WAVA is a religious talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Arlington, Virginia, serving the metro areas of Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland.[1] WAVA is owned and operated by Salem Media Group.[6] In its early history, the station sported pop, country and news/talk formats. As WARL, it was the first station to brand itself as playing "country western music".[7]
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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 780 AM kHz |
| Branding | AM780 WAVA |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Religious talk[1] |
| Affiliations | SRN News |
| Ownership | |
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| WAVA-FM, WRCW, WWRC | |
| History | |
First air date | November 7, 1946[2] |
Former call signs | |
Call sign meaning | "Washington Arlington Virginia" |
| Technical information[5] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 54465 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | |
| Translator(s) | 96.7 W244EB (Burke) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WAVA is a daytime-only station because 780 AM is a clear-channel frequency on which WBBM is the dominant Class A station.
References
edit- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-559. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ "History Cards for WAVA". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAVA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WAVA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ WETA. "When Washington was Nashville North". weta.org. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
External links
edit- AM780 WAVA Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 54465 (WAVA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WAVA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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