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| Broadcast area | NortheastAtlanta metropolitan area |
| Branding | Victory 91.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary worship music;Christian talk and teaching |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | RLN Global, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | December 15, 1981 (1981-12-15) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 14744 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 8,900watts |
| HAAT | 293 meters (961 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°14′13″N84°09′36″W / 34.237°N 84.160°W /34.237; -84.160 |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Victory.Radio/Listen |
| Website | Victory.Radio |
WWEV-FM (91.5MHz) is a non-commercialChristianradio stationlicensed toCumming, Georgia, and serving the NortheastAtlanta metropolitan area. It is owned by RLN Global, Inc. and calls itselfVictory 91.5. The station has acontemporary Christianformat with someChristian talk and teaching programs. WWEV-FM funds its operations by asking for listener donations and holding periodicfundraising drives on the air.
The Victory 91.5studios and offices are on Sawnee Drive in Cumming.[2] Thetransmitter is off Tower Road onSawnee Mountain.[3]
The stationsigned on the air on December 15, 1981.[4] 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 totallyautomated. The music and announcers were pre-recorded. The tapes were shuttled back and forth to the transmitter site onSawnee Mountain 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 firstGeneral Manager 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 bringingcontemporary Christian music to the station. In 1984, Tim Bagley was hired to do fill in work but later started one of the longest runningChristian rock shows in the United States, "Powersource".
In the early history of the station the music was different from the current style. Most of theplaylist could be classified as inspirational with somesouthern gospel artists. The music included such artists asDoug Oldham,George Beverly Shea, TheContinental Singers 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 forChristian talk and teaching.
Victory 91.5 made the switch fromhttps://victory915.com tohttps://victory.radio on May 9, 2017.[5] The radio station was one of the first to have access to theEBU's newgTLD.