WAYA-FM
Broadcast area | Charleston, South Carolina |
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Frequency | 100.9 MHz |
Branding | 100.9/101.3 Way FM |
Programming | |
Format | Christian adult contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | 1968 (as WALD-FM)[1] |
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 | |
Facility ID | 25374 |
Class | C3 |
ERP | 13,000 watts |
HAAT | 91 meters |
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 | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wayfm.com |
WAYA-FM (100.9 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian adult contemporary format. Licensed to Ridgeville, South Carolina, United States, it serves the Charleston, South Carolina area. The station is an owned-and-operated station of the WAY-FM Network.[3]
History[edit]
The 100.9 frequency used to be in Walterboro, South Carolina. William Saunders owned WPAL, an AM station at 730. In 1994, Saunders bought the FM frequency and moved it to Charleston, changing to urban adult contemporary, with the letters WPAL-FM.[4]
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.
- ^ "WAYA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ http://www.blackenterprise.com/ArchiveOpen.asp?Source=ArchiveTab/2003/05/0503-26.htm [dead link]
External links[edit]
- ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› WAYA in the FCC FM station database
- WAYA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› W267BK in the FCC FM station database
- W267BK at FCCdata.org