PM).
* JMT repeats at 1:00 AM Mon-Sat

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ADVANTAGES TO HAVING WVFA ON THE AIR IN THE UPPER VALLEY?

1. Learn what’s going on in the World – AP News runs at the top of the hour, keeping you in touch with news.
2. Learn what’s going on in the Church– Religion Desk keeps you informed of developments in the Church.
3. Learn what’s going on in the Word– Daily Good News Verses give you Scripture to meditate on each day.
4. Learn what’s going on in the Community – Community Calendar highlights local churches and non-profits.
5. Learn who’s doing what in the Upper Valley – Meet interesting people on CrossTalk Live! [airs as needed]

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW TO MAKE WVFA YOUR MAIN  STATION?

1. WVFA is entirely supported by donations from listeners: individuals, families, churches, & businesses.
2. The approximate hourly operating cost of WVFA is $1.70, the lowest we know of anywhere in America.
3. Based on 720 operating hours in a 30-day month, WVFA’s monthly budget is approximately $1,250.00
4. No one at WVFA receives a salary or any other form of compensation (except reimbursable expenses).
5. Three ways to support WVFA: one-time, monthly, and periodically as listeners/underwriters are able.
6. Because of the current state of the economy, support for WVFA is currently falling short of expenses.
7. Staff and management of WVFA are available by invitation to speak to your church or non-profit org.

WHAT ARE SOME INTERESTING TECHNICAL FACTS ABOUT WVFA?

1. WVFA broadcasts with a monaural signal from Shaker Mountain in Enfield with an ERP of 0 .012Kw
2. A recent attempt to raise power to 0.300Kw with directional pattern fell short of raising needed funds.
3. WVFA management is currently exploring establishing a translator to extend a signal into Claremont.
4. Assistance in improving indoor reception of WVFA wherever you may live is available on our website.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF WVFA AND ITS PREDECESSORS

WVFA has a history that goes back approximately 35 years – in 1978 Pastor Bill Wittik arrived in the Upper Valley to pastor a small church in Wilder, which he did for 26 years.  One evening, trying to stay awake while driving up a particularly boring stretch of I-89 from Concord, Bill was listening to Christian music on a small portable cassette recorder beside him on the seat, and prayed, Lord, I wish other drivers on this road could be blessed by the same music I’m hearing.  To Bill’s surprise, the Lord answered, They could if you started a Christian radio station.  Over the next three decades one thing led to another while Christian radio came and went in several forms in the Upper Valley and surrounding regions.  A common element in all of the failures seemed to be that the overhead of these stations exceeded the support base, so a decision was made to develop a new sustainable business model that could be supported on a shoestring.  To keep operating costs low an automated format using satellite delivery from SkyLight was initially used. When SkyLight closed down its network in October of 2007 other satellite providers were approached, but none seemed capable of offering the variety and quality of programming to which WVFA’s listeners had become accustomed, so we opted to develop our own programs using the Station Playlist Program System.  Fred Widmayer was the mastermind to putting this together, using criteria supplied by station management. Others have now contributed their efforts, and the Upper Valley has an air product it can truly call its own.

MIDNIGHT THRU 5AM HRS 7 DAYS A WEEK