WAYA-FM (100.9 MHz) is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station broadcasting a Christian contemporary format. Licensed to Ridgeville, South Carolina, it serves the Charleston metropolitan area. It is an owned-and-operated station of the Hope Media Group, based in Colorado Springs.[4] It airs the WAY-FM Network's Christian Contemporary music format.
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| Broadcast area | Charleston metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 100.9 MHz |
| Branding | 100.9/101.3 Way FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian Contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | September 1968 (as WALD-FM Walterboro SC) |
Former call signs | WALD-FM (1968–1979)[1] WKYP (1979–1981)[1] WALD-FM (1981–1992)[2] WNTC (1992–1993)[2] WPAL-FM (1993–2010)[2] |
Call sign meaning | WAY |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 25374 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 13,000 watts |
| HAAT | 91 meters (299 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°4′25.70″N 80°11′54.20″W / 33.0738056°N 80.1983889°W |
| Translator(s) | 101.3 W267BK (Mount Pleasant) |
| Repeater(s) | 94.3 WSCC-HD3 (Goose Creek) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wayfm.com |
WAYA-FM is a Class C3 station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 13,000 watts. The transmitter is on Kenyon Lane off Interstate 26 in Summerville.[5] Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W267BK at 101.3 MHz in Mount Pleasant.
History
editThe station signed on the air in September 1968.[6] It was licensed to Walterboro, South Carolina. The call sign had been WALD-FM, the sister station to WALD 1060 AM, which is now dark.[1]
William Saunders owned R&B radio station WPAL 730 AM, which had long served the African-American community in Charleston. In 1994, Saunders bought the FM frequency and moved it to Charleston. He changed the format to urban adult contemporary, with the call sign WPAL-FM.[7]
The Hope Media Group acquired the station in 2010. It switched the station to non-commercial Christian Contemporary music, supplied by its WAY-FM network. The call letters changed to WAYA-FM. Most stations owned by Hope Media have WAY in their call signs.
References
edit- ^ a b c History Cards for WAYA-FM, fcc.gov. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ a b c Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAYA-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WAYA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WAYA-FM
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-190. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ http://www.blackenterprise.com/ArchiveOpen.asp?Source=ArchiveTab/2003/05/0503-26.htm [dead link]
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 743083 (WAYA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WAYA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 149547 (W267BK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W267BK at FCCdata.org
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