WAYZ is a country music formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Hagerstown, Maryland. WAYZ is owned and operated by VerStandig Media.
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| Broadcast area | Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Hagerstown, Maryland Martinsburg, West Virginia Winchester, Virginia Frederick, Maryland |
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| Frequency | 104.7 MHz |
| Branding | 104.7 WAYZ |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WBHB-FM, WLIN, WIKG | |
| History | |
First air date | 1946 (as WJEJ-FM) |
Former call signs | WJEJ-FM (1946–1977) WWMD (1977–2000)[1] WAYZ-FM (2000–2005) |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 25827 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 8,300 watts |
| HAAT | 420 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°41′47.0″N 77°30′47.0″W / 39.696389°N 77.513056°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | WAYZ Webstream |
| Website | WAYZ Online |
FM 104.7 came on the air in 1946, as WJEJ-FM (sister to WJEJ 1240). Until 2000, the station was known as easy listening/beautiful music formatted WWMD under Hagerstown Broadcasting; it was then traded to Verstandig for 101.5 FM for $2.5 million.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. February 21, 1977. p. 84.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAYZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Changing hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 17, 2000. p. 52.
External links
edit- 104.7 WAYZ Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 25827 (WAYZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WAYZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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