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WAVA
  • United States
    • Broadcast area
  • Baltimore, Maryland
    • Frequency780 AM kHz
    BrandingAM780 WAVA
    Programming
    Language(s)English
    FormatReligious talk[1]
    AffiliationsSRN News
    Ownership
    Owner
  • (Salem Communications Holding Corporation)

    • Sister stations

    		WAVA-FM, WRCW, WWRC
    History

    First air date

    		November 7, 1946; 77 years ago (1946-11-07)[2]

    Former call signs

    • WARL (1947–1961)
  • WAVA (1961–1977)
  • WABS (1977–2005)[3][4]

    • Call sign meaning

    		"Washington Arlington Virginia"
    Technical information[5]

    Licensing authority

    		FCC
    Facility ID54465
    ClassD
    Power
  • 9,800 watts critical hours (main)
  • 5,000 watts day (auxiliary)
  • 4,000 watts critical hours (auxiliary)

    • Transmitter coordinates

  • 39°0′1″N 77°3′28″W / 39.00028°N 77.05778°W / 39.00028; -77.05778 (auxiliary)
    • Translator(s)96.7 W244EB (Burke)
    Links

    Public license information

  • LMS
    • WebcastListen live
    Websitewww.wavaam.com

    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]

    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]
    1. ^ 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.
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