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WAVK

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WAVK
Marathon, Florida
Broadcast area	Florida Keys area
Frequency	97.7 MHz
Branding	97.7 The Zone
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	Infinity Sports Network Fox Sports Radio Miami Dolphins Miami Heat Miami Hurricanes Miami Marlins
Ownership
Owner	Robert Holladay (Florida Keys Media, LLC)
Sister stations	WAIL, WCTH, WFKZ, WEOW, WCNK, WWUS
History
First air date	March 3, 1995 (as WDUC)
Former call signs	WDUC (1995–1995) WKTS (1995–1999) WWWK (1999–2003)
Call sign meaning	"Wave" (former branding)
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	23294
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	168 meters
Transmitter coordinates	24°39′38.40″N 81°25′9.70″W / 24.6606667°N 81.4193611°W / 24.6606667; -81.4193611
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live (via TuneIn) Listen Live via iHeart
Website	thezone977.com

WAVK (97.7 FM) is a radio station temporarily broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to Marathon, Florida, USA, the station serves the Florida Keys. The station is currently owned by Robert Holladay, through licensee Florida Keys Media, LLC, and features programming from Infinity Sports Network and Fox Sports Radio.^[2]

History[edit]

The station went on the air as WDUC on March 3, 1995. On November 3, 1995, the station changed its call sign to WKTS; on September 9, 1999, to WWWK; and on October 23, 2003, to the current WAVK.^[3] The first real format of WWWK was pure dance music as "K97", before flipping to hot AC "Wave".

In August 2013, Gamma Broadcasting, LLC reached a deal to sell its Florida Keys stations (including WAVK) to Florida Keys Media, LLC (a company controlled by Robert H. Holladay).^[4] At a price of $475,000, the sale of WAVK was consummated on July 1, 2014.

On March 30, 2020, WAVK temporarily dropped its Hot AC format for Sports as 97.7 The Zone. The reason being that sister station 1600 AM WKWF is having repairs done to its transmitter and it can no longer broadcast for the time being so its format as temporarily moved here.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Facility Technical Data for WAVK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

^ "WAVK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

^ "WAVK Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

^ "Ownership Of Green Bay Cluster Goes Back From Clear Channel To Cumulus". All Access. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.

^ "WKWF Moves Programming to WAVK as 97.7 the Zone".

External links[edit]

Facility details for Facility ID 23294 (WAVK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WAVKinNielsen Audio's FM station database

v t e Radio stations in the Florida Keys
ByAM frequency	1180 1300 1600
ByFM frequency	88.3 88.5 89.9 90.9 91.5 91.9 92.7 93.5 93.7 94.3 95.7 96.7 96.9 97.7 98.7 99.5 100.3 101.7 102.1 102.5 103.1 104.1 104.9 105.5 105.7 106.9 107.1 107.9
Bycall sign	Radio Martí W244CT WAIL WAVK WCNK WCTH WEOW WFFG WFKZ WGAY WGMX WKWJ WHNJ WIIS WKEY-FM WKEZ-FM WKLG WKWF WKWR WKWM WKYZ WLFE WMFL WMFM WPIK WURN-FM WWUS WWWK WXKW WYBX WZFL
Defunct	WJIR (90.9 FM) WKIZ (1500 AM)
Nearby regions – U.S. Fort Myers Miami-Fort Lauderdale Other countries Bahamas Cuba Havana See also List of radio stations in Florida