WAYJ

For the Fort Myers, Florida radio station that held the WAYJ call sign at 88.7 FM from 1986 to 2012, see WDLV.

WAYJ (89.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian adult contemporary format. Licensed to Naples, Florida, United States, the station is currently owned and operated by WAY-FM Network.

WAYJ

Naples, Florida
Frequency	89.5 MHz
Branding	WAY-FM
Programming
Format	Christian adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner	WAY-FM Network (Hope Media Group)
History
First air date	February 1, 1988 (as WBPT)
Former call signs	WBPT (1988–1992) WSRX (1992–2012)
Call sign meaning	WAY
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	59831
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	94.1 meters
Transmitter coordinates	26°7′12.00″N 81°40′58.00″W
Translator(s)	See § Translators
Repeater(s)	95.3 WOLZ-HD2 (Fort Myers)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	wayfm.com

History

previous logo, as "89.5 Praise FM".

The station went on the air as WBPT on February 1, 1988, as "Power 89.5 The Spark". It was a simulcast of WSRX (now WJYO) 91.5 "The Spark", which was playing Hiphop, Freestyle, and Dance music at the time. Some of their Saturday night broadcasts included live performers like DJ Magic Mike, Johnny O., Sexy C, and many other South Florida local artists.

On June 16, 1992, the station changed its call sign to WSRX, broadcasting as The Spark, with Arnie Coones. Later, Jim Channell, Donna Jones, Bob Edgar and Connie McNair were the hosts sharing Jesus across S.W. Florida as Praise FM, 89.5. The station was moved to the Shadowlawn Assembly of God Church, and there Shelre' joined the group and open the airways to Adult Contemporary Christian music 24 hours a day. Later, the station went to 100,000 watts.

On February 14, 2012, it was announced that WAY-FM was in the process of acquiring WSRX from the Family Church; this move was designed to continue WAY-FM programming in its legacy Southwest Florida market, following plans by Classical South Florida to acquire its now-former station, WAYJ 88.7. On March 1, 2012, WSRX's programming was discontinued, in favor of simulcasting WAYJ in the interim. On June 7, 2012, the sale of WAYJ to Classical South Florida was completed, becoming a classical music station WNPS, with WAY-FM programming exclusively heard on WSRX. On June 18, 2012, the station changed its call sign to the current WAYJ.

Translators

WOLZ 95.3 FM repeats WAYJ on its HD Radio subchannel.

Broadcast translator for WOLZ-HD2

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	FCC info
W263BI	100.5 FM	Fort Myers, Florida	143063	250	322 m (1,056 ft)	D	LMS

External links

• WAYJ official site
• Family Church of Marco Island (former owners of Praise FM)
• Facility details for Facility ID 59831 (WAYJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WAYJ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database